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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  So if you were a parent who threw a no-gifts party that my kid attended earlier this year which we did not bring a gift to, how would you feel about getting an invite that didn't mention gifts vs one that said "gifts optional" or "gifts are not necessary!" or something like that?  Would you care either way?  [/quote]

I would never say this IRL but since this is anonymous I’ll say that as a parent of kids who have only had “no gifts” parties, I find it stressful and therefore a bit annoying when others don’t mention gifts in the invite (meaning we have to go get a gift) or else say “gifts optional” or “gifts not necessary” which to me basically still means we are required to go get a gift.

I’m sorry. I love kid bday parties (or rather my kids love them and I love to see my kids happy and having fun w friends) but I don’t know what to get for their friends, don’t know how much to spend, don’t [i]want[/i] to have the chore of going out to buy something or ordering something and then wrap it. I know not everyone feels this way or minds. But to me it’s stressful when I have to go out and pick a Lego set or craft set or whatever for my kids’ friends, some of whom I barely know and none of whom I know well enough to know if they already have that toy/item. Obviously I do it when needed but I definitely think a little less of the parents when they don’t specify “no gifts” and take the stress out of attending a bday party.[/quote]

I usually email an Amazon gift card when I don’t know what to get. Sometimes I’ve done this while I’m at the party, or right after drop off. It’s super easy and takes less than a minute.[/quote]

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