My cousin just spent 2 months salary on a birthday party for her 3 year old

I dey Yaba co-working space when my cousin send me video of her daughter's third birthday party. Balloons everywhere, a cake that look like it cost more than my rent, even a bouncy castle. The thing choke.

I call her and ask, abeg how much this one set you back? She say 350k. I nearly drop my phone. In this economy? Where fuel is almost a thousand naira per litre and we dey calculate before buying garri? She say but the child deserve the best. I say but the child is three. She will not remember this party. She will remember if you buy her a book or take her to the park. But a bouncy castle? Zero retention.

I no fit judge because e be her money. But I dey wonder, are we doing these big parties for the children or for ourselves? For the Instagram? Because that video don get 200 likes already. Make I just keep quiet and mind my business.