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[quote=Anonymous]Birthday parties is where you find me with a pitchfork standing by OP ready to march. Lol.

When we didn’t have much, I would try to still throw a modest party for my kid. I remember being on here(!) asking for tips to keep it at $100 or less.

Since that time, say 11 years ago, I have *never* been able to host a party for less than $100. And this is me, questioning excess favors etc.

So the advice to parents to just host a modest party—the only way you can do it for little, is if you already own some party materials.

Now, take this comment, bc I have somewhere else to go with it. I don’t need to throw modest parties anymore. We’re doing fine financially. If you try to emulate any of the looks online, you quickly see how the dollars add up. For one afternoon. And even if you’re not emulating anything in particular, the vibe trickles down. Your kids start to pick up on expectations for parties.

Finally, some of my favorite accounts on SM will take others posts and add up the dollars for it. So they do a side by side etc and total it up for you. Usually it’s sorority rush costs. Sometimes vacation costs. It’s insane. And this financial burden is made to look so nice. And sets the new expectations for life. Ew. I hate it. [/quote]

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