Cake for 1 year old... Trashy?

[Anonymous]

I have never heard of this, so maybe it is a NE thing.

You are right sounds SO GHETTO, we plan on having a violinist play happy birthday while people from all over the world sing in a couple dozen languages.

In my opinion it is really for the parents, the kid will have no clue during or after the event. I understand if it is significant in your culture; HULK SMASH cake is not a cultural event as far as I know. If it is up to me we will just have a small meal with local relatives using the birthday as the purpose of getting together.

[Anonymous]

Oh OP, I bet you think everything is 'trashy.'

[Anonymous]

I had a scantily dressed woman SMASH through a gigantic cake once, and sing "happy birthday" to my DH.

DCUM, does this qualify as a SMASH CAKE? What kind of cake is not trashy - fruit, cheese or beef?

[Anonymous]

I think it is trashy to belittle other people with the hopes that everyone notices and reinforces how much better you are than the commoners and poors.

Now THAT is trashy! Congratualtions OP, you win the trashy award!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

DCUM, does this qualify as a SMASH CAKE? What kind of cake is not trashy - fruit, cheese or beef?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trashy? TRASHY??? A baby getting messy with a cake is TRASHY???

Everything is trashy, on DCUM. E.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. (including using periods for emphasis).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I hate to make another mom-war thread, but this is something that really makes me cringe. My sister recently had niece's 1st birthday party and gave her a big frosted cake on her high chair for niece to pulverize, smear all over, and devour. Ugh. I know this is pretty common, but I find it revolting. What say DCUM? Did your 1 year old get to Godzilla a cake, or is it in poor taste?

P.s. I know-- who cares, none of my business, etc. don't bother telling me this, I know! That's why I said nothing and put it on DCUM instead!

I'm with you, OP. I don't know what is wrong with just giving a kid a piece of cake and why it has to be some whole thing. It becomes more about the staged photo op (and the mom) than about the kid. That is the trashy part, it's this whole pinterest-scrapbooking-selfie culture that is, really, all about showing off. Which is trashy.

[Anonymous]

Well if that is a little much, you can try a mini~cake or a cupcake.

I think it's adorable to see a one yr. old smear their birthday cake all over their face. It's like some unofficial American rite of passage or tradition.

I wouldn't necessarily call it "trashy."

That is a little harsh.

[Anonymous]

I just don't see the point - is it just for the photo op? No, we never had anything close to a "smash cake". It's a waste of food and a tiresome trend.

[Anonymous]

I feel kind of sad for you OP. I imagine you find ways to suck the joy out of most things.

[Anonymous]

One year olds are supposed to eat cake politely with knife an fork and on a proper plate (no garish paper plates!). Napkin on lap. Right?

Nah. I baked a cake for son's first birthday, put him in his highchair and let him have it. He eagerly stuffed it in his mouth, gagged and threw up. I have it all on video tape. And, yes, we laugh about it.

[Anonymous]

Very sad way to live.

Anonymous wrote:I feel kind of sad for you OP. I imagine you find ways to suck the joy out of most things.

[Anonymous]

How is smashing a cake repulsive? You need to get out more. Our cake smashing was done at home, just Mom, Dad and baby. We had a bigger cake to share with friends who came over for a BBQ a few days later. Baby didn't love the cake, but did love smashing it.

I fear for your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I hate to make another mom-war thread, but this is something that really makes me cringe.

For some reason, I don't believe you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They have photo sessions for "trashing the wedding dress" so it's only right they let the kids have their fun too. Pretty much every 1 year birthday party I have attended recently has done the cake trashing.

Yeah, the trash the dress thing is trashy too. Who made that up? Photographers would wanted you to pay for another session? I am always confused when I see brides, in their dress, sitting in a river or some dumb stuff. You can actually donate wedding dresses you know.