Remember slumber parties? They were the social highlight of many of my school years. They are also one of the reasons I avoid all former classmates. Although some kids were made to dance naked at slumber parties, other kids had a really good (and fully clad) time.
Now they seem to be coming back — for adults. Yes, adults, you too can learn the joys of prank phone calls, seeing all your friends in new pajamas and trying to fall asleep on a rock hard floor. They’re called cuddle parties and they’re catching on.
What Are They?
They’re a bunch of young adults in their pajamas and nightgowns all in the same room and eventually there’s a group hug. Alcohol, drugs and sex are considered no-nos. You don’t even have to participate in the group hug, but sleep deprivation is bound to make you fall unconscious at some point, so why not do it in someone’s arms?
The first 40 minutes of any cuddle party is to be spent by the host explaining the rules. Rules? Those were the things we broke in children’s slumber parties. They were kind of the point of the slumber party. What happened at the slumber party stayed at the slumber party (unless you become a blogger thirty years later).
Don’t Call Me
Am I the only one stressed out by the idea of cuddle parties? On the one hand, if it helps people make interpersonal contact they might not otherwise get, well, great. But on the other hand, I have this annoying little voice in the back of my head saying that this is a very large scale Internet practical joke.
Point is, even if it’s the fad and all your friends are doing it and you don’t like the sound of it, don’t do it. You might wind up getting more stressed out than you would if you stayed at home. What do you think, Gentle Reader?
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Write a Comment»I would stay away from those parties because I think there are better ways of achieving interpersonal contact. Me and my adult friends do sports and some other recreational activities, we do recreational dancing, singing together and we are quite humanly connected. No need for these cuddle parties I think. This is just some new trend for people without imagination and without the idea what to do when they are together. I think people that attend such things will soon find out that it is worthless and like you said it stresses you more than relaxes.
But that is just my opinion, cannot talk instead of others.
Объясните мне, чем шейпинг отличается от аэробики?
Sleep over is a bad menance. It invites trouble.