Being a firstborn myself, I was well aware prior to becoming
a parent, of the perils one faced bringing up this child-king in the home. As
the first granddaughter to both sides of the family, I was brought up extremely
spoilt, as my own parents would attest to. Birthday celebrations were lavish occasions
with huge custom-made cakes and full on catered meals, very rare when I was a
child. It gave me much fear that my firstborn would experience the same, since
she too would be the first granddaughter to both sides of our families.
Here is my journey of mothering my firstborn thus far –
