Children's Birthday Parties

     Hello readers!  Today I just have a super quick blog post about my opinion on having birthday parties for small children. I'm talking ages zero to three. My cousin had a birthday party today so it was just on my mind! My personal opinion is that having birthday parties for kids that age is irrelevant. The only reason I'd consider having one at that age would be for pictures, but in all honesty  it would seem weird to accept presents for a child that age as an adult. It seems like just another baby shower for the first few years if you know what I mean! This might just be me and I also don't have children. I think I see more value in a family party for the child. This way you still have the memory but you don't have people sending you presents just because you threw a party. It also seems like a huge waste of money to go crazy for a child's first birthday that they probably aren't even old enough to understand. I am not quite sure! I'd love to have some people comment with why they think parents throw small children parties! Is it for the child or more of a social event for the parents? I can see that making sense as well. This is just something I haven't quite understood for a long time and want to know more about why people don't just have simple family parties! Thanks for reading! Sorry for the short post, it's more of a question rather than a thought.