White Knuckle Parenting: Birthday Party Hosting 101
Unsure what to do to celebrate your kid's next birthday? Don't worry. I'm here to help.
It is important, when you are first having children, to plan their birthdays so they don't all fall in the same month. Sure, it's cute when you have a 2-year-old to tell him you got him a baby for his birthday, but for the next 18 years you will have to plan two parties in the same month and you will come to wish that you had spaced your kids better. Sure, you can get away with forcing them to have joint parties for the first few years, but eventually they will demand their own parties. This is where I currently reside. Two of my kids have May birthdays, which means we just finished a busy birthday season. (Praise the lord, hallelujah, no more birthday party hosting until October.) Also, if I may digress for a moment, when did every child …
Heather P.
9:52 pm on Friday, June 1, 2012
I learned this year to avoid that sleepover option. You end up sweaty and disheveled and (most importantly) sleep deprived by the end. more ›