Children and Birthday Gifts
By amaleigh73
@amaleigh73 (499)
United States
August 15, 2007 7:54am CST
When my niece turned one (a few years ago), my sister-in-law sent out an invitation to her birthday party. At the bottom of the page it said that she had bought several things for her daughter's birthday that she wanted her to have and we could come "shop" in her basement. At first we couldn't believe what we were reading. I told my husband he would have to do it because I didn't think I would be able to "buy" something from her basement. He went and there was nothing under $20 and everything was musical, had blinking lights, or made noise. I guess she didn't trust anyone to buy her daughter something worth while. The real kicker is, when her other daughter turned one a few years later, she wrapped up the gift we had given the first daughter and re-gifted it to the second daughter. If relatives ask me for a list of ideas of gifts for my children I give them ideas that start at inexpensive, but I would never do what she did. What do you think?
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4 responses
@KrisNY (7590)
• United States
23 Sep 07
I think she is ODD--- and I would not have shopped in her basement- I would have kindly declined- saying that I had already purchased something for the little darling- What a joke that is- I probably would have said something like- Are you flippin crazy? That isn’t what birthdays and gifts are all about- and left her with all the bills for the gifts she purchased and put in her basement .
@roniroxas (10560)
• Philippines
17 Aug 07
i think the purpose of having a birthday party for her child is gone. party is to celebrate a good year that has passed and a good and healthy year to come. yes we must bring gifts but gifts that the parents should appreciate because we spend the effort to bring one.
here in my country we dont have that much money to buy gifts.... so sometimes we are to shy to attend a birthday party but some of my friends insist us to come even without gifts.... for the important point is we are there with them to celebrate with their kids birthday.
@lightningMD (5931)
• United States
15 Aug 07
I think it was incredibly rude. I would have just said no thanks I'll pick my own gift out. Then I would have had it personalized so that she couldnt return it. I often buy something cheap and give savings bonds to my neices and nephews.
