The Party Playbook

Let’s be real—most moms don’t actually experience their kid’s birthday party. We host it. We manage it. We put out fires (both figurative and, depending on the cake situation, literal). But enjoy it? Ha. That’s cute. If you’ve ever found yourself stress-sweating over...

Look, I don’t need to tell you that planning a kid’s birthday party is basically running a tiny, chaotic, cake-fueled circus. Except there’s no open bar, someone always cries (probably you), and your lion wrangler will 100% complain about something. And if you’re...

Let’s be honest—kids’ birthday parties have gotten a little out of hand. Somewhere along the way, we went from a backyard cake situation to balloon arches, bounce houses, and catering that costs more than your first car. But here’s the thing: your kid doesn’t care if...

Let’s get one thing straight: your worth as a mother is not measured in balloon arches. I don’t care what Instagram says. I don’t care if your neighbor hand-painted a life-sized backdrop for her kid’s party while you were just trying to remember to buy juice boxes. I...