So Can I Dance at my Milestone Birthday and Graduation Party?

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So my ??th birthday is coming up, also combined with a graduation party and my mom is real excited (I think she wishes she were planning a wedding but that's a diferent convo)....

So she's been talking about this sit-down thing and my idea was to have a dinner with an "after-glow" so we can really dance (not booty-dance but like old-school dancing, "social-ing" and ballroom, and hustling) and so when I tell my mom this, she acts all surprised. She's like "do you dance? I didn't know you went to clubs." and I'm like "Um, noooo". And then she's like "dancing and drinking usually go together" and I'm like "um, they don't have to...." and then she sounds so shocked like I dance like I hit the club every weekend (which I didn't do outside a couple of times in early college with one of my good friends and HER MOM SHOWED UP!).

I explained that I have been to many events, e.g., wedding receptions, birthday parties, and even corporate/company parties and academic conferences where dancing took place and I danced. I learned all the latest hustles at corporate events and academic conferences! Professors do party!

Also, I did remind her that she threw my brother and I birthday parties where there was dancing (yeah, when we were little children) and I was kinda like "what's the dif?" and that's when she was like there's a difference between children and grown-ups dancing and drinking....

I know where my mom's reaction is coming from.... She grew up STAUNCH COGIC and raised us similarly. But Mom and Dad did have their time when they were not fully in church like they are now and they did their partying and dancing....

I feel like I (Lord willing) make it to ?? milestone birthday PLUS GRADUATE with my third graduate degree (Hallelujah!).... I just feel like can I celebrate? Celebrate with some rejoicing and dancing and good times?

I feel like I have missed out a little bit on that part of life and I feel like I've earned some partying time....

:pray:And I'm believing the Lord that I will meet a man (not just any man) but a real, real, ideal man who can and will be my date/escort/fiance at my birthday/graduation party....​
 
Party on girl. You can have good, clean fun and still have a great time. I know I will for my big 3-0 this year. Q
 
Girl, as I was reading your post I was thinking "She HAS to either be Soutrhern Baptist or COGIC to be that religious":lol:. Girl have a good time, dance girl, enjoy yourself! I mean even David danced you know:grin: I'm a Christian AND I dance:eek::lol: As long as you're doing it in a respectful manner and as unto the Lord (i.e. no nasty music or backin' it up and droppin' it like it's hot:lol:) you're fine.

Now I don't dance very often cuz DH is a white intellectual who grew up Southern Baptist so you gotta know what that looks like:rolleyes: I don't want to subject others to that. They may think he's having a seizure and call the paramedics and that copay ain't no joke!:lachen:
 
Congratulations! :)

Get your dance on! You know we have 70000000000 hustles in Detroit, so you'll have plenty of dances to do during the party!
 
Ummm...here's my prospective, sing along with me...

I was dreamin' when I wrote this
Forgive me if it goes astray

But when I woke up this mornin'
Coulda sworn it was judgment day

The sky was all purple
There were people runnin' everywhere

Tryin' 2 run from the destruction
U know I didn't even care

'Cuz they say two thousand zero zero party over
Oops out of time
So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999


After fully comprehending the lyrics of the entire song though, I on't know...:lachen:mama may have a point! :lachen:
 
The Lambada" the forbidden dance" is strictly prohibited:grin: So is the Butterfly, the Funky Chicken and anything that has wings, prime example Getting one's Eagle on":lachen:Also forbidden, anything that may first appear as if one is picking something up off of the floor ex.,The Tootsie Roll, Getting Low, Booty poppin' and Dropping like it's Hot. If you stick to those simple rules you should do well:lachen:
 
Congratulations RR.........:wow:

I think you already 'KNOW' my answer. :lol:

Go ahead and celebrate. It's not like you're doing the hoochy hoochy, it's just social dancing which is acceptable in ALL walks of life.

I don't go to clubs, but I do attend many social events and we do the line dances, the Soul Train 'thing', the Cha Cha, Salsa, Maranga, Circle dances, and it's all in fun. AND it's all 'CLEAN' fun.

Dance and enjoy your life.... :reddancer:

I may just pop up like Oprah does weddings, and :bdance: :lol:

J/K

Enjoy your celebration and Dance angel. You've earned it. Indeed you have.

Don't nobody like eating dried up chicken. :nono: Ain't nothing worse than a stale dry Christian no-party atmosphere. Errrr body just sittin' and eatin' and walkin' either to and from the bathroom or just sittin' doing nuthin'...........just sittin'

Geesh.....Jesus had more fun walking on the water....

Well, he did....that was dance all in itsself. The 'wavy cha cha cha'. :rolleyes:

I love you RR....'Happy Birthday' and Graduation' :love3:
 
Ummm...here's my prospective, sing along with me...

I was dreamin' when I wrote this
Forgive me if it goes astray
But when I woke up this mornin'
Coulda sworn it was judgment day
The sky was all purple
There were people runnin' everywhere
Tryin' 2 run from the destruction
U know I didn't even care
'Cuz they say two thousand zero zero party over
Oops out of time
So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999

After fully comprehending the lyrics of the entire song though, I on't know...:lachen:mama may have a point! :lachen:

Catchin' up on posts!

Whatchu mean here, Mocha? For the record, Prince cannot be played at the party. I can't go (back) there! LOL!
 
Congratulations RR.........:wow:

I think you already 'KNOW' my answer. :lol:

Go ahead and celebrate. It's not like you're doing the hoochy hoochy, it's just social dancing which is acceptable in ALL walks of life.

I don't go to clubs, but I do attend many social events and we do the line dances, the Soul Train 'thing', the Cha Cha, Salsa, Maranga, Circle dances, and it's all in fun. AND it's all 'CLEAN' fun.

Dance and enjoy your life.... :reddancer:

I may just pop up like Oprah does weddings, and :bdance: :lol:

J/K

Enjoy your celebration and Dance angel. You've earned it. Indeed you have.

Don't nobody like eating dried up chicken. :nono: Ain't nothing worse than a stale dry Christian no-party atmosphere. Errrr body just sittin' and eatin' and walkin' either to and from the bathroom or just sittin' doing nuthin'...........just sittin'

Geesh.....Jesus had more fun walking on the water....

Well, he did....that was dance all in itsself. The 'wavy cha cha cha'. :rolleyes:

I love you RR....'Happy Birthday' and Graduation' :love3:

Yyeeesssss, Shimmie! LOL! Thank you! This is next year's stuff but I know that I must tend to the day at hand....
 
Catchin' up on posts!

Whatchu mean here, Mocha? For the record, Prince cannot be played at the party. I can't go (back) there! LOL!

:lachen::lachen::lachen::lachen:I meant to party like it's 1999. :lachen::lachen::lachen::lachen:But after gettng the gist of the lyrics it sounds like he was partying when Judgement Day came...:lachen::lachen::lachen::lachen:So I was saying Mama may be right. I'm not quite sure what wil happen if Jesus rolls in on His cloud and yall doin the electric slide. And fagetaboutit if yall doing the new slide to Mary J's "Just Fine." :lachen::lachen::lachen:

So you won't be playing Prince but what about Michael??? (Sing with me)

Do You Remember
When We Fell In Love
We Were Young
And Innocent Then
Do You Remember
How It All Began
It Just Seemed Like Heaven
So Why Did It End?
 
Wow! Congratulations!

Jesus supplied the wine at a Wedding Party
the very very best of course!

So.....I stand in agreement with you on Mr Right-eous

Eve-reeeee Bod-eee Pard-eee
Heart...aaay :grin:
 
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