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Old 05-11-2008, 03:25 PM   #1
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O.K. I read up on it, feel better now Janet?

A chaperone (or occasionally chaperon) is an adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing inappropriate social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior (e.g., underage drinking or illegal drug use). The chaperone is typically accountable to a third party, usually the parents of one of the accompanied young people.
The word derives figuratively from the French word chaperon, meaning "hood", and later a kind of hat. This is either from this sense or from falconry, where the same word meant the hood placed over the head of a bird of prey to stop its desire to fly.
Traditionally, a chaperone was an older married or widowed woman accompanying a young woman when men would be present. Her presence was a guarantee of the virtue of the young woman in question. Female chaperones were also called dueñas, a Spanish word. Chaperones for young men were not commonly employed in Western society until the latter half of the 20th century.
Chaperones may be resisted and resented by the young people being supervised. The practice of one-on-one chaperones for social occasions has largely fallen out of use in Western society, though the term is often applied to parents and teachers who supervise school dances.
The concept of a chaperone is also used in variation. For example, a chaperone might be an expert in a given activity who takes a group and accompanies them during outside activities to provide physical support, advice and emergency attention if necessary. Sometimes the term is applied to people who are essentially tour guides (as were the bear-leaders of the Grand Tour in previous times). In addition, the term is used as a verb similar to "guide" (eg. "I'll chaperone you around the city and show you all the best places.")
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Old 05-11-2008, 03:31 PM   #2
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JANET, you only used two letters and I'm falling on the floor laughing.


..O.K..

"I'll chaperone you around the city and show you all the best places."
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Old 05-11-2008, 03:34 PM   #3
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So Kat, where are we going?

As a side note, I really thought about moving to Chicago after I graduated high school. I was looking into Moody Bible Institute. I got married instead. lol
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Old 05-11-2008, 03:36 PM   #4
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So Kat, where are we going?

As a side note, I really thought about moving to Chicago after I graduate high school. I was looking into Moody Bible Institute. I got married instead. lol
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Old 05-11-2008, 03:49 PM   #5
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So Kat, where are we going?

As a side note, I really thought about moving to Chicago after I graduated high school. I was looking into Moody Bible Institute. I got married instead. lol
Have to give it some more thought I do know that you and I will be busy planning SURPRISES for the rest of the KREW.

I SURE HOPE ALL OF YOU TRY TO MAKE IT HERE....
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Old 05-12-2008, 01:52 PM   #6
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Kat,

Did I read your posts correctly? You're chaperoning? OMG! I can't wait to hear the stories!
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