Between the time I write this and the time you read it, I will have had a birthday. I love my birthday. I love the excuse to gather people, to make something out of an ordinary weekend, to celebrate ...

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 ...

In a recent Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who was livid after their friend ate their birthday cake.

I had a birthday party for my 8-year-old son at a trampoline park. The party package requires an exact headcount, and charges ...

DEAR ERIC: I became friends with one of my oldest and closest friends when we were 9 years old. In the last three years, it has been nearly impossible to see her. I routinely sent her text messages ...