As my little girls birthday is approaching tomorrow, I was wondering, do any of you give your LO special treatment on their birthday?
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Growing up we got to pick what was for supper, and didn't have to help with the dishes. I'll continue the tradition.
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we're very worried about spoiling charlie as he gets older. when he was younger i don't think it mattered as much, so we did throw him a big first birthday party when he had no idea what presents were.
this year it'll probably just be us at home with a cake. i got him some play food for his kitchen and want to get a pot and pan, but i don't consider them toys as much since they encourage imaginative play (he's super duper into his kitchen lately).
in summary... i don't think he'll know it's his birthday because we're not really going to treat him any differently!
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Hecks no. If she steps out of line she is getting disciplined just like any other day. She was 2 seconds from me cancelling her whole party this year.
She did pick out her cupcakes and her outfit. -
@Mrs. D: I like that idea! This year I will be taking her to McDonalds I think since it will just be the two of us and we never go there.
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@Miss Adia: Discipline will definitely be the same, I guess I was maily talking about other things like chosing whats to eat and little things like that.
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@cyndistar3: It's so easy and cheap! I don't remember a usual choice, in fact I wouldn't be surprised if some years mom gave me a choice between two or three meals, and so I still felt like I was choosing, but we were still eating with the budget.
I forgot to add we got to choose the type of cake mom or grammie made for us. I always chose Chocolate with Chocolate icing.
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We always got to pick where we went out to eat for our birthday. My mom cooked every night of the week so going out was a treat for us. It had to be somewhere in town and we had somewhat limited options (mostly chain restaurants like Applebees, Lone Star, etc.) We also usually got to have some kind of a party but it was usually a handful of friends coming over to stay the night or going bowling or doing something fun. I was never under the impression that the world revolved around me on that day but I do remember feeling special and my parents stressing how happy they were I was a part of their lives and celebrating my special day.
My husband's family has never made a big deal out of birthdays and it makes me a little sad. I love the idea of reminding a person how special they are on their birthday and my husband is slowly starting to realize how important birthdays are to me.
I will definitely want to do something special for our kids on their birthdays as long they are appreciative of what we do and don't act bratty about it. They act bratty and it's over.
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@Mrs. D: I was always allowed to choose dinner too, and looking back it always seemed to be something easier/cheaper than we normally ate lol. As far as the cake goes, she isn't quite old enough to really care so I will chose for her for now lol.
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@eeh: Yea, my family never did anything great for birthdays, the only thing really different was that I got to choose dinner. I never had friends over. But I TOTALLY agree with the whole being appreciative of it, I don't deal with ungreatful bratty attitudes.
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We'll probably do parties, but my parents never did anything like that for me. Not even a happy birthday on some years. So I will probably do something special. But believe me. If she's a brat she will be treated like every other day. haha.
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We allow him to pick what we do all day. This year his requests were scrabbled eggs and bacon for breakfast, after lunch we grabbed ice cream cones, and he asked me to make him chicken parm for dinner. He also requested to play in the germ pit in the mall. They were simple requests.
We threw him a birthday party as well. DH was raised as a Jehovah Witness and so holiday celebrations are huge for him now since he never had them as a child. We usually invite family and close friends.
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We haven't had a birthday yet, but I plan on doing special things all day, like a pancake breakfast, whatever they want for dinner, special dessert, go somewhere fun that day like the beach or zoo, etc. And we'll have a party. Nothing huge, just close friends and family. I'm a sucker for themes.
I don't really associate doing nice things for your lo with spoiling them. My parents always did special things for me and I always appreciated it. So I'll do the same for my kids.
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well i think apart gifts and cake we might not do anything differently. Maybe he can decide what he wants to eat for his birthday but that's when he's older (and no junk food)
I don't recall any special treatment on my birthday. I still had to do my homework and empty the table. lol
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No kids yet, but I like the idea of choosing what to have for dinner. That would be so exciting to me and still kind of is. Haha. I'd allow her to pick out a special treat as well instead of buying a cake.
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We were allowed to pick the flavor of cake (my favorite was pistachio cake because I loved the icing that went with it and really, what kid doesn't like funny colored food). I'll probably do the same when my son gets old enough to have preferences. Other than that, not really.
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I plan to always have a party. Not necessarily something huge all the time, but definitely a celebration. I think birthdays are special and a fun way to celebrate, so why not?
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Chores still have to be done, and all the house rules still apply, but we're more lenient. Want cake for breakfast? Fine. Wanna sit in your pj's all day? No prob.
Except for the big ones, (1st Bday, etc) birthdays are usually low-key. We celebrate, but don't go all out every time. Sometimes we go out to eat, sometimes we just stay at home and invite a few people over. -
I plan to let them pick whatever food they want for me to cook for dinner. They'll also get to choose their cake and icing flavors.
I'm sure we'll do birthday parties with friends some years, but probably not every year. And depending on the time of year, age, interests, etc we might plan a fun outing to the zoo or for ice cream or something.
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Growing up, we didn't have to do chores on our birthday (mine's a holiday anyway) and we got to pick what was for dinner, but that was about it. My brother still had to go to school on his birthday and get homework done and all that normal stuff. I'll probably do the same with my kids.
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We always had an wknd outing to Chuck E. Cheese and several pizza parties with friends. We still had to go to school and do normal every day things, but we celebrated with some sort of outing/gift every year, until middle school?
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i think i'll want to do bday traditions - like eat out at a particular restaurant (we used to do sizzlers and pizza hut when i was growing up) but probably nothing beyond that.
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@tequiero21: Actually, I'm going to have to do what you're doing - go out to eat for birthdays. Neither my hubs nor I are great cooks, so the making special dinners for breakfast probably won't work, haha.
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I'm all about birthdays for the grown-ups in my life, so it'll be the same for Wombat. Special breakfast, pick dinner, maybe a streamer balloon doorway like I saw on Pinterest. Birthdays are our own personal holiday, so I like to treat it as such.
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