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[quote=Anonymous]Stuff like this is what makes parenting exhausting. We didn't do "no gifts" at my DD's 5th birthday last year, for the first time. The reason was that she was really, really excited about getting gifts from friends, and also had been to several gift parties at that point. We are not better off than our friends. So we just said nothing, some people brought gifts. It was fine. I did decide not to have her open gifts at the party. I think it's too hard on the kids. Watching another child open a bunch of presents is painful for them, plus if anyone doesn't bring a gift, it highlights this when it really should not matter. I hate kids birthday parties. They shouldn't be so stressful but they are, and crap like this is why. Good luck.[/quote]
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