~First Heart Break~

Valdosta, Georgia
May 18, 2017 5:52pm CST
Hey everyone. My oldest daughter had her first "heart break" yesterday. I know she's too young for boys. It was just a girl crush. She really liked a boy at church. They would smile at each other, they talk all the time, sit next to each other at church, etc... Well yesterday my baby girl found out he has a girlfriend at his school. =( She was crushed. She cried when we got home and talked to me about her feelings. I felt so bad for her. She told me today she's done with boys for a long time! (I know she's hurt but I was secretly very glad she said that part). At almost 12 she has a lot more heart breaks in her future. =(
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
19 May 17
Poor kid! Sad to see them go through this isn't it? You can share this time with her later in her life and you will both get a good laugh over it. Now not so much.
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@celticeagle (158680)
• Boise, Idaho
19 May 17
@LovingMyBabies ......That's good. All you can do is be there for her.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 17
@celticeagle I know! She asked about my ex boyfriends so I told her, we laughed about my "love life" back in the day and that helped her feel a little better.
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@LeaPea2417 (36392)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19 May 17
Awe, I understand how she feels. I remember my first love and heartbreak when I was around that age.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 17
@Leapea2417 Yeah I feel so bad for her. All I can do is listen and be her comfort.
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• United States
19 May 17
Oh, poor sweetie. Crushes will come and go as you so well know. She will have her fair share of them and probably break a few hearts herself. She is a beauty.
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• United States
20 May 17
@LovingMyBabies Sharing your experiences with her does help her to realize that she is not the only one to ever suffer heartache. And, also for her to know that one day, the right one will come along.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
25 May 17
@ElusiveButterfly Yes I was glad it helped her =)
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• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 17
@Elusivebutterfly Yeah I felt so bad but she had a good laugh when I told her stories about my crushes and relationships when I was younger-that helped her feel better. Thank you! =)
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@dodo19 (47038)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
18 May 17
It can be hard to be rejected like that. I'm sorry that she was crushed and it's not always easy to see your kids cry. Although I am sure that you were pretty happy. I know I'm not ready for my kids to have crushes or boyfriends/girlfriends.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 17
@dodo19 Yes it can. It was hard to see her little heart break. =( I was just glad she said she's going to stop worrying so much about boys for now. She was very boy crazy at an early age which of course worries me.
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@dodo19 (47038)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
19 May 17
@LovingMyBabies It is good that she says that she won't worry to much about boys. She's got plenty of time to think about boys later on.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 17
@dodo19 I completely agree.
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@Tina30219 (81539)
• Onaway, Michigan
18 May 17
What a beautiful girl sorry to hear about her heart break. You are right she will have many more to get through and many more for you to help her through.
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@Tina30219 (81539)
• Onaway, Michigan
19 May 17
@LovingMyBabies Right hopefully it is not for a long time yet. She needs to have fun being a kid
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• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 17
@Tina30219 I agree!
• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 17
@Tina30219 Thank you. Yes she will but I hope it will be a while before she goes through it again.
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@shebish (775)
• Egypt
18 May 17
It is so hard to see your daughter heartbroken ( been there got the T-shirt ) but so good that she is open about her feelings and wants to talk to you about them, she is a beautiful young girl and in a few years time she will have a line at your door
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• Valdosta, Georgia
18 May 17
@shebish It's an awful feeling but she is very open with me about her feelings which I'm very grateful for. Thank you!
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• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 17
@shebish Yes I do. =)
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@shebish (775)
• Egypt
18 May 17
@LovingMyBabies You obviously have a close bond that will get her through any heartbreak.
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@snowy22315 (169584)
• United States
18 May 17
Yes, sadly that is probably true. I so envy people who are childhood sweethearts and never really break up. It must be so comforting.She;s a beautfiul little girl anyway, I am sure some day her prince will come!
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• Valdosta, Georgia
18 May 17
@snowy22315 Yeah childhood sweethearts amaze me! My brother and his wife were together since they were 14 and 15 years old-so cute! Thank you. I know she will find her person some day. Plenty of time. =)
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
19 May 17
Aww poor kid, this happens with all of us right , no problem she will be fine in few days..
