do you pay your firends' baby when you first see them?

@hahaweb (111)
China
January 3, 2009 11:38am CST
Dear mylotters, one of my best friends just got a baby and i will go visit her next week. I just want to know if you give the baby money when you met her the first time? If you do, how much did you pay? i am wondering to give her 100 bucks, is it too much or too mean? Happy mylotting, my friend
4 responses
poppoppop111
@poppoppop111 (5731)
• Canada
3 Jan 09
i have never heard of this as well. i've never felt obligated to bring money for a friends new born baby. i have although boughtn a little present for the babies when i went to visit or for the baby shower
hahaweb
@hahaweb (111)
• China
3 Jan 09
gift is enough? I have to buy gift too :(
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poppoppop111
@poppoppop111 (5731)
• Canada
3 Jan 09
i would do one or the other. either a gift or money. personally if one of my friends tried to give me 100 dollars when they came to visit my daughter when she was born i wouldn't feel right excepting that much. seems like a lot to me. i wouldn't feel right taking it. i know you have your traditions, sounds like it's something you did in your home country but if you can't afford it i'd even go down to 50 dollars. to me that would be more than enough and a very lovely gift
eviltormentor
@eviltormentor (68)
• Mauritius
3 Jan 09
well many times when we visit new-born babies we always give money on the first time itself well 100 bucks is good and not mean at all :D
hahaweb
@hahaweb (111)
• China
3 Jan 09
Thanks, I hope they will not hate me if I only give 100 bucks :)
btwmoney
@btwmoney (111)
• United States
3 Jan 09
I think it depends on the relationship. I will do 20 bucks for a normal friend and maybe 50 to 100 bucks for my best friend. But I also think a gift is more appropriate.
thecrazyjogger
@thecrazyjogger (3178)
• India
3 Jan 09
nope i thnk we're supposed to visit n then bring some gifts! normally i dont bring them mony but clothes n some other giftsss! happy lotting and have a blessed new year