Liz Atwood muses on the possible end of Valentine's Day for her tweens this Tween Tuesday:

If you're the parent of a tween, beware. Valentine's Day might come early this year--or not at all.

My third-grader is supposed to have a Valentine party in school this Friday (provided schools are back in session by then). I only know this because I got an e-mail from the teacher asking what I would like to contribute to the party. I think if I had not received the e-mail, I would have never known about it. Valentine's Day for tween boys is no big deal, it seems.

Concerned that my son would be frantically addressing his cards Thursday night, I dragged him to the store Monday to pick out cards for his classmates. He spent barely 15 seconds glancing at the display before he picked up a tattered box of 3-D Transformer cards and declared they were less stupid than the others.

The cards are still on the kitchen table where he left them and I guess I'll be nagging him on Thursday night to address them and sign them. At least the third-grader is having a party. My 13-year-old looked like I had lost my mind when I asked if he intended to hand out any Valentine cards.

I remember when I was in school the fun of getting Valentine's cards, especially the cool ones with candy or puzzles. My friends and I worried over just which cards to give the cool guys and which to give the nerdy boys and which were appropriate for just friends.

Do boys care at all? Perhaps one day a special someone will reawaken my boys' interest in Valentine's Day. But for now, it seems the fun has passed and it has become one more chore on the to-do list.

Is your tween celebrating Valentine's Day this year?