During my first pregnancy, I learned the term “NMS” on the BabyCenter message boards. This means “not my style,” as in, “You want to decorate your baby’s room in a rockabilly theme? That sounds like fun, but NMS.” Or, if someone is planning to name their son Clifford, again, fine, but NMS. It’s like, I’m not judging it or hating it, it’s just not the type of thing I’d pick.
So my BFF from junior high goes to these “Girls Night In” sex toy parties. Um, NMS, but the idea is totally cute. A sales rep comes to sell her wares and you bring a bunch of friends over to giggle and drink together. Maybe there’s a product demonstration and maybe you buy something you’ve never heard of before that night.
If you’re into this, then you can be jealous of the event that Heather and I are attending on Thursday at our local Good Vibrations. Good Vibes is a retail store that is woman-focused and dedicated to providing access to sex-positive products and accurate sex information through CLEAN and comfortable stores, catalog, and web site “in order to enhance customers’ sex lives and to promote healthy attitudes about sex.”
What kind of event could this be? It called a MOMMY PLAYDATE! Brilliant, right? It’s a book launch party
(Activity: If this is something you would enjoy with your girlfriends, look up “Passion Parties” or “Good Vibrations Home Parties”.) If you are a Bay Area chick, consider heading over to Good Vibrations on San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley on Thursday night from 6-8.
Jealous? Comment on this post before Monday, March 23 to be entered to win a $25 gift card to GoodVibrations.com. Use it for something safe like massage oils, or something naughty, like the “as seen on Sex In The City” bunny vibrator. Did I just write “vibrator” on my blog? This is so NMS!
Related activity > Lube!
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I’ll bite. The party sounds fun, and I like the name, but I tend to shy away from going to things where the point is to get me to make a purchase. Still, I love to go to stores like Good Vibrations (when I can work up my courage!) Oh, and free cocktails are always great. You’ll have to let us know if you make any purchases
Sounds like @room704…
hahaha. i love the idea of a mommyplaydate at teh local sex shop although a sex toy party is so NMS.
I love good vibrations! if i wasn’t out of town i would totally be there!
Apparently I need new glasses, because my DM asked you something that’s spelled out RIGHT HERE. Oy.
Yes! Please enter me! Heeheehee.
Yay! Playdates for moms! Have you read The Three Martini Playdate? It’s vodka for the soul.
Back when I lived in the Bay Area I drove past Good Vibes all the time but never visited. Now that I live far, far away I wish I could go buy some goodies. Please enter me in the contest- mommy could use a new toy!
Woo-hoo! That is so my style! Sounds like fun- wish I could be there
I have never heard of that store but will check it out.
I was recently invited to one of these parties. I was almost desperate enough for social time to go, but I would have been sooo uncomfortable there. However I could really use something from goodvibes.com. Truly! I just would prefer to pick it out discretely from my own home.
That sounds like fun! I’ve always been curious about those parties!
sounds like a fun playdate.
This is so far out of my comfort zone, I just have to enter! A mama’s got to live on the edge, right? Where is this store? On San Pablo, in Berkeley?
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that bunny was really cute, i’ve always wanted one
Ooh, mommy playdates — I love it!
I’m a very open person but I do NOT talk about mine and DH’s sex life with other people. That would include browsing through sex toys. Besides, I don’t think that any of my friends would be up for that anyway.
Great idea:) Although the naughty toys are NMS the massage oil sounds great!
Definitely my style! Count me in.
Id totally go to a party like that…I think my husband would even volunteer to babysit (rather than be told) as long as I brought something home ;o)
I wish I were in CA! Sounds like a fun playdate. No Good Vibrations here in DC, but I’m sure I could spend $25 via their online store…
I have a dumb question…
Is it for moms only? Can I bring my kiddo? (am a single mom)
Ha! All of that is totally NMS, i am a VERY single mom. Nothing fun for me to do with things of that nature. sigh.
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