What comes to mind when you think of a sleepover? Visions of little girls in pajamas eating pizza and talking about boys are probably the thoughts of most people. What was once the perfect birthday party for a girl entering her teens has become an almost routine party for girls as young as six. For many, the sleepover is no longer reserved for teenage girls with boys who just struggle to crash the party and catch the girls off guard.

In a way, it’s sad that the sleepover has lost its place in teenage history because certainly six or seven year old girls don’t know the proper way to have a sleepover. What would a sleepover be without pizza all over the floor and kids trying to sneak in to join the party? Add that to dreams of staying out all night talking, laughing, and teasing the boys trying so hard to get in and join in on the girls’ fun because, naturally, they weren’t invited.

Throughout history, a sleepover used to be a teenage girl’s “coming of age” and usually followed or replaced a 13th birthday party. Come on, do you really think a six-year-old years can do a sleepover justice? Doubtful: A group of six-year-olds will fall asleep before the fun begins. Either that, or someone will get homesick and have to be driven home in the middle of the night. We should reserve the sanctity of the sleepover for those who made it famous, in particular, the teenagers with their bunch of sneaky boys trying to have fun. Now that, to everyone, is a sleepover in its true form, and its true meaning must be preserved for future generations of teenagers.

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