That’s me with my 7-year-old niece. We were able to get in some quality niece-aunt bonding during our visit last week when we slept together on the floor two nights in a row. My husband took this cute photo. I am so lucky to have such a sweet niece, she actually says things like, “Aunt Angela, can we have some Girl Time tonight?” and “We need to do more cuddling tonight.”
She’s a born non-consumer. Her 8th birthday is still two months away, and she’s already got a plan written down for her slumber party. I think she calls it a sleepover. She’s written down the names of the six girls who are invited, plus what they’ll do: cake and ice cream, change into pjs, watch a movie, get into sleeping bags, and bed talk (talking while you’re in your sleeping bags- the best part!). Pretty simple stuff, but infinitely exciting when you’re “almost eight.” And decidedly non-consumer activities.
Maybe at heart, that’s all any of us really need to be happy: cake and ice cream, pajamas, and watching a movie and spending the night with your favorite people. To me it sounds perfect. I wish adults could have sleepovers! Who says they can’t? Maybe I’ll start planning one for my birthday next year. The problem is that some of my favorite people are men, and I don’t think middle-aged people can have coed slumber parties without people thinking they’re swingers or just bonkers.
What do you think? Coed sleepovers for middle-aged friends? Great idea or seriously stupid? This could be the biggest craze since the hula hoop. Please leave your thoughts, rants and opinions in the Comments section.
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