How to Celebrate New Year's Eve With a Baby
What It's Like to Be a Parent on New Year's Eve — Exactly
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Face it, since becoming a parent, New Year's Eve really isn't quite the night it used to be, is it? Even though I really never had a New Year's Eve quite live up to my expectations — that glamorous party from When Harry Met Sally was always my ideal — I remember quite a few wild and memorable (though way overpriced) celebrations from my preparenthood days.
With several postbaby New Year's Eves behind us, we've perfected the art of the dinner and party with our friends with similarly aged kids, but every year I have a fleeting thought of making it the best night ever. So, without further ado, I present you with a look at what New Year's Eve is really like as a parent.
It's a week before New Year's Eve, and you're ready to make it your best one yet!
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Then you consider all of the nights you have spent cooped up at home and realize you HAVE to go out!
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You frantically call, text, and email every sitter you know only to get laughs on the other end of the line.
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You realize that if you're going to find a sitter, you're going to have to rob a bank.
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Your friends laugh at your thought that you could ever get a sitter on New Year's Eve . . .
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You resolve to have the best, most outrageous family-friendly New Year's Eve celebration at home.
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You stock the bar with everyone's favorites to ensure a good time is had by all.
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You load up on the Disney flicks for the kids . . .
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You welcome everyone at 5:30 p.m., because that's when kids eat . . .
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The kids finish dinner in record time, and both the parents and kids look to you for their next activity.
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The moms sit on the couch gossiping, and the dads break out the poker set until . . .
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By 9 p.m. everyone's left, your kids are melting down, and your partner gives you the "I told you so" look.
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Sometime between your guests leaving and midnight, you pass out on the sofa . . .
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Your partner nudges you to wake up because the countdown is on.
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It's midnight, and you want to crawl into bed, but your little one is ready to party!
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Though it wasn't the ideal, in the end you're just happy you were all together.
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