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S/O half birthdays...

BabyCarryingVesselBabyCarryingVessel member
in October 2012 Moms
This has got me thinking about their first birthday. This is probably a UO and very premature, but I want your opinions on the matter. I love one year parties for the cake smash part, but despise watching parents trying to get their uninterested one year old to open gifts. I also don't think it's neccessary to buy cards for one year olds. Have any of you been to a first birthday party where there were no gifts, only a cake smash? I'll bet everyone would think I was a total Biotch if I reqested no gifts for their first birthday party. Thoughts?

 

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  • Sillygirl85Sillygirl85 member

    I honestly think that if you requested no gifts some people would respect that, and others would not. It's just the way the world works in my experience.

    I know their are people in my sons life who enjoy being able to get him things and would be

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  • Mrs.G123Mrs.G123 member
    You could just open presents after. But I refuse to participate in this discussion for 5 and a quarter more months.
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  • BabyCarryingVesselBabyCarryingVessel member

    I bring this up because we just went to two first birthday parties within the past month. Both times the poor babies were just ready for naps, and their parents tried to get them to look at cards, open presents and look at their new toys. It was just s

     

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  • AMT1107AMT1107 member

    We have been to about 3 1st birthday parties and the kids did not open the gifts.  

    We don't plan on having a big party and we will not make E open his gifts, I was in pain watching him try to open 2 Easter gifts... can you imagine watching

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  • kross605kross605 member

    We didnt open DD1s gifts at her party,  we did it later that night when she was asleep. I dont think anyone minded, or if they did, they didnt tell me! We made sure to send out specific thank you cards so the guests knew we opened them and noted w

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  • Mrs.RockyMMrs.RockyM member

    We didn't open up gifts at DD1's 1st birthday party, we did have a little after party at our house though for my sister and her family, my parents, my inlaws and brother in law and we opened up all the presents then - after DD1 took her nap!

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