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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I couldn't care less but gifts are an important part of birthday experience for my kids. [/quote] Sigh. Something about societal expectations. . . . I'm a boomer. Families were much bigger, so maybe that's why bday parties were not so big a thing as these days. I had 1 or 2 bday parties with other kids invited as a kid. I don't recalled feeling deprived of the birthday experience. I'm pretty sure gifts are actually optional, aren't they? Isn't that what every etiquette expert has always said forever? Card required, rsvp required, showing up if you accepted required, but gifts never required? [/quote] Families aren't bigger. The difference is many families have parties, like us at venue's for a variety of reasons, including use size. So, some families cut back now because of cost as home parties are not a big deal but venue parties are.[/quote]
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