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Tacky

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I just got a Facebook Event invite from a girl that I go to church with to her Baby Sprinkle....She had a large shower when she had her first son less than three years ago.  She is having it before she even has the baby and hosting it herself.  I just do not understand why people think that this is appropriate.
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  • KristysRedBarnKristysRedBarn
    That is so tacky.  It drives me nuts.
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  • nemattoxnemattox

    It is so tacky that it moves past tacky into a whole new category of money grubbing.  So annoying. 

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  • Olive44Olive44 member
    People amaze me.
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  • babygirlpriestbabygirlpriest

    Ick!

    My first thought was "Is that supposed to be slang for a Christening?!?"

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  • Mocha GirlMocha Girl
    Hate it. I especially hate that she's throwing it herself.
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  • michroccmichrocc member

    I have never ever ever heard of a baby sprinkle. 

    I think that's just another example of people hoping that if something's "cute" enough people won't notice how shamelessly tacky it is.  And "cute" is in quotations because it makes me want to Ick! blow chunks. 

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  • bbhalphenbbhalphen member
    Yeah, I don't agree with it at all.  With her hosting it herself, I'd be so mad I wouldn't go or send a gift.
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  • rjl07rjl07
    imagenemattox:

    It is so tacky that it moves past tacky into a whole new category of money grubbing.  So annoying. 

    Exactly!  Throwing it for herself is just ridiculous.

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  • butterfly843butterfly843
    I don't get it. We have so many women at work shopping for their own baby showers.

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  • schen0510schen0510
    That is super huge by me!  It drives me nuts.  Although most times they are only held if they are having a baby of a different gender than the first child.  But still...I had a friend that gave herself a second shower and both her children are boys.
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  • JuJuBe3JuJuBe3
    I think that ridiculous. Personally, I would not go to a shower when someone throws it for themselves.  It's just beyond tacky.
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  • AGFasoAGFaso
    I concur.  The only time a sprinkle is cute is if it's a surprise to the recipient and is rather small and intimate.   We did this for a friend of ours.  Just the 8 of us and we all got her some cute little girl clothes and stuff.  But throwing it for yourself---ultimate tack.
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  • grr_aarghgrr_aargh member

    Ugh.

     

    People really astound me.  I have a friend who really wants to throw me a shower and I keep trying to figure out how to say "Dude, NO." I have 2 kids. I've had my showers. 

    I finally suggested we have dinner.  I'm uncomfortable enough with the thought of them buying me dinner - let alone gifts.

    That anyone would hold a party for themselves is the ultimate in ICK. 

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