Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On a recent Sunday morning, I got a text ...

A child’s birthday is a meaningful milestone and (at least in theory) a joyful occasion filled with whimsy and delight. But any busy parent can tell you that actually planning a kid’s birthday party — ...

It’s my (kid’s) party, and I’ll cry if I want to. The things parents will do — or not do — for their kids. A mother hosting a birthday party for her youngest child did not provide food for two ...