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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don't want 30 birthday gifts?

Pp from above here. Fine, then quietly load up your car with all 30 gifts after the party and bring them to any children's hospital or women's shelter. Don't tell all the guests, no grand announcement on the invitation, don't post on FB about it, just do it because you personally want to share your values with your child and teach her. [/quote]

I don't like this idea.  Some people spend time picking a gift for your child. A gift s/he will enjoy. I would be insulted if the family took my gift and donated it.
If you want to do that I would rather you tell me so I can pick an appropriate gift for the charity.

For example I wouldn't give a video game to a charity  b/c who knows if the kids have a gaming system.  I also wouldn't give a gift that requires batteries.

If you don't need 30 gifts have a no gift party.  [/quote]Don't be silly! You may give me a gift but you cannot dictate how I use it. I am capable of deciding if I want to give my video game or battery operated item to a shelter. You have a control issue pp!

OP does not need to make political or social issue of her party. She should sent out the invitation indicating no gifts are expected. But if people still send her gifts that she does not want, she should quietly donate them. You don't have to know what she did with her gifts anyway.[/quote]

The gift was not given to the parent, it was given to the child.  I highly doubt that most parents would care to sit on the floor and play with play food for hours, unless they were playing with their child.[/quote]

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