Is it tacky to have a baby shower if you’re a high earner?

[Anonymous]

Have a “book” shower where people bring a favorite used or new children’s book to build your library. Have book plate stickers so they can write a note.
Have a fun afternoon where you just celebrate the baby to be by being together.
You can have a shower without gifts. They can shower you with love and attention as part of your village.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. There are some bitter broke B’s on here. I don’t care what you socialists think - it’s not tacky or a gift grab.

Is this actually OP? Because this person is awful, and OP seemed to want advice.

Of course it is. Typical gen z response when people don’t agree with her salty ass

OP mentioned keeping registry items to $50; later FauxP is talking about $100.

If you want a party before the baby arrives and think people are going to bring gifts, either ask for books or sponsor a drive for your local diaper bank.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. There are some bitter broke B’s on here. I don’t care what you socialists think - it’s not tacky or a gift grab.

Is this actually OP? Because this person is awful, and OP seemed to want advice.

Of course it is. Typical gen z response when people don’t agree with her salty ass

31 is not gen z. It’s millennial.

[Anonymous]

I think the book idea is a great idea!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. We are going to have the baby shower but stick to lower priced items under $100. We will be buying all the expensive items we want.

I don’t know why it’s tacky for my MIL to throw us a baby shower? I thought it was customary for a family member such as a parent throw you a baby shower. It’s funny because like a year ago there was a thread where people were telling OP not to throw her own baby shower because a family member should be the one to throw it. Sometimes I feel like there are just combative people on here to start drama to distract from their sad miserable lives.

$100 is considered a lower priced gift by OP! Very out of touch, OP. You are also out of touch with longstanding etiquette rules.

OP here. Who the F gives a damn about the rules? Baby showers used to never be coed and now they are. Anyone can throw a baby shower, not just a friend. I don’t care about following etiquette rules that were made a century ago driven by the patriarchy. It’s 2024.

Ok then do what you want. What are you even asking us?

[Anonymous]

I was totally team OP until her unhinged followups. Yikes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was totally team OP until her unhinged followups. Yikes!

OP here. Cry harder. Not unhinged, you’re just a softie leftie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was totally team OP until her unhinged followups. Yikes!

OP here. Cry harder. Not unhinged, you’re just a softie leftie.

High five OP. Liberals are so weak

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was totally team OP until her unhinged followups. Yikes!

OP here. Cry harder. Not unhinged, you’re just a softie leftie.

I fervently pray that for the sake of this crown prince/princess soon to be begat of Lord and Lady Bountiful that they are prepared to pay through the nose to keep a nanny longer than a week! Perhaps Nurse Ratched is available.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was totally team OP until her unhinged followups. Yikes!

OP here. Cry harder. Not unhinged, you’re just a softie leftie.

Wait, I thought people urging that family members not host showers were uptight reactionaries?

[Anonymous]

No, but your family isn't supposed to throw it.