hjdong
06-30-2005, 05:19 PM
DS's b-day is tomorrow and for a variety of reasons, we've decided not do do a "real" party - just me, DH, and him, cake, and presents. I actually felt pretty good about this until we were talking to him about how it was going to be his birthday and he started talking about his party. Of course, duh, he had been to so many birthday parties he just assumed he would get one as well.
Now, I still think I have good reasons for not having one (and please, I'm not trying to insulting the vast majority of people who have them, this is just what's right for my family; I enjoy birthday parties in general). But I'm feeling a little guilty that he might be disappointed in his birthday.
I'm actually really looking forward to giving him a party when he's old enough to look forward to it, to count down to it. Am I just attempting to justfying myself as being a bah humbug or will it really be more special if it's something he's waited for instead of expected?
I'm a bad mommy whose too lazy to give her son a birthday party. Bad mommy, bad.
Now, I still think I have good reasons for not having one (and please, I'm not trying to insulting the vast majority of people who have them, this is just what's right for my family; I enjoy birthday parties in general). But I'm feeling a little guilty that he might be disappointed in his birthday.
I'm actually really looking forward to giving him a party when he's old enough to look forward to it, to count down to it. Am I just attempting to justfying myself as being a bah humbug or will it really be more special if it's something he's waited for instead of expected?
I'm a bad mommy whose too lazy to give her son a birthday party. Bad mommy, bad.