Subject: RE: 10 Simple Rules for Dating My Daughter re brothers being protective of sisters: I have two older brothers. Love 'em. They're great. We get along awesomely (although we all hated each other -- and I mean HATED each other-- growing up, but whatever). Anyway, my brother Mike and I are very good friends, live in the same city, and will actually be roommates for the next few months or so. So you'd think he'd be protective of me, looking out for me, right? Well, at one point when I had started dating someone (actually, it was Stake, funny enough), I asked him "hey, want to meet this new guy I'm dating?". His response? "Nah ... you can make your own mistakes without needing me to validate them". So much for protective older brothers! (for the record: he did meet Stake eventually, and he approved. Obviously.) CalgaryRunner - 2006-05-24 11:53 AM I have a 6 year old son and a 4 year old daughter. My son's gentle in nature so hopefully he will toughen up somewhat to keep his friends in line when it comes to thinking about dating his sister. My daughters a tom boy at times - so she'll slug any boy that tries anything on her or her brother that she doesn't like. Maybe with all of this tri training us mothers and fathers can challenge any prospective suiters to a swim/bike/run race just to keep them in line! |