"'Cause nobody wants to have a party like this that can pay for it. Eirian likes small parties, an' Daffyd likes to go to the beach for his birthday, an' Al'kita doesn't want a party, an' Marcus doesn't either, an' Mum won't let Uncle Jack or Gran or anybody but her an' dad pay for my birthday, so we mostly have cake and ice cream and presents and sometimes we go to Central Park."
She sighed, looking at the dance floor wistfully. "An' mum doesn't celebrate her birthday, 'cause she can't remember when it was, an' dad takes us all to Aberdeen for his birthday. And I have to stay with the babies, and it's boring."