I’m glad my kids are “too old” for birthday parties
4 min readNov 1, 2020
The drama of children’s parties were overshadowing any kind of celebration
When my twins turned seven, we had a small party at home with a handful of their friends.
It was a classic 1970s party with fairy bread, homemade sausage rolls, Twisties and soft drink. There might have been some watermelon too, but 10 years ago nobody rolled their eyes at a…