Stressed about my sons birthday!

[Wednesdayafternoon]

My sons birthday is the first week of jan and I'm getting increasingly stressed that it will be the second year in a row of being in bloomin lockdown. He will be 5 and He's so excited to go to school with his cupcakes and then have a fun weekend and now I just feel like o can't even plan anything with these reports of outdoor dining and no indoor mixing for adults :(
Anyone else got little ones with January birthdays feeling the same?
Just needed to vent really. He is going to be so disappointed if we are stuck inside again, as will I!

Yes, same here - though ds is a bit older. Currently thinking park with friends on actual birthday and party whenever lockdown ends (not at all ideal but better than last year)

It's really frustrating, birthdays so soon after Christmas are difficult anyway!

Yep. I've held off on booking his party as we may nudge it into feb. Last year he missed his party obviously!

It just feels SO unfair. How can they keep reporting all this stuff about lockdowns and schools etc and just leaving us all to stress about what's going on.
I will be so upset for my son. Last year we literally went to McDonald's drive through and Sainsbury's :(

Why am I heaving all my injections just to spend my sons birthday stuck at home with no family!!!

And before anyone pipes up, yes it will still be special but it's not FAIR. We've exhausted celebrations at home on our own. It's not fun anymore!!!!

It is sad but you just have to make the best of it. Zoom magic show or outdoor silent disco are both lots of fun.

He wouldn't be interested in either of those things :(
I'm a single parent too. Absolutely had enough now. I hope these stupid rumours don't follow through.

It is all a bit shit. At least at five they are easily distracted, so I hope you make it nice at home

Same here. My DD is so excited to have a party but I just don't know if we can book one. Not sure what to do at the moment. I'm thinking of delaying it a few weeks. It's shit isn't it.

Yup, exactly the same. I know there are more important things, but when you’re 7 like my daughter is, birthday parties are important! I’ve warned her she might not be able to have the party she wanted in January, but we can have an unbirthday party later in the year. Still sucks though.

My son is older (which helps in some ways and not in others) and last year we celebrated his birthday with friends in July, so 6 months late. Not ideal but not nothing either. So if the worst happens plan for spring.

It's just awful isn't it!
I haven't planned a party but I would have my family round for a buffet and a nice day out.

This really is the straw that's broke the camels back for me.
I've had a baby in the first lockdown, lost my whole maternity leave to lockdown after lockdown, live in Lancashire so literally in lockdown the whole time, no birthday celebrations, missed my 30th... absolutely fed UP. Why am I even having my jab. I am really REALLY annoyed.

My son is 5 at the end of Jan. tbh I've not thought about it too much. Last year we went to one of the royal parks on his birthday and he had an awesome day. He has said he wants a park birthday party and I said no as it's January. He might get his wish afterall lol

I have sympathy for you. In fact in this house all four of us have had our last two birthdays ruined because of Covid and lockdowns. It’s shit.

My DD's birthday is the end of Jan and I have no idea whether to arrange a party or not. Last year we did a Zoom party and she seemed pretty happy with that, but another one seems really sad. And her sister was able to have a proper party this year because we weren't in lockdown. She did mention that she's only had one half birthday party, so maybe we will do a Zoom party and then a half birthday party later in the year.

My DS’s birthday is in March so he’s already had two lockdown birthdays. It sucks but there’s not much to do except get on with it.