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[quote=Anonymous]So I'm ashamed I even noticed or cared, but I have a preschool aged child who had a birthday yesterday, and we invited mostly just family from both sides to his party. On my side, I have three adult siblings who came with their spouses and kids, and not one of them brought him a gift. (One did bring a card that her little girl had made, which was sweet at least.) I just thought this was really bizarre, and am embarrassed to admit that I felt a little hurt by it. I don't know why I care, because he certainly doesn't need more "stuff" and he didn't even notice - it just felt like it was sending a really weird message, like "meh, we don't really care about you that much, kiddo". Also, just from an etiquette perspective, I can't imagine being invited to any kid's party and attending without bringing at least a small gift. It just seems a little rude? I mean at that age, you could give a $2 bottle of bubbles and they'd be excited. I just don't get it ... and would love for someone to say "oh yeah, this is normal in my family, we all love each other but don't give the kids gifts." [/quote]

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