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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I swear there is a crazy divide between people who live in the suburbs in huge houses and people who live in the city in apartments like me. No gifts is the norm. It's fine. [/quote]

ha, thank you! I was scrolling this feeling totally mystified and thinking the same thing - we live right downtown in DC and have a 7 yo and a 6 yo and have…literally *never* brought or received gifts at parties for either kid or their friends.

But we have a great school community and the parties are always joyful and cupcake-ful and I am positive that none of these kids are aware that parties are, for kids just a few miles away, this crazy fraught gift haul with (apparently?) parents glowering at each other from across the scene.
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Yeah, our parties are huge. All kids (classmates, family, friends, neighbors) and parents and siblings are also invited. Cake, pizza, icecream, mac and cheese, nuggets are served, as well a sumptuous hot meal (usually ethnic) is also served for those who would like something more than cake, pizza etc.  We also serve adult beverages for the adults.  Finally, we also have some paid entertainment, activity, goody bags, servers, bartenders etc.

At least the people from our community will give a card with a gift to the kids.  No gifts will just translate to putting a generous check in the card.

We will be embarressed to serve only cupcakes at a party.  What kind of poor people are posting on DCUM?[/quote]

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