Eli's First Play Date
@MommyOfEli2013 (85056)
Rupert, Idaho
June 9, 2025 3:47pm CST
Hello everyone, how are you all doing?
Today Eli had his first play date with his "girlfriend". I say it like that because he is young for dating.
They met up at the park and played on the slides, played tag, etc... They also got lunch from the lunch in the park event that is going on this summer. It just started today, so they picked the perfect day.
I think they had a good time, even though Eli is still too shy to speak. She talked a lot and he would respond with head shakes (yes/no).
I hope that the more time they spend together he'll start talking. He talks to us at home non stop. Guess we will see what happens as time goes on. Glad they have each other though, and they'll have a good friend going into the new school in the fall.
Image as an art piece I did of them together from a photo I took at their 5th grade graduation. Thought sharing an art piece of them was better than sharing an actual photo, but you can still get the idea of the two of them together lol. What do you think of it? The smiley things on their heads are because they were wearing "graduation hats" with smiley faces at the time.
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@Ineeddentures (4361)
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9 Jun
Wow that's a really cool piece of art.
You know what, it's normal to be shy around girls at Eli,s age.
I was so shy I couldn't speak to girls until I was drunk when I was 13 and then there was no stopping me.
What is the girls name?
Tell Eli uncle Jimbo says good luck.
@MommyOfEli2013 (85056)
• Rupert, Idaho
10 Jun
Glad you like it.
He doesn't talk to anyone outside of us and his grandmother though is the problem.
Drunk at 13? Wow!
The girl is Rebecca.
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@Ineeddentures (4361)
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10 Jun
@MommyOfEli2013
Drunk, arrested, hospitalised,
All the same day
Why is his grandmother the problem
@MommyOfEli2013 (85056)
• Rupert, Idaho
10 Jun
@Ineeddentures that doesn't sound fun.
She is not lol. He will only talk to us and his grandmother. Anyone else he will not speak to. In school he gets in trouble for not speaking when he needs to.
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@kaylachan (78073)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Jun
It might take time. De'ending on how he is, but he's trying.

@kaylachan (78073)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Jun
@MommyOfEli2013 At least he'll have a friend going into middle school.
@MommyOfEli2013 (85056)
• Rupert, Idaho
10 Jun
how he is? Well she is trying that is for sure...
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@RasmaSandra (85949)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jun
I like your artwork, Great that they'll be going to the same school and I hope they become really good friends as the summer progresses,
@MommyOfEli2013 (85056)
• Rupert, Idaho
9 Jun
Glad you like the artwork....and I hope they will...and maybe they'll be lifelong friends.
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@LindaOHio (191211)
• United States
10 Jun
That's a cute art piece. I never had a "boyfriend" until I was around 13 or 14.

@LindaOHio (191211)
• United States
11 Jun
@MommyOfEli2013 I emailed him through the alumnae site. He said he was too shy when we were in high school to ask me out again. That makes no sense. We had spent the whole summer playing baseball together.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (85056)
• Rupert, Idaho
11 Jun
Glad you like it.
Well that is not too bad. I never had one during school ages
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@thislittlepennyearns (64414)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
9 Jun
@MommyOfEli2013 I didn't think he was that much younger than she child. He's at that age where girlfriends and boyfrienfs are going to start being a thing. It just seems weird to call it a playdate at that age.
@MommyOfEli2013 (85056)
• Rupert, Idaho
10 Jun
@thislittlepennyearns oh ok... And I just know it's not a serious thing yet, so just called it that.. he never had play dates when he was younger lol
