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Birth of the ‘dadchelor’ party

June 22 2011 at 03:25pm
By AMANDA LYNCH

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Dadchelor parties follow a traditional format: drinking, gambling, drinking, perhaps a lapdance or two, more drinking...just like a second stag do, but for expectant fathers.

It’s the latest ritual to arrive from America, following on from baby showers and the “babymoon” (when a couple take a last carefree holiday before the baby is born).

“Dadchelor” parties follow a traditional format: drinking, gambling, drinking, perhaps a lapdance or two, more drinking...just like a second stag do, but for expectant fathers.

Most are content with a glorified pub crawl, but some indulge in an expensive lost weekend in Prague or Vegas. Whatever next? The Hangover Part III: The Dadchelor Party?

And while “daddy” is off for a last hurrah with his mates, the poor mother-to-be is presumably beached on the sofa, nursing a huge bump and sipping a glass of water.

Then, after the birth, there’s the important fatherly ritual of “wetting the baby’s head”. Who said having a baby is hard work? - Daily Mail

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