Thank you note from baby or parent?

Minipenguin

Should thank you notes be written from the baby or from the parents? A friend sent me a gift for the baby (clothes), not as part of a shower or party. I know LO can't thank anyone yet, but the gift was for her not for me.

Who should the note be from?

Minipenguin

That's what I thought. But then, I felt weird thanking someone for a gift they gave someone else. kwim?

 

Thanks!

cinderin

Parent.

EastCoastBride

Without question, parent. Your child can't read or write or TALK.  They clearly can't write a TY.

I will add, though, that DS can write his own name.  We did get a thank you recently from a friend where the overall note was clearly

PinkLillyLover

EastCoastBride:

Without question, parent. Your child can't read or write or TALK.  They clearly can't write a TY.
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ordinary1

EastCoastBride:

Without question, parent. Your child can't read or write or TALK.nbsp; They clearly can't write a TY. I will add, t

lindslalala

Parent.

Although I have to be honest. I'm 99% sure I wrote TYs from DS's perspective for a few gifts we got right after he was born. I am absolutely mortified about it now. I blame sleep deprivation!

lisa5201

Am I the only one who signs: DH, Me, & baby ?

BeckyTheEngineer

Yes the gift will be used by the baby, but it is a gift for you.  It would be weird to write as if you were the baby.  I do sign cards from all of us though.

Minipenguin

-auntie-:

lisa5201:

blush64

Seriously? I would write the note from me. I would find it odd to have a note written as if a baby wrote it. 

abell77

I think it comes from the parent.

HelgaFunk

Definitely from the parents. The baby doesn't give a crap about any of this stuff. It won't care if it's stained, torn, been used by 300 other babies, or ugly. The gifts you receive are to make your life easier, therefore need to be from you.

notkateanymore

No, the gift was for you for your child. Write it from you. I hate thank you notes written as if they're from an unborn child, baby or toddler.

notkateanymore

lisa5201:

Am I the only one who signs: DH, Me, & baby ?

No, but that's completely different than

squeaks521

Parent. 

But once the kiddo reaches "writing" age I like when they at least sign the card even if they don't write the whole thing. My dad actually has all of my sons "thank you" notes and its cute to see them go from just a wobbly H to his

lisa5201

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PunkyBooster

Usually I just signed it from me, but sometimes, after he was born, I'd say from "Punky and DS"