Anonymous wrote:Smash cakes take away the reason people have birthday cakes - to share the sweetness of the next year. It is also such a gluttonous practice when so many other one-year-olds are not getting enough to eat. I have to say, I do hate the fad and am glad it is dying out. If you want the typical photo of a kid with cake on his face, just give him a slice of his own birthday cake.

We get it: there are hungry children in the world. Why do you keep posting this in the same thread?

Smash cakes take away the reason people have birthday cakes - to share the sweetness of the next year. It is also such a gluttonous practice when so many other one-year-olds are not getting enough to eat. I have to say, I do hate the fad and am glad it is dying out. If you want the typical photo of a kid with cake on his face, just give him a slice of his own birthday cake.

Just have fun. We only invited family over as well. We did a smash cupcake but he had no interest in it. He stuck his finger in it and wanted his other food. I was firm about his nap and made sure my FIL didn't "hog" my son.

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Anonymous wrote:If you want cute smash cake photos, don’t feed your kid a meal, then give Cake. Friend learned this the hard way. Feed the kid the smash cake first. Then give regular food.

Ugh... there is no such thing as "cute smash cake photos". They are all the same contrived crap. So low class at this point. Get a photo of Brayden or Emma looking at their one year cake and forget the smash cake.

F-you, if someone wants to do a smash cake who the f are you to decide whether or not they do it.

So tiresome. Another tirade by the low-rent brigade defending a common, over-done and stupid practice of letting a baby destroy a cake. People are rolling their eyes at you behind your back - don't say we didn't warn you.

How sad that you haven't developed beyond middle school.

Yes, so many middle schoolers use "tiresome". NP here and I agree that smash cakes are over. Sheep still love them however.

Yee name calling and being overly concerned with what the so-called cool people are doing and mocking others for choosing to do differently is classic middle school behavior. Developmentally apropriate for 11-13 year olds very sad for an adult woman in her 30s or 40s.

I can’t fathom having such a strong opinion about a baby being given their own tiny cake. This is no more a “trend” than singing happy birthday. I assume PPs would never do such a “sheepish” thing and have a far more original song, right? Low class is wearing cheetah print tube tops or requesting cash gifts ON your wedding invitation. Giving a baby a damn cake is a first birthday party.

You’ll be fine OP! Enough food and a cute baby is all the people want at a birthday. Congrats on surviving your first year of parenthood!

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Anonymous wrote:If you want cute smash cake photos, don’t feed your kid a meal, then give Cake. Friend learned this the hard way. Feed the kid the smash cake first. Then give regular food.

Ugh... there is no such thing as "cute smash cake photos". They are all the same contrived crap. So low class at this point. Get a photo of Brayden or Emma looking at their one year cake and forget the smash cake.

F-you, if someone wants to do a smash cake who the f are you to decide whether or not they do it.

So tiresome. Another tirade by the low-rent brigade defending a common, over-done and stupid practice of letting a baby destroy a cake. People are rolling their eyes at you behind your back - don't say we didn't warn you.

How sad that you haven't developed beyond middle school.

Yes, so many middle schoolers use "tiresome". NP here and I agree that smash cakes are over. Sheep still love them however.

Hey OP, don't stress. It's family! They love you, they love the baby. Eat, drink, be merry and take lots of pictures and enjoy this happy day!

--Mom of teens who would love to relive even five minutes of the kids at age one.

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Anonymous wrote:If you want cute smash cake photos, don’t feed your kid a meal, then give Cake. Friend learned this the hard way. Feed the kid the smash cake first. Then give regular food.

Ugh... there is no such thing as "cute smash cake photos". They are all the same contrived crap. So low class at this point. Get a photo of Brayden or Emma looking at their one year cake and forget the smash cake.

F-you, if someone wants to do a smash cake who the f are you to decide whether or not they do it.

So tiresome. Another tirade by the low-rent brigade defending a common, over-done and stupid practice of letting a baby destroy a cake. People are rolling their eyes at you behind your back - don't say we didn't warn you.

How sad that you haven't developed beyond middle school.

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Anonymous wrote:If you want cute smash cake photos, don’t feed your kid a meal, then give Cake. Friend learned this the hard way. Feed the kid the smash cake first. Then give regular food.

Ugh... there is no such thing as "cute smash cake photos". They are all the same contrived crap. So low class at this point. Get a photo of Brayden or Emma looking at their one year cake and forget the smash cake.

F-you, if someone wants to do a smash cake who the f are you to decide whether or not they do it.

Agreed. OP, do the smash cake if you want. Don't listen to the catty PPs in this thread. There are some really miserable people in the DC area.

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Anonymous wrote:If you want cute smash cake photos, don’t feed your kid a meal, then give Cake. Friend learned this the hard way. Feed the kid the smash cake first. Then give regular food.

Ugh... there is no such thing as "cute smash cake photos". They are all the same contrived crap. So low class at this point. Get a photo of Brayden or Emma looking at their one year cake and forget the smash cake.

F-you, if someone wants to do a smash cake who the f are you to decide whether or not they do it.

So tiresome. Another tirade by the low-rent brigade defending a common, over-done and stupid practice of letting a baby destroy a cake. People are rolling their eyes at you behind your back - don't say we didn't warn you.

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Anonymous wrote:If you want cute smash cake photos, don’t feed your kid a meal, then give Cake. Friend learned this the hard way. Feed the kid the smash cake first. Then give regular food.

Ugh... there is no such thing as "cute smash cake photos". They are all the same contrived crap. So low class at this point. Get a photo of Brayden or Emma looking at their one year cake and forget the smash cake.

F-you, if someone wants to do a smash cake who the f are you to decide whether or not they do it.

Lol at the "low class" stuff. My family is well off but DH and I are just starting our careers aka low income! I don't really care if something is "low class" I am 23 years old with a baby, probably already considered low class by many.

Anonymous wrote:If you want cute smash cake photos, don’t feed your kid a meal, then give Cake. Friend learned this the hard way. Feed the kid the smash cake first. Then give regular food.

Ugh... there is no such thing as "cute smash cake photos". They are all the same contrived crap. So low class at this point. Get a photo of Brayden or Emma looking at their one year cake and forget the smash cake.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. My family insists on the smash tradition, and it was free with our cake anyway so I'm going with it for something to do during the party. Agree about the naps.

OP, we did the smash cake because it was free and something to do. I felt self conscious about it but it was actually really fun and cute. I admit I did wonder if any DCURM naysayers were at the party inwardly judging. But whatever. I have video that a friend took of the smash and I'll treasure it now that the baby days are really flying by. The key thing for the party is to just make sure you have enough food and drink. Enjoy the party!

If you want cute smash cake photos, don’t feed your kid a meal, then give Cake. Friend learned this the hard way. Feed the kid the smash cake first. Then give regular food.