13 Reasons We All Miss Bar/Bat Mitzvahs

Even the best Confirmation party couldn't compete.

1. The Theme

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Whether it was Nicole's Night in Paris, Getting Groovy with Gabby or Live It Up with Leslie; it came on every party favor imaginable complete with its own logo.

2. The Food

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Trays for days filled with every kid's dream: chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, potato skins, curly fries, the list goes on. If you were ballsy you'd head into the adult section and take a lap through the mashed potato and pasta bar--is that a sushi chef?!

3. The Music

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How many times can you Cha Cha Slide in one evening? The limit does not exist.

4. The Games

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Nothing brings out the competitor in you like a game of Coke and Pepsi. The Human Chair was also a crowd favorite unless you were sandwiched in between the creeps from math class.

**If you want to win at Coke and Pepsi partner up with the guest of honor--the DJ always lets them win. If they're taken try their siblings who are chosen for 2nd, 3rd and so forth. #Rigged

5. The Tradition

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The synchronized clapping, the circle changing directions, drunk parents almost falling off chairs--there's nothing quite like The Horah.

6. The Candle Lighting

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Thirteen really sentimental poem speeches about their family and friends that usually written by their moms.

**Bonus points if you got to go up with your family for a picture in addition to the generic "friend" group.

7. The Free Stuff

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All inflatable everything and glow in the dark necklaces as headbands. Need I say more?

8. Slow Dancing

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AKA hands on each other's shoulders standing a foot apart and awkwardly swaying back and forth with whomever your friends decided to push you into.

9. Other Dancing

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It wasn't quite grinding, it wasn't quite fast paced dancing, I don't think we'll ever know what it was but it was awkward and we are all ashamed of it.

10. The Bathrooms

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Baskets stocked with anything you could possibly ever need. Hair elastics and Teen Spirit Stick were favorites for the girls while the boys loaded up on gel and Axe body spray.

11. The Outfits

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As thirteen-year-old girls, this was the closest thing we had to a prom and we took it seriously. Jessica McClintock dresses and strappy kitten heels till the death of me.

**I was "that girl" who brought her own dancing socks to match her dress. Judge me.

12. The Slideshow

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This usually happened towards the end of the night. You either counted how many times you were featured or you're lying.

13. The Sleepover

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As you wanted this night to never end you spent the car ride home and next few hours going through every detail of it with your friends until you finally fell asleep most likely still wearing your inflatable cowboy hat.