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Poker Diaper Party?

mhustonmhuston member
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I have been hearing about "Diaper Parties", and am not quite sure on the etiquette of throwing one.

First off, Can the mother throw the party for the father? Or should it be like a family member or friend?

Does a "Poker Diaper Party" sound good? Bring a pack of diapers to buy in and purhaps a 2nd pack for a later buy-in?

I was thinking of something like that, and then they can BBQ and hang out and have "GUY TIME" before the baby is born.

What does everyone think? Any ideas? Does this sound like a bad idea?

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  • RoxyLynnRoxyLynn member
    It sounds like a shower, which means you can't throw it for yourself or your spouse.
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  • northtamaracknorthtamarack member

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    It sounds like a shower, which means you can't throw it for yourself or your spouse.

    I agree.  In addition, I think that it is rude to tell people what to give you.  If they want to give you a gift, they will regardless of having an event. 

     

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  • sheparlisheparli

    My friends just had a diaper party for the guys. It was thrown by their BIL's but was at their house b/c everyone lives in town and the ones hosting were the only one's out of town. My husband went and brought a package of diapers, which is what everyone brought. He had a great time with all the guys. There was snack foods and they played cards, cornhole, and ping pong.

    So, it is typically hosted by someone other then yourselves because it is still considered a shower. My friend actually made sure to tell everyone why it was at her house b/c she was afraid people would think they were having it themselves.

    It is a fun thing for the dad to be to have his own "shower" and I think it's a great idea. But just make sure that someone else has it for him, not you.

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  • jolibebejolibebe member

    We are having a poker table set up at our couples shower with the buy-in being a pack of diapers.  But, we are not throwring the shower ourselves. 

    If you want to host a party yourselves and have poker set up, why not do it after LO arrives and do it as part of a meet and greet?  Maybe you can word it that it is optional for a standard poker buy-in or pack of diapers so no one feels obligated to bring you diapers/gifts.

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  • hopefulmomhopefulmom member

    Guess I don't understand how the poker party works or what the "buy in" is.  We play poker in our family (Christmas/Thanksgiving get-togethers usually) and everyone just brings money.  If people are putting in diapers...what if the winner isn't the father-to-be.  Guess I'm not much of a gambler.  lol

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  • nikkipooninikkipooni member
    My hubs is just going to host one of his own. We're the first to have a kid in our circle of friends, so we thought we'd start a tradition.  He's going to buy a prize for the winner, a gift card or something, so that there is a goal for those competitve boys.  I don't think some of the traditional rules of etiquette are in play here, at least for us, so I'm not worried about him hosting his own deal.  All of our guys friends are in to it, granted none of them are big Miss Manners readers. Stick out tongue
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  • feellikeaqueenfeellikeaqueen member

    I am organizing something for DH - but it's just really arranging activities with one of his friends. I'll make sure he has the day off and is ready to go.

    I think, in some ways, the ettiquette rules are flexible here. First - guys just view things differently. Most of my husband's friends would not see a problem at all with his wife organizing and sending him away for guy time. Second - I think the idea of a 'congratulate the guy' party/shower/whatever is fairly new, not common. So, in some ways - anything goes. Just do something that your husband will love, know he was thought of and that he will have a great time.

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  • mkwarner310mkwarner310
    i suggested it to a friend to have the boys do one of these. They were SO confused about what the winner would get if the winner wasn't the daddy to be....
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