Kids birthdays, Selling my car and STUPID, MEAN people!!!

My daughters birthday's are coming up. I have three gorgeous little girls. Clara, will be 7...Marian "Mary", will be 6...and Kathryn "Katie, Kat, Boobie, KatieBoo, Kitty Kat", will be 1!!! Someone once told me Christmas is for everyone, (christians at least), other holidays celebrate other people and other things, the only day that is truly all about you, is your birthday, so make it special. That stuck with me. But I have a hard time with this, especially this year, because around this time of year, my husband's work slows down. My daughters birthdays are August, September and October. *shudders* Then there's Thanksgiving, and then Christmas. Fall and Winter are NOT good for us, at least not financially. I know a lot of people would say that I should help out by getting a job. I completely agree. And if it were actually possible for me to do so, I certainly would. The problem is I have no one that my husband and I trust that is willing to babysit our youngest. I can't afford daycare and any job I got would only cover a portion of daycare cost, so basically, I would be working to help pay for her to be in daycare so I could work, for what? Yeah. No.
Not to mention, I would have to find a job that would work with me and give me something between the hours of 7am-2:30pm. I have to put my girls on the bus and get them off. No one else to do it. It is a dilemma.
Others may suggest that we save back a little all year long. That's very wise and an incredible idea. I wish we could do it. It seems something always comes up to take any money we could potentially save. Car breaks down, needs tires, rent, huge electric bill, hours at Johnnie's job get less and less, girls get sick and need medicines, diapers, pullups, clothing (they grow like crazy!), shoes (omg! do they go through shoes!), the school dollars us to death (as if we don't already pay enough in taxes to the schools, makes you wonder where it all goes if I am buying kleenex, paper plates, copy paper, printer ink-I can't even buy ink for my own printer!, class snacks, etc...for the classrooms). Oh I am sure there's more that I am just not able to think of right now. Geez!
So, back to their birthdays. Clara is the oldest and she is first, August 24. She wants a Monster High Themed party, Monster High toys, dinner at Chuck E. Cheese, and her nails done. So the Monster High theme suppiles are $35 before tax. The toys are upwards of $15 each. The dinner at Chuck E. Cheese is $35. The nails being done are like $15-$25. That's $110.00 for a 7 year olds birthday party. That doesn't include food for guests, balloons, cake and ice cream, drinks, and now people have started this crazy evil goody bag thing. OMG!!!! I have maybe $80 to do her birthday with. This is where the anxiety starts. Last year, her birthday was incredibly awful. We invited 88 ppl, friends and family, and only my brother showed up. Try explaining to your newly 6 year old why no one thinks she's important enough to pencil her in a month ahead of time and come to her birthday. It was devastating.
Marian, second born and second in line for a birthday, September 14. She wants Justin Bieber everything. The cost for her birthday is about the same as Clara's. Undo-able, again. Johnnie is losing hours drastically. What used to be 5-6 days a week, is now 3-4. His check has been cut in half. But our bills haven't.
Kathryn is the baby and she is last in line for a birthday, October 08. Hers is super important! It's her very 1st!!!!! I spent $180 dollars on Clara's first. $150 on Marian's. Katie is going to get jipped something serious! I already feel bad that I got all of Clara's milestone pictures, one of Mary's and none of Katie's!! But their birthdays?! This is insane!

So, what do I have to sell? The baby stuff Kat is not using anymore. Realistically, it probably will not sell in time, and if it did, it could pay for a small portion of one birthday party. I have my car. It has not been run lately because we can't afford to run two cars. It's ugly. It needs some love, some TLC, preferably by someone with money, but it does run. I put it up on FB and Craigslist. $700. I look around, there are cars with no freaking motor at all going to way more than what I am asking. I hope to have it sold by this Friday, so I can do something for Clara's birthday. So far, 8 responses in 4 days! Some respond just to tell me I am an idiot. Some respond with questions that I have clearly given the answers to in my ad, and then huff and puff at me as if I have said something wrong. Some tell me my car is a problem and is not worth it. Some tell me they are coming out to see it and then I don't hear back from them. It's frustrating to say the least. I wonder if they knew why I am selling it, if it would make a difference? Probably not.

I post all the baby stuff for sale.

I cry.

I scream.

I feel bad for my babies.

I come on here to vent.

I don't think I am asking too much for my car. I am asking $700 because I have a $300 credit card that I can pay off and use for the birthdays. At least two of them. I have some bills I need to pay. And the rest can go with what I already have to pay for Clara's birthday. Solid plan, I must say. Or at least I thought.

I am thinking of taking Clara up to WalMart, sticking a sign on her shirt that reads: "It's my birthday and thanks to the government and the situation they have thrust our country into, my Daddy's job is slowing hours, and it's my birthday. Please donate one gift, card, giftcard, clothing item, pair of shoes, or a BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Wonder what would happen? LOL! I don't think it would work.

I am so disappointed and ashamed that I can't throw a good party for my girls. I can't imagine what Christmas will bring. How sad.