One mom warns parents against birthday drop-offs after discovering her daughter was left alone at a party Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working for PEOPLE since 2025.

Having a family birthday party for young children can be a lot of fun. Many times, kids will also want to have a separate party with their friends. What would you do if your mother-in-law got upset ...

In a post on the AITA subreddit, the original poster (OP) explained a recent situation that occurred on her daughter's birthday OP shared that she and her daughter shared the expectations of the trip, ...

Lauren dropped her daughter off at a birthday party, thinking she’d have the time of her life. Only when she returned, she found a heartbreaking opposite. “I literally feel like the worst mom ever,” ...