Now, it's read books, fence with four-syllable words, psychoanalyze each other until you can't tell a petting party from a civil-service exam.
Having a Coke with a single beau seems a lot more wholesome than attending a petting party with a bunch of them.
Not everyone was enthusiastic: "death, hunger and destruction" was all that Chechnya's post-Soviet leaders had given it, said one man on the outskirts of Grozny, Chechnya's capital, who had crossed out all the names on his ballot paper.Nevertheless the official turnout was over 60%, and surprise!—United Russia, the Kremlin's pet party, took around 60% of the votes.
Wait a minute, this is a pet magazine!" "Party Time," another cover story, includes information on how to have pet parties to celebrate graduations from obedience school, sweet 16's, canine reunions and even "bark mitzvahs".
Remarkably, he doesn't mean that the campaign to keep girls away from pirate books and persuade boys that pet stories are not for them is manipulative, but that the pro-pirates and pets party is.
In a 2011 study of American weddings, Brides magazine found that nearly 5 percent of brides included a pet in the wedding party, and its editors estimated that nearly double that amount had pets present during the ceremony and/or reception.
Another idea is to host the party at a pet supply shop (some stores host dog friendly parties) or through a dog trainer.
Have a Fuzz Pet slumber party.
Annabel's best buddy at school is having a petting zoo birthday party, but there's no way in hell I am having one at our house.
