A big night for GD2

[Daisy]

This afternoon GD2 is going to a friend’s birthday sleepover. She has alternated for days between uncontainable excitement and terror that she will miss her sister and mum and dad.

The friend’s mum is clearly experienced at little girls’ sleepover and has decreed only one cuddly toy per child. GD can not possibly choose between her two best favourites so naughty daddy has suggested she tucks one at the bottom of her sleeping bag and cuddles it inside the sleeping bag. Disaster averted.

Then DG1 was grumpy because she never had a sleepover at such a tender age, so her parents have promised her a takeaway pizza and a spooky film that her sister wouldn’t be allowed to watch.

Can you imagine the scenes if GD2 decides she’s too scared/homesick to stay the night, and GD1’s grown up night gets disrupted! 😣😣😣

[Lizzie48]

Oh dear, all the excitement Daisy, I do hope she settles and isn't too nervous for the first time.

[Oma]

That first sleepover is scary , GS1 often phoned DD to come for him he never did like sleeping out , he liked the idea but once he was there it wasnt such a good idea ,

Fingers crossed if she does want to come home its at sleep time and GD1 has already had her spooky night

[Gemini]

Oooh fingers crossed she enjoys it and stays the night Daisy. I think the second contraband cuddly is a good idea of Daddy's
I hope both girls have a lovely night.

My DD3 was never keen on sleepovers, even at her grandparents house, which her older sisters had loved.
She was dead keen to go on a sleepover to her school friends house, when she was about 10 or 11. We were unsure but knew it was good for her to be brave. We assured her it was fine to enjoy the sleepover fun then be collected later before bed, best of both worlds. No call to be picked up, so we went to bed. We had a call at 1 am, to go for her! Luckily it was few a minutes drive and OH wasn't working away which he often did. I didn't drive then!

[WeeGranny]

First time is always the worst for anything isn't it?
I hope they both have a fantastic evening!

[Lizzie48]

GD1 was no bother on sleepovers, GD2 another story, she slept here, no problems at all, when they start school as 4 years old they have a "camp" night, they all take sleeping bags etc and sleep in the sport hall, she was full of it, so excited, all went well until the parents were phoned at 11pm, would they go and pick her up!! This happened a few years, same story, loved it until it was time to sleep, even when they went away to camp when she got older, all fine until they were phoned, had to pick her up! A year or 3 ago they were going away for a few nights, near the Belgium border, DIL said " no way am I going to pick her up from there", so I said I would get a B&B close to the camping ground then if she wanted to she could come and stay with me. I did all this, I took my bike with me and went to see where they were and to let her know I wasn't far away. I did tell her I wasn't going to drive in the dark to pick her up but that I would be there. All went well, I had a lovely B&B, at 11pm my phone went, it was her teacher, GD2 was fine but she just wanted to know if I was still close and that she wanted to talk to me. We had a chat, the teacher phoned me the next morning to say that all went well, no bother with sleeping at all. I called in at the camp whilst out on the bike to see how she was and tell her I was going home that day, she said she was fine and would stay. She did as well, after that there was no bother at all, each year she has been, they were going with the class in September but the Covid rules got strict again so they had to postpone it.

In fact I was only thinking this week, WHEN this is all over I think I will book a few nights at the B&B as it was a lovely area.

[Nanto2girls]

Oh Daisy,i hope the night goes well for everyone.

GD1 would stay here any chance she got, but didn't like sleepovers at her friends.

GD2 has always liked sleepovers at her friends.

[Gemini]

Lizzie, what a lovely thing you did

[Plantaholic]

Well done Lizzie, good solution

[Grauntie Mag]

I agree, above and beyond the call of Grandma duty Lizzie!
I hope all is well so far Daisy.
DGD (13) has apparently slept out most nights this week! DD2 went to visit today and reported that J fell asleep sitting on the kitchen floor at lunch time! 🙄

[Lizzie48]

Thanks, it was a few days away for me and after that there were no problems at all with GD2 on her sleepovers!

[Nanto2girls]

Wondering how last night went for Daisy's GD.

[Gemini]

Me too Nan2.

[Daisy]

Sorry, I haven't updated this, but GD2 had a wonderful time, and did stay the night. I haven't had chance to ask her about it yet though. When I rang today she had just trapped her finger in a door and was crying her heart out. We'll talk tomorrow!

Lizzie - what a wonderful gran you are, and I'm sure your GD2 gained confidence knowing you were so close by. My DS1's best
friend at middle school who wouldn't go on sleepovers to friends, or cub camp or on a school trip. Then one year the school organised a week at an adventure camp and I volunteered to go as the Mummy Helper and he decided that would be ok as both our families used to go on holiday together. He was fine and really enjoyed the trip.

I suppose it's just that first time and fear of the unknown.

[Plantaholic]

So pleased GD2 enjoyed her first sleepover Daisy