thanks everyone. i can relate to what you each said. i got them to mcdonalds yesterday afternoon and she had fun. there were a couple of kids there she played with, nothing earth shattering, came home and had cake and she was so done lol. me too, i was completely birthdayed out lol.

bad wolf, it is great to meet another mom with similar issues i so often feel alone in this.

and healingmeforme, that is comforting, your family sounds lovely and those birthdays sound perfect.

thank you for making me feel so much less alone.