Tacky

NC_Momma

Just got invited to a baby shower...Hosted by the baby mamma!

Seriously...you are hosting your own?  wow

chaptini4now

I didn't know that was even possiable... very weird, and I guess you could say tacky!

AMYfromKY

It's a little tacky, but try not to judge.  She may not be as lucky to have loving friends and family like many of us.

ablou

gross.  Are you going?? What are you getting?? 

cateye

If my daughter hadn't come early, I probably would have hosted my own.  My close family and friends all live out of town and couldn't host one and I wasn't really close enough with anyone here for them to host something for me. But these same people (who weren't hosting) were asking about my baby shower, so. . .

NC_Momma

I guess i posted this without all details...she is having a family shower 2 weeks later, hosted by her sister.  So it's not like she isn't getting a shower! 

JaysonandKristin

I personally have never found anything tacky about it. ?But, that's just me. ?To each his/her own. ?I'm not hosting mine, but I almost wish I was at this point.

TTCinOC

I know I'm totally alone on this, but I don't think it's tacky. I feel bad that she has no one to throw her a shower (whatever the situation may be) and I personally feel that baby showers are celebrating the baby not the mother.

Again, I know I'm alone and flameworthy but it's just my opinion. 

Summer20

I agree - tacky with a capital T.  There is NO reason that I would find acceptable to host your own shower.  Yes, it would suck not to have any friends or family offer, but you still can't throw your own shower.  Have a "meet the baby" party after and I bet a lot of people would bring gifts.

So, are you going??

Fairy Tale Come True

Well I have a couple of friends that wanted to give me a shower and one asked me if October was ok (I'm due Dec. 10th). I thought it was a good time...and then another comes back and asks me if Sept. 26th was ok. Well, ok, but way rushed. So after thinking about it for a week I called one and asked her why it had changed from Oct. to the 26th...and she told me b/c one of the hostess wanted her baby shower in October. OK--wait a minute...this girl isn't even due until MARCH! So I went ahead and told the girls I appreciated the shower, but I wanted it to be either Oct. 24th or Nov. 7th.  Sept. was way to early for to get everything ready---I'm not even registered yet. I kinda felt odd about the whole thing.

AmandaToo

Eh.  Who knows what her reasons are?  Maybe she has an interesting reason or this shower is different in the guest list, etc.  I know it's not the norm, but I figure showers are really for the baby anyway. 

cateye

NC_Momma:

I guess i posted this without all details...she is having a family shower 2 weeks later, hosted by her sister.  So it's not like she isn't getting a shower! 

Okay.  That is a little tacky. 

auddy_0113

Maybe she doesn't have anyone to throw her one : (

TTCinOC

cateye:

NC_Momma:

I guess i posted this without all details...she is having a family shower 2 weeks later, hosted by her sister.  So it's not like she isn't getting a shower! 

Okay.  That is a little tacky. 

Agreed  

lilbit923

My gf who is expecting her 4th (each kid is 2 years apart) is throwing her own shower at her house. It is so tacky but I'm going anyway, it's not the baby's fault her mom is a goober.

Mereou12

cateye:

NC_Momma:

I guess i posted this without all details...she is having a family shower 2 weeks later, hosted by her sister.  So it's not like she isn't getting a shower! 

Okay.  That is a little tacky. 

Agreed. Sounds like a greedy mama to me.

Temp785382312506150

Ick. So, someone's already throwing her one shower but she feels the need to throw herself another shower? Can you say "greedy"?

12bailey18

Tacky....unless she wrote something along the lines of No Presents but I doubt she did. 

mrsthedixon

My shower is going to be at my house... but hosted by my Mom and MIL. Is that tacky?? I hope not!  (My house has a better layout/size to fit everyone... that's why we are doing it).

Tinkx123x

TTCinOC:

I know I'm totally alone on this, but I don't think it's tacky. I feel bad that she has no one to throw her a shower (whatever the situation may be) and I personally feel that baby showers are celebrating the baby not the mother.

Again, I know I'm alone and flameworthy but it's just my opinion. 

I don't think it's tacky. You don't know her situation so don't judge her 

pdxjenn

JaysonandKristin:

I personally have never found anything tacky about it.  But, that's just me.  To each his/her own.  I'm not hosting mine, but I almost wish I was at this point.

 

agreed

fIowerchild

Given the new details on this, it gets my Tacky vote.

Sookie16

AMYfromKY:

It's a little tacky, but try not to judge.  She may not be as lucky to have loving friends and family like many of us.

 

I think this is a great way to look at it.

Summer20

mrsthedixon:

My shower is going to be at my house... but hosted by my Mom and MIL. Is that tacky?? I hope not!  (My house has a better layout/size to fit everyone... that's why we are doing it).

I think that's totally different and okay 

sadielove

No matter what the situation is, it's just tacky. If no one is throwing you one, then you don't have one.  Period.