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• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 17
@prashu228 I know. It was so sad seeing her so upset. She has liked him for over 2 years now. I don't think she will get over it that soon.
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
19 May 17
@LovingMyBabies oho 2yrs , then she will be upset for long time, hope you help her to divert into other activities
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@LadyDuck (457321)
• Switzerland
19 May 17
I had my first crush when I was 12, but I was the one to break. It must be hard for her, poor girl.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 17
@Ladyduck Yeah it has been tough on her especially since she's liked him for more than 2 years now. =(
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@LadyDuck (457321)
• Switzerland
25 May 17
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@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 May 17
@LovingMyBabies I was heartbroken when Maryanne rejected by eraser in 5th grade and chose Chris's over mine. He was such a dork. My eraser even had one side for pencil and one for pen. And angled edges. It's still hard to talk about it.
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@moffittjc (118365)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 May 17
My son only recently had his first heartbreak. He was pretty bummed about it for a few days, but he seems to be doing better now. Which probably means he has another girl lined up already.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 17
@moffittjc Aw, poor boy. =( My daughter has liked this boy for over 2 years now so I think it's going to take her a little bit to get over this.
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@moffittjc (118365)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 May 17
@LovingMyBabies Poor girl! I hope she gets over it soon. Nothing is fun about a heartbreak. I still remember my first heartbreak. It seemed like it took forever for me to get over it (although I'm sure it was only a week or two at most).
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
18 May 17
Aww young love. Hope she feels better. I had a crush in junior high and high school--same boy. But he wanted to be friends with me and choose someone else.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
18 May 17
@KristenH Thanks I think with time she will. It's just hard since she will still see him each week. I'm sorry your crush only wanted to be friends. =(
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
19 May 17
@LovingMyBabies Thanks Jennifer. Me too. I hope she will too. She's got you for support.
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
19 May 17
@LovingMyBabies Me too. Hope you're right. She's got you for support.
• Eugene, Oregon
19 May 17
I hope that none are too bad to get over quickly.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 17
@JamesHxstatic Thank you, I am hoping for the same.
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@NJChicaa (115913)
• United States
18 May 17
Poor kid.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
18 May 17
@NJChicaa I know. =(
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
18 May 17
It never gets easier. I remember going through it with my daughter. I think I always ended up crying about it to because I felt so bad and there wasn't anything I could say or do to help her. There will be lots more of those times. It is hard as a parent to see our child hurting.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
18 May 17
@Happy2beme I know. =( It was so sad seeing her so upset. I hate it! Yeah I teared up because I know how much she liked him.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
19 May 17
@LovingMyBabies so sad. I hope she feels better soon.
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@artemeis (4194)
• China
19 May 17
I wonder if she could actually pick up a lesson about relationship where she is still too young and that friendship at this point of time is much more important than anything else. Like my eldest, when she said that she was done with boys - the next moment she was the center of attention. Fortunately we had a good talk where I told her that she's had to get her grades before anything can happen.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 17
@artemeis Yeah she told me she is going to focus more on church, school and her friends for a while.
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@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
19 May 17
She is such a beautiful girl! Good thing that you are at her side and she opened up.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 17
@cherigucchi Thank you so much! =) Yes I'm glad she loves talking to me about everything.
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@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 May 17
She's very cute! I assume she will break a few heats as well. I've had 11-year-olds tell me how they know when they have a boyfriend or girlfriend. The most common response is: "She texts me back when I text her." That's some powerful love right there.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
25 May 17
@Thehorse Thank you I tell her beautiful she is all the time. My daughter says he's my crush but I want him to be my boyfriend, maybe one day. Lol. She also tells me she wants to find love like her dad and I have, that makes me happy. =)
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@TheHorse (205216)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 May 17
@LovingMyBabies I think she will!
@JudyEv (325339)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 May 17
You are so right! Unfortunately at 12 there'll be more heartaches in future.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
25 May 17
@Judyev Yes there will be unfortunately.
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
19 May 17
Glad she has you , yes all part of growing up
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• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 17
@responsiveme Thank you. Yes it is, the tough part.
19 May 17
in china this is called puppy love
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• Valdosta, Georgia
19 May 17
@MoyanZhizhe Yeah it's called that here too. =)