Did your student have a Bed Party?

[Anonymous]

Seems like a girl thing, I feel like my daughter might actually like something like this when the time comes. The guy going to Wisconsin looked embarrassed by the bed party.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nerd here 👋

I'm fairly confident this trend has its roots in D9 culture, where it's strictly forbidden to wear letters/colors of an org before officially gaining membership. Friends and family would buy gifts to celebrate when a new member "crossed" and store them in dorm rooms instead of bringing them to public probate celebrations. That developed into a dorm-room "reveal" -- later borrowed as Covid-era "bed parties."

What are you talking about? What is D9 or "crossed"?

Divine 9

[Anonymous]

The person I know who did it for her daughter is super into Homecoming Mums, bedazzles her kids’ graduation caps, and now soliciting recommendations for sorority rush. There’s a common thread through these things for sure!

[Anonymous]

Just generate the photo using ChatGPT

[Anonymous]

One of my kids would be so thrilled if I did even a tenth of this and one would roll their eyes so hard if I bought one themed item

[Anonymous]

My DD would love this, and I think it would make her feel seen. She loves to celebrate little things and make life "fancy" just for fun. That is both good and bad, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Social media-driven Covid holdover + not part of DMV culture at all

In the DMV, your kid wears a hoodie on May 1st or for their decision IG post or whatever

There’s some local schools too:

I cannot imagine being proud that my kid was going to George Mason.

[Anonymous]

No, and zero.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Social media-driven Covid holdover + not part of DMV culture at all

In the DMV, your kid wears a hoodie on May 1st or for their decision IG post or whatever

There’s some local schools too:

I cannot imagine being proud that my kid was going to George Mason.

It depends on the kid.

There are kids out there for whom GMU is a reach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Social media-driven Covid holdover + not part of DMV culture at all

In the DMV, your kid wears a hoodie on May 1st or for their decision IG post or whatever

There’s some local schools too:

I cannot imagine being proud that my kid was going to George Mason.

Mason over Radford, VCU, or Longwood any day.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Man if I was still in high school I would buy out the Hobby Lobby of that metallic fringe stuff, get a helium tank, and start a side hustle staging these for kids. We did brisk business making Homecoming Mums for the uncrafty or procrastinators, and this looks just like that, only for non-Texans.

A "homecoming Mum?"

Yeah, wtf is that? I know I can google, but I like the person I am without knowing what this is.

Oh, it's so much worse that I imagined. My eyes

I can't figure out what I'm looking at. Please explain this to me.

They are created / worn for homecoming and pep rallies. Generally they get bigger / more elaborate each year, i.e. the arrangement for a senior is much bigger than for a sophomore, some insanely so (google 'massive Texas Mum'). I swear some are so big they are as big as the girl wearing them. Generally the moms are making them, though non-crafty folks can also hire someone to do it. I have been exposed to the tradition but still don't really understand *why*, so the following link probably better for that. And, like most things school in America, they have exploded in size and complexity since we were in High School way back when.

https://www.mumentousbook.com/blog/what-is-a-homecoming-mum-in-texas

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Man if I was still in high school I would buy out the Hobby Lobby of that metallic fringe stuff, get a helium tank, and start a side hustle staging these for kids. We did brisk business making Homecoming Mums for the uncrafty or procrastinators, and this looks just like that, only for non-Texans.

A "homecoming Mum?"

Yeah, wtf is that? I know I can google, but I like the person I am without knowing what this is.

Oh, it's so much worse that I imagined. My eyes

I can't figure out what I'm looking at. Please explain this to me.

They are created / worn for homecoming and pep rallies. Generally they get bigger / more elaborate each year, i.e. the arrangement for a senior is much bigger than for a sophomore, some insanely so (google 'massive Texas Mum'). I swear some are so big they are as big as the girl wearing them. Generally the moms are making them, though non-crafty folks can also hire someone to do it. I have been exposed to the tradition but still don't really understand *why*, so the following link probably better for that. And, like most things school in America, they have exploded in size and complexity since we were in High School way back when.

https://www.mumentousbook.com/blog/what-is-a-homecoming-mum-in-texas

I went to HS in Texas and my mum was not as insane as some of these but the short answer is - it’s fun!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD would love this, and I think it would make her feel seen. She loves to celebrate little things and make life "fancy" just for fun. That is both good and bad, right?

Seen by her followers? That’s what these bed parties are for—social media.

I would be shocked if anyone did this and photos did not get posted anywhere.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Social media-driven Covid holdover + not part of DMV culture at all

In the DMV, your kid wears a hoodie on May 1st or for their decision IG post or whatever

There’s some local schools too:

I cannot imagine being proud that my kid was going to George Mason.

Without even having to see your daughter, I guarantee the GMU parent's child is 100x more attractive on the outside and inside than whatever urchin you happened to beget.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD would love this, and I think it would make her feel seen. She loves to celebrate little things and make life "fancy" just for fun. That is both good and bad, right?

I guess. I have 3 boys and then a girl and she is a bit like your daughter. Too bad, though. N-O.