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[quote=Anonymous]Hm. Tough one. My initial reaction is that it's tacky. However, how many of you other posters saying that it's tacky are supremely pissed off when you're invited to a "no gifts" party? Seems like moms are damned if they do, damned if they don't. We personally have two grandmas that overbuy like CRAZY for my DS. We also are fairly particular about non-toxic toys and allowing our child a lot of natural play. When it comes time for birthday parties, what do you do? According to many on this board (based on rants on other party threads) the only "correct" thing a parent can do is throw a regular ole' party, make no mention of gifts, and then just accept the unwanted gifts, donating if they are against parenting values, etc. (And I bet that goes over well with the three year old set!).

I think my position on this issue is to do the "no gifts" party and put any gifts brought to the party aside for opening later so that no party attendees feel badly. Some of you may think that's jerky, too, but I'd rather it to this pick your own gift. That said, I sympathize with the echo-age party throwers, because some people REAAAALLY want to bring gifts, and you're in a tough position with that. [/quote]

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