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Dear Abby: Kids are done throwing mom her expected elaborate birthday bash
After 35 years, the family debates ending the birthday party as age and responsibilities reduce attendance and event sustainability, with the 85-year-old mother still insisting on tradition.
- The speaker and their siblings have decided to stop holding an elaborate annual birthday party for their 85-year-old mother after many years of tradition.
- For the past 35 years, their family has celebrated birthdays with large gatherings, but organizing these events became challenging after their father became ill a few years back and then passed away not long ago.
- Fewer guests now attend these events due to age-related factors and a shrinking circle of friends, although their mother would like the tradition to continue.
- The siblings feel the annual party has become too much and say, 'We're just done, period,' citing responsibilities to their own families.
- As an alternative, they consider celebrating with a manageable lunch at a restaurant and birthday cake together on their mother's special day.
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Dear Abby: How do I tell my 85-year-old mom we’re done with her annual birthday bash?
Both my parents had birthdays days apart and near a holiday. About 35 years ago, they started a tradition of having an elaborate party on or near their birthdays. My siblings and I were grown. The guests were their friends, and we were mostly bored out of our minds. As we married and had kids, we were invited to our own friends’ holiday parties but were made to feel extremely guilty if we tried to skip our parents’ party. The older they got, the…
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Dear Abby: Annual birthday celebration has become burdensome
DEAR ABBY: Both my parents had birthdays days apart and near a holiday. About 35 years ago, they started a tradition of having an elaborate party on or near their birthdays. My siblings and I were grown. The guests were their friends, and we were mostly bored out of our minds. As we married and had kids, we were invited to our own friends' holiday parties but were made to feel extremely guilty if we tried to skip our parents' party. The older th…
DEAR ABBY: Annual birthday celebration has become burdensome
DEAR ABBY: Both my parents had birthdays days apart and near a holiday. About 35 years ago, they started a tradition of having an elaborate party on or near their birthdays. My siblings and I were grown. The guests were their friends, and we were mostly bored out of our minds. As we married and had kids, we were invited to our own friends' holiday parties but were made to feel extremely guilty if we tried to skip our parents' party. The older th…
Dear Abby: Mom and dad insist on a yearly elaborate birthday that everyone is tired of attending
DEAR ABBY: Both my parents had birthdays days apart and near a holiday. About 35 years ago, they started a tradition of having an elaborate party on or near their birthdays. My siblings and I were grown. The guests were their friends, and we were mostly bored out of our minds. As we married and had kids, we were invited to our own friends’ holiday parties but were made to feel extremely guilty if we tried to skip our parents’ party. The older th…
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