Two years ago, my son made his way into the world, and nearly killed me in the process. I don't care. I love him. He's my joyous, chaotic tornado of light. Happy birthday, son.

So I have 2 birthday parties tomorrow that I have been planning to pretend being sick for so I can stay home and finish cleaning up the garage... Woke up this morning and I really am gettingsick. Fml. :/

So I have 2 birthday parties tomorrow that I have been planning to pretend being sick for so I can stay home and finish cleaning up the garage... Woke up this morning and I really am gettingsick. Fml. :/

Etiquette question for you ladies: DS8 is invited to a birthday party for twin brothers. He was in class with one twin last year and is in class with the other this year, so he knows them both. His invitation comes from the one he is in class with this year. My question, do I get a gift for each twin, or just for the one who invited him? Not trying to be stingy here (party is at an indoor trampoline place), but maybe some twin moms can weigh in? Thanks!

I don't care much about my birthday, I just use it as an excuse to go out to eat at this restaurant DH won't go to with me any other time.

I was one of the youngest in my kindergarten class - birthday in early October, cutoff the end of October. I was more than ready academically, I was at the top of my class through high school. But socially I struggled, as well as with study skills, organization, time management, etc. I wish my parents had held me back.

I had no choice but to hold my kindergartener back, she was ready for school and excited about going. I had all the paper work filled out and turns out that in my state, CA. They had moved the birthday cut off date from Dec 2 to Nov 1. So since she was born Nov 30 she missed it. So had to wait another school year to enroll her. And every year they will keep cutting the date till its Sep 1 birthday cutoff. I think it sucks, my daughter was more than ready at 4.

This is my one and only whiny post ever. My DH sucks and takes me for granted. There will be nothing special for Mothers Day just like there was nothing special for my birthday or Valentine's day. I don't want to live my life being invisible as a woman. I'm just a live-in partner who keeps things going with house and children around here. There is nothing between us anymore.

What is it with everyone holding their kids back for kindergarten? I can understand with a child's birthday close to the cutoff, some kids may not be ready, and it makes sense for them to wait, especially boys. But lately I've heard of girls with birthdays in July and August being held back, and even a boy with a May birthday. Makes me think either parents are desperate to give their kids an advantage or we're really expecting too much of kids in kindergarten.

My soon to be in-laws really suck. In the last year none has visited. They never came to see the new baby who turns 1 and all are missing her first birthday. They missed our house warming (our first home we bought) and never came through Christmas. They live 5 hours away, and I've drove there twice to see them with the kids. They come up to 1.5 hours away from us and never call. I will no longer drive down there again. I'm done.