The past 24 hours have been quite the learning experience for me in terms of the Tween Set.
Sleepover Wars: 11-year old Daughter vs. 13-year old Son
Sleepover Wars: 11-year old Daughter vs. 13-year old Son
1. The Sexes
Girls: Twister, Silly Bandz swapping, Rock Band on the Wii, and everything smells like flowers and candy. And most have brought either something flowery from Bath and Body Works or candy. To share.
Boys: loud, loud, messy, and LOUD. My house smells like sweaty frogs. And Axe. I think that other smell was Axe. Or a dead animal.
Girls: Twister, Silly Bandz swapping, Rock Band on the Wii, and everything smells like flowers and candy. And most have brought either something flowery from Bath and Body Works or candy. To share.
Boys: loud, loud, messy, and LOUD. My house smells like sweaty frogs. And Axe. I think that other smell was Axe. Or a dead animal.
2. Snacks
Girls: share Krispy Kreme doughnuts, carefully dividing the ones they all want so everyone gets a bite.
Boys: arm wrestle to the near-death for any glazed ring of goodness, no matter how many other perfectly edible doughnuts are left in the box. Then they crush their juice cups in victory.
Girls: share Krispy Kreme doughnuts, carefully dividing the ones they all want so everyone gets a bite.
Boys: arm wrestle to the near-death for any glazed ring of goodness, no matter how many other perfectly edible doughnuts are left in the box. Then they crush their juice cups in victory.
3. The Sleeping Part
Girls: sleep means dreaming about trips to Build-A-Bear and the new American Girl store.
Boys: consider sleep unmanly. Who needs sleep when the world runs on sheer adrenaline, Airsoft guns, and LEGO bricks?
Girls: sleep means dreaming about trips to Build-A-Bear and the new American Girl store.
Boys: consider sleep unmanly. Who needs sleep when the world runs on sheer adrenaline, Airsoft guns, and LEGO bricks?
4. Celebrities
Girls: lively debate on the whole Justin Bieber is awesome/lame debacle.
Boys: everything is "beast", love Megan Fox and all want the new girl at school's phone number even though it's highly unlikely they'd actually have the courage to call. Girls are scary.
Girls: lively debate on the whole Justin Bieber is awesome/lame debacle.
Boys: everything is "beast", love Megan Fox and all want the new girl at school's phone number even though it's highly unlikely they'd actually have the courage to call. Girls are scary.
5. Social Media
Girls: giggle about puppies memes and who knows whom on Instagram.
Boys: post about wanting "hot" girlfriends even though they've never touched a member of the opposite sex.
Girls: giggle about puppies memes and who knows whom on Instagram.
Boys: post about wanting "hot" girlfriends even though they've never touched a member of the opposite sex.
6. The Guest List
You can count on at least one child per sleepover who's next sleepover invitation will, unfortunately, get "lost in the mail".
Girls: the individual may not become apparent until the morning after. The suitability gossip escalates with each departure.
Boys: it will evident the moment you let them in the front door.
You can count on at least one child per sleepover who's next sleepover invitation will, unfortunately, get "lost in the mail".
Girls: the individual may not become apparent until the morning after. The suitability gossip escalates with each departure.
Boys: it will evident the moment you let them in the front door.
I don't recall my brother ever having a sleepover with his pals, while mine were almost a weekly event. My mother was a wise tween mom.
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