How do we avoid too many birthday presents? 🤔

How do I avoid 35+ birthday presents when we invited 35+ kids to the party because my girl is a social butterfly? 😅
We used to invite just her friends from the childminder setting and some other friends, never had more than 15, but now she made so many new friends at school that we ended up inviting the whole class along with her other friends, so we might even get to 40 😳 I am already stressing about that number, one of the reasons being the number of presents she'll end up with! Aside from staggering them, does anyone have any idea on how not to end up with 40 new toys or books? Help 😅😅😅

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Honestly just looking for some genuine girl friends 🥹💕 Someone to talk to, laugh with, vent to, make memories with, and hopefully build a real friendship with. I feel like making friends as an adult is so hard 😭🫶🏼

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Any ideas for Christmas gifts for 9m +

Seek Child support or not seek Child support

Im currently 24 weeks pregnant and will be expecting my first born in February. I met the child’s father back in March and have been talking and going out but we’re not in a committed relationship. He told me that he had no children and one day wanted to become a father. He asked me I ever wanted to ever wanted to have a children and I said “yes one day”. Fast forward to May we ended up becoming intimate with each other for the first time. The following day we spoke and he said I needed to take a plan B and I asked him why if protection was used. He then admittedly shared that he had removed the protection . I was very upset and asked why would he said nothing but “my fault, it won’t happen again”. I took ended up taking the plan B and showed him proof that I brought it and he responded with laughing emojis and texted “I didn’t say anything”,. I went ahead booked a doctor’s appointment for June 18. Before my appointment, we had spoken over the phone and I had asked him “what happen if the plan B doesnt work” as I was not tracking my ovulation because I was not having sex with Anyone for months. June I found out I was 4 weeks pregnant. I told him he suggested a get an abortion. I never experienced an abortion let alone having to take a plan B and always told myself I will never get an abortion because I wanted to be a mom one day. After the phone call and hearing his stance I thought long and hard about my decision. A few days later I texted him and acknowledged how our situation was not an ideal one, but I will not be moving forward with an abortion and wanted to know he wanted to be involved in is child life or not. He never responded.

I accepted it the no response and as a response and didn’t bother him for the rest of June or July. And also accepted that I will be doing this all alone with no support or help from him. Beginning of August I sent one text message asking him if he was open and willing to talk in person and he said okay that he will be free the next day so I told him okay I’m also free. Next day came and he didn’t reach out or followed up so I didn’t Bother as well because I felt like he didn’t want to have conversation and I’m not going to beg/chase a grown man to do something that he just does not want to do.

So I just been thinking it is worth seeking child support. I don’t bother him for nothing nor ask him for anything for the baby. Do I want him to be held accountable absolutely, however I been stress free during this pregnancy even though it has challenging but my baby will need things but I don’t even know what he does for work because he kept that discret, but there were signs that he had money. so I’m just stuck between if should just file for child support and see what happens or just don’t bother and keep moving forward

Looking for a forever friendship !

Not to sound desperate but, I am in dire need of a good mama friend! After becoming a mother I feel as though I’ve outgrown all my old relationships. I live in Buckeye, just hoping to find a good friend to hang with every once in a while so I’m not just cooped up inside all the time.. lmk if you want to try and be my bestie 😭❤️

I love me some Sunday dinner 🍽

We got meatball subs with mozzarella, macaroni and cheese, Garden salad, with some loaded potato soup and a nice corn bread currently baking. What did yous make?