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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one is forcing you to say anything. Based on what you've posted, I don't think they were trying to get you to respond to their question with 'no gifts.'

Even if they were angling to get you to say 'no gifts' you didn't have to do that.

Other parent: "Can I bring anything....like food?"
You: "Thank you for offering but no, thank you, we will have plenty of food!"
end of interaction.
Or maybe the other parent who is working so hard to get you to say 'no gifts' responds with: "Ok, what about anything else...like a gift?"
You: "That's so nice of you to ask. Of course it's not required to bring a gift but if you want to, I'm sure DC would love that!"
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This is not the topic.  No one is offering to bring food to a birthday party.[/quote]

No one is offering to bring food to a birthday party except the person this whole thread is about whose question about bringing food to the party was (mis)interpreted by OP as “forcing” OP to say it is a no gifts party.[/quote]

the person offered 'food' as an option after i didn't say anything to the question of "should we bring anything".[/quote]

Because she wasn't asking about gifts.  She was asking about bringing something to the party.  [b]When we go to kids' parties we bring a present for the kids and sometimes a six-pack for the 'party[/b],' [b]depending on the vibe/attendees/location/age of the kids/whether it's dropoff or not.
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You are misinterpreting the situation.  You are creating a problem out of thin air.[/quote]

who does this? i can imagine doing it with my actual friends or relatives who have kids but these are my kid's classmates and their parents. some have been to our home before (playdates) but we are not close.

there is no problem. i am just venting and perhaps raising awareness of how asking for permission not to bring a gift can be (mis)interpreted.[/quote]

+1, its not a BBQ, its a birthday party.[/quote]

I've definitely been to birthday parties that were BBQs.  Hence the bolded.[/quote]

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