Throwing a party for a girl who is turning 14 can be tricky. Here are some tips…
First, replace every single lightbulb in the house with black lights. And don’t forget to use lots of glowing decorations and glow sticks.
Yes, covering the TV with poster paper will hurt, but it will only be for a few hours.
Make sure the birthday girl has a mother and an older sister who are willing to spend hours making a really big cake out of Rice Crispy treat material made from scratch.
Outside the sliding glass doors of the living room, put up a sunshade, hang it with sheets, then spray the sheets with tie dye paints.
Now you have a small room where, if you remember to have this party after the sun sets, you can set up a strobe light.
Kids like to dance in a blinding, flashing light.
Don’t forget to decorate the hallways and even the bathrooms for the black lights. Oh, I should warn you that pee looks like green Gatorade under black light, so don’t get too freaked out by that.
Make sure that the birthday girl has a really cool older sister with a really cool boyfriend who are not afraid to look like crazy people for the sake of a good time.
Then get yourself dressed up. Go overboard. Go nuts, wild, crazy, insane. I recommend a nice shirt that looks good under black light. And some pink hair extensions. And zebra socks as a headband and scarf. Look, Mollie hardly even knows I am there… she is that used to me looking like a freak…
If you want to mix it up a little, you can switch the zebra socks to your hands during the dancing part of the party. If they are long enough, and you have enough to let them dangle far past the ends of your fingers, you can make yourself look like one of those inflatable wiggley tall thin guys they use to advertise stores… you know… these guys…
Do not try this without black lights, or you will just look silly.
But I will leave your style choices up to you. Who am I to judge?
Pouring My Art Out 
Wow, and I thought throwing a party meant remembering to buy beer. When really on my game, I buy a large sub sandwich and cut it up. I’m seriously behind on this stuff
Buying beer for a bunch of 14 year old girls might not have been a good idea.
True, but college girls seem to appreciate it.
I have absolutely no comment.
ahaha it looks like fun!
That is one cool partay! 😀
Thanks. Mollie had a good time, and that’s what counts.
Glad to hear that. Hats off to you, cool dad.
awwww… shucks.
What an awesome father you are!
I just can’t help it.
Cool party!
There might be better pictures when Jason posts his on Facebook and I steal them.
We’ll be waiting.
Me too.
I can’t believe I am writing this, but I wish you’d been my dad when I was a teen — great party!
I am unable to come up with a reply to the first part, but thanks…
Great Dad and Mom. AND older sister and boyfriend! I’m going to look for zebra socks the next time I’m in the store, just in case.
Get the long ones…
This is exciting…did I mention it’s my birthday on saturday?
No… mine is coming up too.
How are you going to celebrate?
By still being alive I guess.
That sounds like a fun game.
Winning!!!
You are too competitive for your own good.
I will whip Charlie Sheen’s butt.
This is….freaking awesome!!! Have you just set the bar really high or is that a normal birthday in your house?
Can you organise the welcome wagon should I ever venture over to America please.
Hope Mollie had a great birthday – I can’t see how she could fail to!
We will throw you a party with black lights, stobe lights, disco lights, landing lights, Christmas lights, search lights, spot lights, neon lights, and lite lights.
Hah! I don’t think I ever told you that the office I manage is a lighting company. True fact.
Well I hope you have some stock options.
Good thing you waited until the black lights were turned on so you didn’t look silly.
Also, green Gatorade tastes like pee too. I’m just sayin.’
Happy birthday, birthday girl! I wish someone would have thrown me a party like that when i was 14, but I wasn’t that cool back then. Maybe I ought to throw myself a party like that NOW!
It works for all ages.
Well I can’t think why it wouldn’t!
Ha!
I think you guys just earned the “Awesome Parents of the Year” award.
We do that every day… but thank you for noticing.