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Anonymous
| I do like the idea of putting on the invite that there will be games - that way the wet blankets who would otherwise sit there and stew in their negativity can stay home, and the others can have fun. |
Anonymous
| OP here, thanks for all of the feedback. I can see that feelings run strongly in regard to this topic! I will check with the guest of honor and see how she feels about the subject... I am pretty sure that she is in the pro-game camp and if so, I may use the baby bingo (which people do not have to participate in) or craft table idea. |
Anonymous
| Beer pong or quarters. |
Anonymous
feelings run strongly on most topics on this website... |
Anonymous
Baby shower games are horrible. *shudder* |
Anonymous
I find this thread so ODD! Personally, I am not a fan of baby shower games but it is absolutely amazing to me that people actually have strong feelings about this. What's the big deal if you have to spend 30 minutes or so of a 2 hour baby shower playing a dumb game?! Especially if wine is served! 
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Anonymous
| shower games take all the mystery out of why we're viewed as the weaker/dumber sex.... seriously, how moronic of a tradition. can we behave like adults? even when someone we know is pregnant??? |
Anonymous
Uh-oh...now you started it. We'll have to now hear about how rude it is to serve wine at a function where the guest of honor can't partake! |
Anonymous
Oops! That didn't even occur to me. I haven't been to too, too many baby showers but all but one had wine. And I assume there will be wine served at my shower and am glad that even if I can't partake, the guests can. But I guess this would be one of those things that you'd have to know the expectant mom to know which was the right way to go. |
Anonymous
Baby showers aren't about what YOU want. They are about what the guest of honor wants. If she wants games, there will be games. If she hates them, they should be avoided. Think of it like your wedding. I am absolutely certain you did something at your wedding that some guests disliked. Did you care? Probably not. |
Anonymous
let's assume i did, although i cannot for the life of me think of what it would have been. we had a quick ceremony, performed by a family member, had a relatively small wedding, served food and drink, and had some dancing. we didn't do any of the ridiculously stupid dances like the chicken dance, the YMCA, the dollar dance. there was no bouquet or garter toss. nothing. but again, let's assume you're right that we did something some guests didn't like, i can assure you, it was nothing that would have made people feel like juveniles. we didn't require people to sniff melted candy bars in a diaper. our food was actual adult food rather than pureed baby food. so, huge difference. our wedding didn't require that anyone check their IQ and adulthood at the door. |
Anonymous
| The "Guest of Honor Who Really Wants to Play Shower Games" is an urban legend. I believe in the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot, but I do not believe there is a pregnant lady who wants her friends to melt candy bars in diapers and then play "Hey, this looks like poop." |
Anonymous
I'm not sure this is true. I think there are some younger expectant moms who are early in their group of friends to have kids who really DO wqant to play games. But let me just say, NO PREGNANT WOMAN can possibly want to play the game where everyone guesses the measurement of her belly. I saw that recommended earlier and, really?!?! WTF?!?!? |
Anonymous
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I'm so glad to know that all you ugly, sad, boring, "adult", women won't be there to spoil my shower!
Thanks!!!! |
Anonymous
and on behalf of this group (i'll accept your description even though it's woefully inaccurate, but that's a different issue), i say thank you, thank you, thank you. believe me, we're both happier if you play your silly games without us. you can pretend that people had fun and rave later about how *great* your shower was and how much people loved it. and we can just send our little gifts and spend our time more wisely. we both win, agreed. |