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Eleven-year-old, multi-tasking: decorating gingerbread men and compiling her class Christmas card list while making three-way phone calls discussing such things as the pros and cons of dating eighth graders. Talking to this girl, talking to that girl, lots of giggling and screaming, hurting each other’s feelings, making up, hanging up, calling again.

Then–

Princess: “I did not say you were fat.”

Me, having overheard way too much by this point: “Girls are SO sensitive!”

Princess: “I was talking to JACOB! Jacob, my mom thinks you’re a GIRL!”

Oops.

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Posted by Suzanne McMinn on December 15, 2007

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12-15
10:09
am

I’m not entirely convinced that boys are much better at that age…

kacey

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12-15
2:33
pm

ahahahaha :rotfl:
I remember those days.

mary beth

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12-15
2:43
pm

LOL!

Tori Lennox

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12-15
3:35
pm

It’s getting harder and harder to multitask although I still try :mrgreen:

catslady

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12-15
3:50
pm

I used to be able to do things like that. Not any more.

Susan

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12-15
4:13
pm

Poor Jacob! You know boys can be so sensitive. He could get a complex from this.

Alice Audrey

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12-15
5:23
pm

I can barely do one thing at a time anymore!

Estella

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12-15
7:25
pm

Poor Jacob!

Lis

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