Just curious why so many of you side-eye these types of events?
My dad offered to throw us a meet the baby bbq in early autumn. I thought it was a lovely idea until I started reading this board, and now Im concerned theres some ettiquette issue with it.
What am I missing?
Re: Sip&See / Meet the Baby
I don't personally side eye them. And i've thrown them out as options to situations where people want a party but no one is offering to throw them a shower.
I will say, though, that I've never known anyone IRL whose had one of these.
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No side-eying here. There are two circumstances when I've seen these:
1. Religious or cultural norm says no shower, so they do a 'meet the baby' party later (no gifts required, usually no registry)
2. 2nd or more kid, when a showe
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Baby Boy M - 08/01/2013
Expecting Baby Bean February 2017
When you've been married this long, you need a ticker to remind you.
Baby Boy M - 08/01/2013
Expecting Baby Bean February 2017
Our situation is a little weird because we live far from family (7 hours from his, 9 from mine).
We plan on having 2 Meet the Baby picnics this fall- one in each hometown. This will be the first time anyone in our families (except our
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Baby Boy M - 08/01/2013
Expecting Baby Bean February 2017
He's the single greatest thing I've done in my life and reminds me daily of how fun (and funny) life can be. He's turned out pretty swell for having such a heartless and evil mother.
If you want to do a sip and see you go ahead and do one it is your business.
Personally, I dont want one because of my reasons, i am having preemies in May (identical twin girls), we dont know how long they gonna here in NICU and then afterwards
I have been invited to/attended multiple sip and sees. Usually, in my experience, it is thrown by the grandparents as a way for their friends to AW the baby.
I think they are lovely. People stop by casually, come and go. See the baby. Mingl
I don't side eye them.
We're doing one in June (a BBQ) for our close family and a couple friends. It's less about having a party and mostly so I can defer people from visiting right after the baby is born.
No specific post comes to mind, but I have seen a few comments here and there likening sip&sees to, say, gender reveals. I have plenty of older family members who absolutely do care about "1950s" ettiquette, and I try to honor that wherever its rea