Originally Posted by Former Teacher:
So I asked the mom what kind of party were they having for the boy. She looked at me like I was crazy...I had to repeat the question. She said "oh Heavens no, we aren't having a party" I was shocked! His FIRST birthday. The ONLY boy. My mouth spoke before my brain thought and I said "what? it's his first 
" She said "oh I know but it's not like he will remember 
"
I immediately thought....no he won't remember but YOU will. 
You really don't need to feel sad for the boy or the parent. We didn't have birthday parties for our kids' first birthdays. Not our first, our boy or our youngest. We made cake but didn't have a big celebration.
My kids don't care and I'm not feeling regret.
K