Today was Natalie's 2nd birthday party. I'm sad to say I spent around $500 on it, invited lots of friends (too many for our small house), and instead of being joyful and fun, it was stressful. I pretty much hated every minute of it, hated myself for not anticipating the problems, for spending too much money, for overwhelming my two-year-old. She was in tears as I tried to get her to open presents. I had to just give up.
I hope my friends will forgive me for being a lousy party planner. I hope I can forgive myself.
Rob tells me people had fun, even Natalie. I take his word for it.
Sometimes my confidence as a mom gets shaken, and this is one of those times. No more parties, at least no more big parties, in this house. Martha Stewart I am not.
aw Mary, I'm so sorry! This is how we learn, eh? You're a fantastic mommy with two happy and wonderful girls. Don't let one day get you down. :( We can never predict what these kids will do/like from minute to minute.
ReplyDeleteNo need to apologize because we all have been or will be in your same shoes on any given birthday be it at age 2 or some other fun filled age like 13. And for the record, you always appeared very calm, cool and collected throughout the whole party.
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