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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1. It’s boring as heck for everyone but the birthday kid.
2. Venues have a set time limit and gifts take up time kids would rather play. 
3. Some gifts are a better fit for the receiver or are more expensive than what other kids can or choose to give. It’s not kind to have kids feel embarrassed or sad if their gift is not received the way they imagined.
4. I have boys and 5-10 yr old boys hyped up on an hour of trampoline park + pizza/cake/fruit punch are like wild hyenas. Even the best behaved kids are going to struggle to sit politely in that scenario. We do “no gift” parties, but if my kids did open presents at the party other kids would likely grab them and play with them. Things would be broken or parts would be lost before the birthday child ever got to enjoy them.

And before some person who hasn’t being around 12-20 9 yr old boys in a group for over a decade comes at me with some drivel about “parents should parent / kids these days” BS - just No. The vast majority of both my son’s friends are well behaved, polite kids 95% of the time, but it’s not fair to kids to put them in a loud, stimulating environment and get them all riled up and then snap your fingers and expect them to sit still and not be grabby. [/quote]

It's often boring even for the birthday kid. I hated doing this as a child. [/quote]

Agree. Adults don’t like to oohh and ahhhh over gifts either. Just let the kids play and enjoy the fun part.[/quote]

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