Children’s birthday parties are the next level in the parenting arms race
No parent wants to spend a four-figure sum on a child’s birthday party. Why do so many of us end up doing it anyway?
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Parties used to be simpler affairs. But over the years, the bar has been raised.
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June Yong
The birthday party invitation arrives in the class chat group. A function room at a hotel, with a high-tea buffet followed by a giant pool party.
Your child peers over your shoulder and says excitedly: “Wow. When it’s my birthday, can I have something like that?”