My daughter is Xena, warrior princess.

I'd already had suspicions that Ms. D wasn't as prim as she looked.  It just took laser tag to bring it out.  She scored solidly in the middle of the pack as a seven year old girl playing with nine and ten year old boys.  (No, I'm not comparing her to the teens or "adult" men playing.)  She loved every minute of it.  I have two pics of her there on Facebook.  One is now my profile pic.
   The other kids had a great time too.  One thing I love about my friend J is she has "whole family" birthday parties.  Her baby boy Mr. M was turning 9.  I swear he and E2 share a brain.  Even though they only see each other a couple times a year they gravitate towards each other....even in a room full of Mr. M's other friends.  It's amazing to watch.  Of course given where those brains go, it's probably best we live in different school districts.
  Mr. Man came along on this venture too.  I was absolutely shocked that he *cheerfully* attended a party with me.  It turns out laser tag is a draw for grown ups too.  He consistently came in second, behind J's oldest son S, who is a mere child at 21.   He was sweaty and smiling, just the way I like him.
   So where was I during all this?  Watching on the monitor, cackling with the rest of the moms.  Not one of us went in there.  I thought about it, but socializing just seemed like more fun this time.  Maybe we'll go back another time as a family and I can show Ms. D where her warrior princess tendencies came from.