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what gift for one year old?

cuterusauruscuterusaurus member
edited March 2014 in July 2013 Moms
Going to a birthday party tonight and don't know what to get. A couple things:

*party is for son of a loose acquaintance from church
*said acquaintance has outright offered to surrogate
*birthday boy is 5th child
*acquaintance may or may not have major health issues (can't gain weight don't know why)
*acquaintance had rough 5th pregnancy - early term delivery
*she's very nice
*she's not that bright
*she's very religious
*I know she'd do it in a heartbeat, but I just don't feel like she's the right choice
*she posted that she had a cigarette because she had to one recently. Not comfortable with that in context of carrying future babies for me.
*not even sure I can or will surrogate yet. Money, yo.
*speaking of money, recently my favorite gift to close family friends is a gift certificate for zoo membership
*we are not close but she's offered something amazing
*I know she already has a family membership to the zoo
*the gift certificate can be used anytime
*regarding my hesitation about her lifestyle choices in regards to carrying a future child for me, beggars can't be choosers...

What should I bring as a gift to her one year old?


what gift for one year old? 74 votes

just a card
0% 0 votes
zoo membership
4% 3 votes
museum membership (way more expensive)
0% 0 votes
grab small age appropriate toy or book from TRU en route to party
87% 65 votes
something else I haven't thought of
8% 6 votes
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Re: what gift for one year old?

  • ljs4117ljs4117 member
    I would just get the normal gift for the kiddo. If surrogacy is something you are able to pursue in the future and you go with this lady as a surrogate, that's when I would give a gift for that.
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    Balls are quite fun.
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  • blairwitchblairwitch member
    At 1 its hard to say...being number 5 I am guessing there are a lot of hand me downs...but I would see a zoo membership kind of things as more for the whole family instead of the birthday boy.
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  • jennipalmerjennipalmer member
    Month membership to a play place, maybe? I am currently at one and appreciating the idea more and more

     

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  • Karebear6978Karebear6978 member
    A zoo membership would be more of a family Christmas gift
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  • thegoodpotatothegoodpotato
    I'd say just a small toy. Being #5, said kid probably has nothing that is his own?

    I know Amanda has almost no toys that are hers - most are hand me downs and she's only #2. But then again I'm frugal and kind of a big hippie (reduce, reuse, recycle and all that).

    It's always nice for her to get something that Marnie has no claim on.

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  • elyse05elyse05 member
    I say definitely get the kid a toy of some kind. Something that comes in a box, that way if the toy is a bust, at least he's got a box to play with! ;)

    I wouldn't factor any the whole surrogate thing into the gift, especially since it's the boy's birthday. 
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