dd's b-day party

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Registered: 02-02-2004
dd's b-day party
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Mon, 04-04-2005 - 11:43am
I have a confession to make, I hate birthday party's. I know this sounds so horrible, but I am just a wreck when it comes to party planning. DD is turning 8 mext monday and I booked her a birthday party at an arts and crafts place on the 16th. Now my stomach is turning, this happens to me every birthday. In feb I held my younger dd's and ds's party at chuckie cheese and was constantly worried about id parents and kids where having a good time, if I ordered enough food, ect... Last year we just had small family party's for the kids and that wasn't as bad, but I still wasn't able to enjoy myself. I don't know what it is! I ALWAYS worry that noone is going to show up, or that I didn't get invitations out ontime. I am giving out her invitations tomorrow, is that enough time? We moved to the other side of our town this school year and she is going to a different school this year, but she has made new friends easily and still talks to her old friends. She's really social, but I'm not, could that be it? She hasn't had many friends over since we bought our house because we are doing alot of work on the house (we bought a fixer upper) and I am also pregnant and not feeling well. OH I don't know why I worry so much, but I feel so horrible that I don't enjoy my kids birthday party's. I feel like I havn't been social enough with my daughter's friends parents and it will backfire in my face. Am I crazy!?
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Registered: 01-06-2004
Mon, 04-04-2005 - 12:00pm
I don't think you are crazy! If you are, so am I.
I am the same way with bdya partys, or any party. I just held a baby shower at my home for a friend and the whole time I worried about every little thing that I really did not enjoy it as much as I should have.
I think we are all like this.
Is there any way your husband can run the bday party, that way you can relax a little or have a friend or relative help out?
Good luck and have a great bday party :)





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