I have no less than 3 invitations I received this week to 1st birthday parties. One is from my cousin, one is from a co-worker, and one is from a friend.

Personally, I cringe at the thought of going to a 1 year old's party. I have only been to birthday parties for nieces and nephews, and those were generally small cookouts with immediate family. My LO's 1st birthday celebration will be a cake at our Christmas family gift exchange.

Of the 3 parties, I only really want to go to my friend's, and for the selfish reason of just seeing them and hanging out. I have no idea how to just attend one party and then not attend the others. I don't' want to lie to get out of any of them, and I know my friend would put pictures on Facebook, so the other's would know I accepted an invitation and declined theirs. Argh.

So do I decline them all, or accept them all? Or I'm over thinking this and just need to go to my friends and not worry so much?