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We went it was fine. Just had to set expectations with our son that we had a hard two hour limit.
They had no presents, instead QR codes to donate to charities that the kid (10) cares about. And then as she's bringing out the cake, she proceeds to say, "I didn't have any candles, so I just made some. It was easier" my wife and I just about died laughing
Luckily my good friend was there and we were able to find a quiet place to hang. The whole thing was surreal. I feel bad for the kid though honestly, like he probably just wants a star wars themed chocolate cake and presents or something but instead he gets a Martha Stewart living event lol
in about 15-20 years the therapy for this is going to be very expensive
We do the no presents thing, I don't want to burden anyone with having to buy something for my kid that they don't really know, especially if budgets are tight. They have enough stuff as it is anyway.
We save presents for family parties.
When our kiddo was 6 or 7 we had a birthday party where they wanted their friends to bring things to donate to the animal shelter
QR codes instead of gifts sounds awful. Just let the kid have some toys. Comes across as the parents wanting to virtue signal about how “pure” their child is and they really care a lot about charity.
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