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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My dd is 11 and her friends open gifts at parties.  The girls are very involved in picking out the gifts for their friends and all enjoy seeing what was given.  Same goes for our ds who is 9.  We even opened gifts at my 6 yr old ds bowling party this year.  [b]The boys loved it[/b] and it only took 15 min.  We make a point of taking a picture of the birthday kid and the gift giver after each gift is opened.  This helps keep the other kids moving around and makes for a great Thank you note sent after the party.

We tend to have smaller parties with 10 or less guests which make this more manageable.  Teaching kids to be gracious is important.  So is teaching them that when they go to a party they are there to celebrate someone elses birthday and that child will be getting the gifts.[/quote]

They don't love it.  My son was at a bowling party and hated watching his best friend open gifts.  Don't kid yourself.[/quote].

No, your kid is just a selfish little twit who doesn't give a crap about his best friend and only wanted to bowl and you are accepting of it as normal behavior.  [/quote]

Seems your response is in line with my (much harsher) response to the parent whose child goes home and complains about watching the birthday kid open gifts.

[b]It's sad these parents are raising such self-absorbed little people. Now would be a great time to teach kids the parties are not about them. They can have their day when it's their birthday.

It's sad people are teaching their children to have such little regard for others[/b]. I would've been APPALLED if my son ever complained about watching kids open gifts.[/quote]

Your self absorption is astounding - either that or your social circle is so wealthy or you're imagination is so limited that you can't contemplate the discomfort of a child who is unable to afford a gift or gift that is considered less worthy than another.  Of course, I'm sure you'll spout that your DC is so well mannered that she would never do such a thing.  I'd have a hard time believing that given your attitude.  [/quote]

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