Reasons for a party?

[dirty boy]

• Birthday

• Wedding

• Christening

They're the obvious ones, but, say I don't want to get married, or don't want to have my children Christened (for whatever reason) how can I still have an excuse for a good old lash up?

[crofty1984]

Over here I've heard the saying "il compleanno del gatto" i.e. When you just want to celebrate for no reason, celebrate the cat's birthday.

[dirty boy]

I don't have a cat

[A1GOY]

I occasionally have a happy Friday party... Or a happy any other day of the week bash!

[bridgdav]

Swinging Party..?

[Harry Flashman]

Why does anyone ever need an excuse for a party?

One of the reasons I'm having my place re-done is so that I can have even more, for no good reason.

[dirty boy]

bridgdav said:

Swinging Party..?

What? for kids?

[dirty boy]

okay, let me try another angle..

My brother in law is getting his little one Christened, and having a big bash, no compaints there.

Now, I don't want to be a hypocrite and have mine Christened just for a party, but I do want a party, and in a way, i'd like to make it sort of official of who i'd like to be erm godlike parents for my children, but not in a religious type way.

[GreenDog]

dirty boy said:

I don't have a cat

Get one ?

[brum]

Celebrate not having a cat

[Arese]

GreenDog said:

dirty boy said:

I don't have a cat

Get one ?

But then he'll have to wait for it's birthday to come round, won't he?

[littlegreenfairy]

dirty boy said:

okay, let me try another angle..

My brother in law is getting his little one Christened, and having a big bash, no compaints there.

Now, I don't want to be a hypocrite and have mine Christened just for a party, but I do want a party, and in a way, i'd like to make it sort of official of who i'd like to be erm godlike parents for my children, but not in a religious type way.

A naming party? A welcome to the world party?

Celebrate their future and ask people to live live guides or something like that.

[Don]

dirty boy said:

okay, let me try another angle..

My brother in law is getting his little one Christened, and having a big bash, no compaints there.

Now, I don't want to be a hypocrite and have mine Christened just for a party, but I do want a party, and in a way, i'd like to make it sort of official of who i'd like to be erm godlike parents for my children, but not in a religious type way.

WTF do you want "godparents"? You know the job of a godparent, right? It's to check that the kids have been properly educated about the Christian faith. That they know The Lord's Prayer and so on.

If you want a celebration to "wet the baby's head" just have one. Tell people its a "Welcome To Planet Earth, Little Jonny" party!

[ewenm]

Why do you need a reason?

Or, work out how old you are in days or hours or minutes or seconds - if any of them are near a round number, how about a party to celebrate that?

Or, google what happened on a particular day and choose that as a reason, however strange it may seem, the stranger the better...

[dirty boy]

Don said:

dirty boy said:

okay, let me try another angle..

My brother in law is getting his little one Christened, and having a big bash, no compaints there.

Now, I don't want to be a hypocrite and have mine Christened just for a party, but I do want a party, and in a way, i'd like to make it sort of official of who i'd like to be erm godlike parents for my children, but not in a religious type way.

WTF do you want "godparents"? You know the job of a godparent, right? It's to check that the kids have been properly educated about the Christian faith. That they know The Lord's Prayer and so on.

If you want a celebration to "wet the baby's head" just have one. Tell people its a "Welcome To Planet Earth, Little Jonny" party!

That's exactly it, I don't want godparents, but i'd like to give a couple of friends some sort of 'officialdom' with respect to our children, that they're important and should we peg it, we want them to ensure they're brought up the way we want, because they're ace.

Not interested in pressies (although they're cool) could we celebrate me writing my will?

[AndrewTait]

Party just because!

I regularly have them, usually impromptu as well - when few friends turn up, call other friends to come around, and bring some booze - one party!

[bridgdav]

dirty boy said:

okay, let me try another angle..

My brother in law is getting his little one Christened, and having a big bash, no compaints there.

Now, I don't want to be a hypocrite and have mine Christened just for a party, but I do want a party, and in a way, i'd like to make it sort of official of who i'd like to be erm godlike parents for my children, but not in a religious type way.

I've heard of this before.. A sort of Guardians party, where you nominate and accept guardians rather than God parents..

Doesn't have to be legally binding just a pledge from those you nominate to look after / support your kids throughtout life..

[dirty boy]

bridgdav said:

dirty boy said:

okay, let me try another angle..

My brother in law is getting his little one Christened, and having a big bash, no compaints there.

Now, I don't want to be a hypocrite and have mine Christened just for a party, but I do want a party, and in a way, i'd like to make it sort of official of who i'd like to be erm godlike parents for my children, but not in a religious type way.

I've heard of this before.. A sort of Guardians party, where you nominate and accept guardians rather than God parents..

Doesn't have to be legally binding just a pledge from those you nominate to look after / support your kids throughtout life..

Superb

A Guardians party

And my Guardians party will be awesome much more awesome-er than my brother in laws' Catholic malarky and none of that fancy girly gown ste for my SON either.

Rock on!

[dirty boy]

PS You're all invited

Apart from you*

Edited by dirty boy on Thursday 18th June 17:32

[andthensome]

just make up some bullst

I would have had a party whilst my rents had gone away a few weeks ago , but it would have ended up in tears and most likely every window broken