Thursday, November 13, 2008

Another thing about arranged marriage



No dating!

Since the kids have been home sick, Jennifer has seen clips of movies she's never seen before. Yesterday the kids were watching Pee Wee's Big Top (no, I don't know why it's in our library) and in one scene Pee Wee and his girlfriend Winnie are having sandwiches under a tree. Jennifer says "they are married M'dam?" and I say no, they are dating. She totally does not understand (I try to explain dating but she doesn't get it). She sees how intimate they are and is surprised that these unmarried people are going on the way they are. And what's really funny is the character of Winnie is supposed to be a prude. So it's actually quite tame.

But yes, Jennifer is 17 and is not allowed to have contact with boys of a similar age.

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