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  • Don't allow kids to date before 16 (Ecumentical)

    10/30/2008 8:52:07 PM PDT · by restornu · 22 replies · 718+ views
    Mormon Times ^ | Oct. 30, 2008 | By Orson Scott Card
    You know that rule about how teenagers aren't supposed to date until they're 16? Does anyone remember how old that rule is? I'm 57. That rule was already in place when I got to dating age in 1967. It never affected me much. It's not like girls were clinging to their phones, hoping I'd call. Plus, I didn't get a driver's license till I was 23. That really crimps a guy's style. In our ward in Greensboro, N.C., that rule seems to be universally respected. Including the often-ignored stipulations that even at 16, they should be group dates, so that...
  • Howard Threatened to Kill Daughter's Sweetheart

    05/25/2008 9:03:56 AM PDT · by Hildy · 19 replies · 467+ views
    IMDB ^ | May 25, 2008
    Actor Terrence Howard has proved his credentials as the ultimate over-protective father - he threatened to kill his daughter Aubrey's teenage boyfriend. The Iron Man star didn't appreciate his 14-year-old daughter dating a classmate he disapproves of, and "intervened" by forcing her to ditch the unfavorable suitor. He says, "She's supposedly in love with some guy. I made her break up with him and I've threatened to kill him. I was like, you picked a green fruit from the tree that's far from ripe." And Howard ensures he keeps a tight-leash on his beloved kids - warning Aubrey she will...