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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]OK, this, THIS is why I despise "no gifts" on a child's birthday invited. So you put "no gifts" so people don't feel like they have to bring one, but are not opposed to people bringing them if they feel like it. What your mindset ends up creating is stress for the parent of the child who has been invited as we grapple with the do we or don't we on the gift front. I don't want to be the only parent who doesn't send their child with a gift if everyone else ignores your request, nor do I want to be the only parent who does send their child with a gift if everyone else abides
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Are you serious?  You are "grappling with" the decision of whether to bring a gift?  It creates "stress?"  This is a kid's birthday party, not high tea with the queen.  It just isn't that big a deal.  We don't open the gifts at the party anyway, so really, no one except me and my kid is going to notice if your kid brings one or not.  I've already said that we don't want to put people out by having them feel obligated to bring gifts, so obviously it isn't a big deal to us.  If you really "despise" the idea of a no-gifts party that much, decline the invitation and don't come.[/quote]

And we do. So now you know why.[/quote]

PP, you must have a really rough time getting thru life in general, if this type of things a) causes you so much stress that b) you avoid these events and hide out at your home.  You may need to move to a lower stress area of the country or something.[/quote]

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