The $3,000 first birthday party
Eyes wide, "Prince" Clayburn Reed looked around astonished at the nearly 60 faces as they sang happy birthday in unison. To celebrate his first birthday, his mother, Sheila Chapman, rented the Palms Room at the Tampa Palms Golf and Country Club and invited friends and family for his special day. [The party included] pony rides and a magician. Kids whacked a pinata as their parents sipped mimosas and partook of the Mexican buffet.
And what did these priceless memories cost: $3,000, including expense of flying in [the mother's] parents from Memphis. [Source: St Petersburg Times]
What do you think about spending so much money, and lavishing so much attention, on a one-year old child’s birthday? Is this a worthwhile expression of a mother’s love for her child, or an example of parental over-indulgence intended for the parents more than the child?
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How will they top that birthday when it comes to there 13th or 16th. I haven’t even had that much money spendt for myself.
I recently attended some of my friends’ children’s first birthday parties. While not as lavish as the one above, I still wondered why go to all the trouble for a birthday celebration that the child will not remember or appreciate? I’m not against celebrating a child’s birthday, but I think the $3000 spent would’ve been put to better use to start a college fund for the child.