Birthday Parties Are Their Own Separate Mental Load

It never stops! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Scary Mommy Daily]( Jun. 12, 2024 [A group of young girls having fun with their friends at a birthday celebration]( Flashpop/DigitalVision/Getty Images NEVER ENDING TASK LIST [Birthday Parties Are Their Own Separate Mental Load]( Does this sound like a scene from your house? Lauren Davidson writes: “It was a Saturday morning, and I was nagging my 7-year-old to finish the birthday card he was making for a classmate while I was trying to find the gift receipt for the present I’d purchased for her. My 4-year-old was whining because he didn’t get to go to a birthday party, and my husband was asking me if we were having lunch there, and if so, did I have any ideas for what he should feed our other kids?” Yes, it’s time to talk about birthday parties, and just how much space they take up in your brain. — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [Read More ⮕]( Latest [This Mom Wonders If She's Overreacting After Another Mom Possibly Exposed Her Kid To Norovirus]( ICKY [This Mom Wonders If She's Overreacting After Another Mom Possibly Exposed Her Kid To Norovirus]( "How do you knowingly come basically sick with stomach flu?" [Read More.]( [A woman holds up a salty pretzel.]( Nycshooter/Getty Images FOR REAL, THOUGH [Why Do I Crave Salt So Much?!]( From deficiency to stress, here’s why you may keep reaching for those salty comfort foods. 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