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JocelynB0911
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Here we go again!
JocelynB0911
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Two of my friends (I am going to say that loosely as we are not BFFs but get along very well but hardly see each other) who happen to be SILs just had babies. One lives in another state but will be coming home in a few weeks to visit and the other one doesnt live too far from me. During their visit they plan on having a baby shower which I am assuming they or at least one of them is hosting because I, along with the rest of our social circle, got this Facebook invite:
Meet the Girls Party and a Diaper and Keg bash!
I was excited to go and meet the babies but when I read the last part I cringed and about vomited when I saw that one (or both but I am thinking just one of them) is planning it and they are requesting you bring a gift for the girls (registry info all attached), a box of diapers for each, and a case of beer to pass around while the babies are being passed around. Decline, decline, decline.
On a semi same note, the girl who threw a combo bridal and baby shower and asked me where her second gift was just wont let up. She is now having ANOTHER baby shower in her garage 2 months after the initial one because she didnt get enough the first time. She invited me because she didnt see my second gift and thought I was just waiting until later to give it to her. No sweetie, it doesnt work like that.
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Re: Here we go again!
Wow, I remember this story...I think. These people sound crazy! I would decline, decline, decline, too!
If you want a rare gem, I have another on the girl who did the combo bridal and baby shower.
They got married this weekend and didnt tell anyone where the wedding rehersal or grooms supper was going to be until a few hours BEFORE it was supposed to start and then they chewed people out for not being on time.
DH wanted me to at least either go to the ceremony or reception for awhile so I agreed but knew I wasnt going to be able to stay long. I am on modified bed rest now and swell easily but still wanted to see friends that we dont get to see on a regular basis. The bride's speech went something like this "Since all of you know we are expecting a baby in the fall, we will be having another shower for the baby for those of you who couldnt make it to the first one" and then went on to talk about "once the beer runs out you have to pay for your own drinks or talk to X about tapping another free keg". I personally found it very rude, tacky, and down right gift grabby. The sad thing is DH says the groom isnt like this at all. Hes down to earth, chill, and was just thankful that people showed up to help him celebrate his wedding. He could honestly care less about the gifts.
I don't even know what to say to ANY of this. Where do these people come from?!?!?!
~Benjamin Franklin
DS dx with celiac disease 5/28/10
OMG.
Can you imagine your "biggest moments" (wedding, birth of a baby, etc) being about how much loot you can get? What kind of memories are those? That's nuts.
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
Some people really lack tact. Wow.
My mom and I threw a bridal shower for my cousin last year and she literally walked in, ate, opened gifts, packed them up in the car and left. She waved a the group and said thank you as she walked out the door. I told my mom that we should have done a drive by shower...throw your gift in her trunk and we'll hand you a sub as you drive by. No need to get out of the car. It's not like she had a conversation with anyone anyway...
People are ridiculous!
Yeah she asked me where her second gift was. I told her it was still sitting on the shelf at the store waiting for someone else to buy it for her because it wouldnt be me. I cant even be nice to her anymore. Its like she looks to us (me and dh) and others as a way to get free things. I dont know how she was raised but its sad! She once suggested to a mutual friend that she GIVE her all of the baby items that the mutual friends child has outgrown. This friend is like me and plans on holding on to everything until they were done having kids. Yeah, they dont talk anymore.