Unbelievable. My husband only gets to see his little girls 4 days per month--every other weekend--because he let them live primarily with their mother when they divorced. His ex constantly interferes with those 4 days. Today he got a text from his little one saying this Sunday she has to go back home early because mommy planned a birthday party for her. WTF?! The mom should plan the party for a day when the girl is with her, not when she is scheduled to be with her dad! My husband doesn't know what to do. I think he should say no, that mommy should reschedule the party.

My son's 8th birthday is today... but my heart is heavy with grief for the mother who lost her son yesterday in Boston. I'm so sorry for that family's loss!

I never have had a birthday party thrown for me, big deal, I could care less. I am 38. Actually have only had one cake for my birthday.

I only remember one or two birthdays from childhood. One of the best ones was when my mom gave us all pillowcases to hop inside of and do potato sack races in our back yard. We loved it so much we begged to do potato sack races over and over again, I think we did those about ten times before collapsing from exhaustion! Then we ate watermelon and ran through a sprinkler. Great memories.

Thanks for the support. The reason I called my friend so many times yesterday is she always does this to me. She asks me over and then she has a drs. appt, or her daughter has a lesson to go to. Sometimes I show up and she isn't home! She packs too much in, and doesn't know how to communicate in a straightforward way. She has been my BF for 20 years, but I have been reluctant to make plans with her for a while. I would never flake on her on her birthday. I would never flake on her ever.

I saw pictures of myself at my birthday parties as a small child. Sure I looked like I was having fun... but I don't remember any of it! I didn't even know what my birthday was till I was 5 I think or what it really meant.

My kids don't get huge birthday parties. We do dinner at home. I make what they request and a homemade cake. We then go out to dinner on the weekend to the restaurant of their choice with some close family... Grandparents and aunts and uncles. They get a small gift and life goes on. Sorry my kids bdays don't live up to your expectations, but I don't want them to grow up thinking they need this huge party with tons of gifts from people we barely know. I think you over do it with the costumes, beauty palor visit beforehand, etc for a 2 year old. Is the party about you or her?

My friend asked me to come see her today to celebrate her birthday. It was supposed to be a girl's day- shopping, lunch, etc. I called her five times and texted her twice. Didn't hear from her until 12:30. The drive to her house is over an hour. I arrived at two. Turns out her family had plans for dinner. I was not invited. We grabbed a cup of coffee and I went home. WTF. A two hour drive for a two hour visit. I'm tired of it. We have been friends for 20 years. I love her but she drives me nuts.

My friend and her DH's bday are 2 days apart this month and she is also due around that time. She is hoping the baby is born on her birthday. No way would I want to share my bday with my child. The thought of spending my bday in some godforsaken hell hole like Chuck E. Cheese? No thanks.

DH recently had a birthday and has been down in the dumps. MIL helpfully suggested that if I relieved him of his "chores" (which consist of taking out the trash once a week and washing the baby bottles at the end of the day for 5 minutes) that he might be happier. Hmm. How about much happier I would be if he did all of MY chores--which is a hell of a lot more than 2 tiny things! I don't think I'm a crappy wife for having him help out with those 2 things. Meanwhile, MIL's marriage didn't last nearly as long as ours, plus she had a maid! SMH