27 best 18th birthday gift ideas for someone who’s almost an adult, kind of

Discover the 25 best 18th birthday gift ideas, from fun keepsakes to practical picks — perfect for any teen or almost-adult ...
Cosmopolitan

25 Best Last-Minute Birthday Gifts That’ll Never Disappoint

We’ve all thought about and shopped long and hard for the perfect 21st birthday gift or 30th birthday gift to get our BFFs when they hit those special milestones. But what about the birthdays we don’t ...
Slate

Please Let Me Bring Gifts to Your Kid’s Birthday Party

Last April, I opened my email and an invitation floated out of a digital envelope: a parade of giraffes, announcing Hazel’s third birthday party. My son’s first ever birthday party invitation! I was ...

I’ve Been Told What to Buy My Granddaughter for Her Birthday. It’s Against Everything I Believe In.

Her mother (married to my 42-year-old stepson, who has been in my life for 23 years) wants us to buy Jenny a smartwatch for her birthday. My stepson is disengaged and goes along with whatever his wife ...
Oregonian

Miss Manners: My aunt sent me a gift well after my birthday, then was upset when I didn’t thank her immediately

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m writing this on the 22nd of the month. My birthday was the 9th. My auntie and mum had lunch on the 19th, and auntie gave my mum a birthday card to pass along to me (with a gift ...