Reply to Beyond tacky “shower” invite

Forum Index » Expectant and Postpartum Moms

Reply to "Beyond tacky “shower” invite"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP mentioning the education and income skew on DCUM is spot on. I’ve received a similar invitation (with a virtual
shower and a deadline lol) and I do think it has to do with income. Many people need help with baby stuff. (To me, that’s a good reason to not have a baby just yet or scale down your expectations, but I digress.)

Even if that’s not the issue, I get it. I’m a FTM whose showe has been cancelled and while we can afford what we need, it makes me sad to know I won’t get to participate in the community aspect of a shower. I would also love to be able to say, Aunt so and so bought you that blanket.

Several folks have asked for our registry but only 2 have made purchases for our June baby. I think if there’s no shower, most people opt out on giving a gift. Such is life. [/quote]
I think without a shower, there isn't a date in mind to send a gift by. Depending on the demographics of your guests, unless they're recent parents or recent grandparents, they don't have a concept of preparing for a baby. That babies don't show up on the day that they're due, so a lot of people set up the bassinet or crib a couple weeks early, and install the car seat base a month before just in case, and want to get the house in some semblance of organized so they're not scrambling to get things together while tending to a newborn. Unfortunately, without a shower, I imagine people won't think to send gifts until you make a birth announcement.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics