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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, we bring a card with a small gift.

IME, a no gift party means that there's also no food and/or no cake.  Although I can understand the selfish impulse behind it, we have lots of toys too, I'm not a fan of them.[/quote]

Nope. We have "no gifts" parties and we provide food, drinks and cake (not to mention, the usually expensive venue).

[b]We just don't want a bunch of crap from Target cluttering up the house[/b].[/quote]

How gracious of you.[/quote]

DP.  It's honest.  Many of us don't want any more toys for our kids.  Sorry if that offends you.

Why the hell are people so bent out of shape about coming to a birthday party and having a good time and not bringing a present?? I would think you'd be happy to have one less thing to do.[/quote]

I think the question should be why the hell are families content with so much privilege and shit in their homes that getting a few birthday gifts is an annoyance rather than a fun exciting time for a child. Your reasoning is so ass backwards.

“I buy all the extra shit all year round so you can’t buy my kid a gift for his birthday.” [/quote]

And you are making an assumption that people who ask for no gifts are  over-buying for their children.  In fact, many people I know who go this route DON'T over-buy for their kids.  They want to limit the number of toys in general, not just at birthday party time.  And some people also say no gifts because they know their kids have friends for whose families money is tight.

I do not understand how people get so bent out of shape about NOT being asked to bring a gift and just being asked to come and have a good time.  WTF?[/quote]

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