Julie Jay: When birthday celebrations become a week-long jubilee

We all want to mark these milestones, but even by my Kardashian standards this birthday has gone completely out of control

Julie Jay: I took no notice of how many slices were being consumed. By the end, I’m sure most of us were running on 80% chocolate

This was the week when Number One celebrated turning the big five, and while I obviously wanted to mark the occasion, I feel it’s all got a bit out of hand. Somehow, the whole thing has turned into the queen’s jubilee, only minus the problematic historical connotations.

First off, we had three birthday cakes: One Spidey cake, one homemade cake made with Mammy’s special ingredient (tears), and a cream sponge, which Number One only picked at, having suddenly decided he didn’t like cream. This was despite declaring 10 minutes previously that he adored it. But, much like Irish politics, opinions in this house change like the wind.