I asked for tales of birthday party trauma, and six parents have shared their stories so far. Some will make you want to cry, but this one, from debfjeld, made me laugh:
"My son was once invited to a birthday of another child who has an emotional disturbance. It turns out that most of them had some sort of mood disorder. The party went fine until the mom brought out my nightmare -- a pinata!! OK folks, for all that do not know, PLEASE do not blindfold, put a big stick in the kids hand, spin him, and then encourage him to whack something as hard as possible. It was mayhem for the whole experience as at least three of the boys got overstimulated and wouldn't stop whacking not only the pinata but everything else nearby. JUST SAY NO TO PINATAS!"
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