7 Replies to “You Can Date Boys When You’re Forty”

  1. One of the best comediennes in a long time. Dave ranks up there withe Erma Bombeck(RIP)

  2. There are very few, if any, Dave Barry books I haven’t tracked down and read…at least several times each. Spent many hours laughing, often to the point of tears. His book, “Dave Barry’s Complete Guide to Guys” is an absolute scream!
    Just does not get any better!

  3. Dave, if you drive all the boys away from your daughter, she may opt for the other option and become a lesbian. And if you think you have troubles now with boys waiting around for your girl, wait ’til the first 35 year old woman hits on her.

  4. At 13, I would stand in front of the mirror in the basement girls’ washroom of our public school, laying on powder blue eye shadow with a spatula, even though boys my age weren’t interested. I had to wipe that gunk off my face before returning home, but such is the price of adolescent allure. Now 6-year-old girls are applying sparkly makeup, fake tattoos, dyeing their hair rainbow colours and gyrating to “Shake That Money Maker.” Where are the convents that will take 6-year-olds?

  5. I remember at about 13 hanging out with a friend on the retaining wall of a girls house hoping she would notice me, her dad noticed us first. Chased us away several times. And away from the fire hydrant half a block away… I remember it clearly and wondering what’s wrong with him. We weren’t doing anything but being there like a couple of dogs. I got to chase a few away later myself when my daughters were teens, so far only grandsons,though I know I can no longer give chase when a granddaughter comes along,
    Have them over this weekend. Doing the political incorrect all day gun fight in the house and down the ravine

  6. At 13 my sister, 2 cousins and myself would walk down our country road to the old bridge in hopes that the neighbour guy with the shiny black Merc would pick us up. Never happened. He did steal a kiss once when we were younger, then sped away on his bike. The juvenile version of “love em and leave em”.

  7. In junior high there was this one girl that we all showed up to her place around supper time . Found out latter her dad moved from California to get her away from the “howling Boy’s”.
    He moved again in 2 months. It was something to see 20 young boys mooning after this one wee girl.
    She was so excited she Couldent talk.

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