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SHOUTOUTS

To Brad from Paige:

I just had to drop a note because when I was 15, my boyfriend was 20. It was perfect. He was so wonderful and kind. He was the kind of boyfriend every girl wants. He loved me to the ends of the earth, and I loved him right back. It lasted two years. And then I outgrew him. Now I know that I simply wasn't able to feel for him what he felt for me. I just hadn't had enough experience. By the time I was 17, I wasn't the same person, and he was devastated. He thought he'd found his life partner in me. But that sort of depth tends to be elusive when your age starts with a one. So, Brad, regardless of the law and how wonderful she is...she's going to change -- probably fundamentally -- in the next few years. Good luck!

To BG from Sarah:

I wanted to say thanks for promoting good mother-daughter conversation: I've met this new guy, and my mom (who lives in WI, while I live in CA) wanted to know what he was like. I said, he's a "loftbuilder" (he helped me move from one apartment to another almost single-handedly, and it just goes to show that sometimes the "lofts" get appreciated). She said, "What?" I realized that not everyone reads breakupgirl.net, so I started to describe your website. At which point, she said, "Oh, I know Breakup Girl, I won a prize in the V-day haiku contest." So, again, I said, he's a "loftbuilder." And she said, "Oh, goodie." Now, I'm just trying to enjoy the "new relationship thrills" and not make a muddle of anything.

BG responds:

Yay! A loftbuilder
And a superhero that
A mother could love.