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10 Things I’d Rather Do Than Host a Sleepover
I remember seriously loving sleepovers as a kid. I adored my Little Twin Stars sleeping bag and the taboo fun of staying up all night drinking Hawaiian Punch over the carpet and playing M-A-S-H, where I learned I would one day live in a mansion with my crush Stephen while he worked as a mechanic and I as a model. We would have five kids and drive a VW Rabbit and a limo. They are some sweet, sweet memories…
As a parent, my love of sleepovers remains. You bet I’d welcome a chance for my child to get in on all the Ouija board fun, pizza coma, and scary movie action his little prepubescent body can handle … so long as it’s not at my house. I’m going on record with this bold proclamation: Hosting a sleepover is just plain crazy.
See, I like kids. I just don’t like stranger-children enough to play substitute mommy when I don’t really have to. Hell, there are days I don’t much feel like playing mommy to my own brood.
Meat Loaf once sang, “I would do anything for love, but I won’t do that.” By “that,” he was obviously referring to hosting a sleepover for his kids; I think we can all agree.
Here are 10 things I would rather do for my kids than host a sleepover (’cause I’m a giver like that) …
Confessional time: What would you rather do than host a sleepover?
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4 Comments
The Bearded Iris commented on Jan 03 12 at 1:02 pmThis? Right here? Perfection. I couldn’t agree more! My 9 year old daughter is begging for a slumber party. I’d rather give her up for adoption.
Heidi commented on Jan 03 12 at 1:06 pmWhile I do agree, for the most part, I take a slightly different approch to the birthday dilema. I have done one sleep over but kept the number down to three friends. I give my kids the choice every birthday. Party or Adventure? Most of the time they will choose an adventure. They have seen movies, gone to far away museums, scuba dived in aquariums, and swam with dolphins. And to tell you the truth it was not only more fun, but probably cheaper than whatever party they would have wanted. It gets the family a fun trip out too.
Also I now do daycare in home, and please, no more other kids after 6, PLEASE!!!
fadderly commented on Jan 04 12 at 8:40 amLOL! Love the Alvin/Chipmunks and the ball pit. Funny. Although I don’t think I agree with the birthday party one. Think I’d rather host the sleep over and get my teeth scraped then live up to the birthday party obligation. Ugh!!!!
Jennifer Lachman commented on Jan 04 12 at 4:28 pmI’d rather let them do crafts with glitter that will become a permanent fixture in my carpet!
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