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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do no gifts for my kids because we don’t have room for all the random extra stuff + I don’t want that to be a financial barrier for anyone.  My kids have zero problem with this.  I hate when parties require gifts because we don’t have time for that.  We just do gift card, which is fine, but that’s another stop when I’m already hauling my kid to a party place on the weekend.[/quote]

I really don't think a birthday gift for a child is a financial barrier for most people. Agree with PP that this id haughty virtue signaling. [/quote]

Maybe not a full barrier but birthday gifts for my daughter’s friends are a financial burden for us. I’m a single mom. Whatever money we spend on birthday party gifts is money we can’t spend on something else that month. Not like our mortgage payment! But tickets to Cox Farms or getting lunch at Chipotle after soccer practice— we have to skip those things if we buy birthday presents for friends because it all comes out of the same pot of money in my budget.[/quote]

You are never required to bring a gift to any birthday party, I've never seen an invitation that says "please bring a gift". And if buying a gift is a financial burden, why not have your children make a nice card or bring a small craft. Gifts don't have to be store bought or expensive.[/quote]

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