To the party ‘mom’

“Where did she go?” “What’s did she do?” “Yeah, give me one second.” “Please, drink this water.” Not everyone is fit to be a mom and not everyone is fit to be the party mom. Whether you’re a boy or a girl, one of you in each friend group is the coveted ‘Party Mom’.

Too many times you go to a party or an event to have a good time. There’s alcohol or some type of drug and everyone decides to partake. It seems like you never get to have as much fun as everyone else but despite that, you play a very important role in all of your friends' lives. Whichever kind of mom you are below you’re still important.

Without you, Katherine over there will have taken her sixth shot and end up in the back room being taken advantage of being labeled as a statistic. But thanks to you and the care you have given her all night that won’t happen.

Because you are there, Lauren won’t end up going home with Lucas and passing out. When she wakes up the next morning in your bed rather than his, she will thank you for not letting her make a huge mistake because her boyfriend didn’t go to the party.

Scars and broken bones tell a story of course, but Todd and his parents will only love you more for making sure he didn’t swing on that chandelier, through the window, and into the pool because ‘no balls’ is a valid argument, right? The life you saved is better in the long run.

Sabrina will be mad at you and fight you the entire way home for making her switch to water but the next day when she can wake up and go to her 9 a.m. she will be thankful she isn’t throwing up all over herself in the bathroom missing class.

Though they are thankful, and you might feel good for being there, you have to remember to live for you too. This doesn’t mean getting drunk on a tuesday and making someone be the mom who has never done it before or just letting everyone die.

This means making people understand that they are their own person and need to take care of themselves. You can have fun while others have fun too and everyone can be an adult.

Just because you are the mom doesn’t mean you’re a party pooper. You’re important too just don’t forget about yourself sometimes. And if you don’t want to go with them, don’t go. Even moms need some time to themselves.