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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am first generation and was raised poor and say “no gifts” on our daughter’s party invite. The point of a kid bday party is to have fun and spend time together on her birthday, and there is no need to express gratitude or anything else for me buying some pizza and cupcakes. I’m indicating this is a low stakes invitation, not to fuss with shopping for a present, and not to spend money on us because the time/energy of coming to the party is what we really appreciate. If it is an intimate dinner invite or something else I wouldn’t say that.

I think there is a culture of materialism around gift giving that I’m not really interested in engaging in. Most downtown DC families I know have also shared this policy, and it is probably bc we share the same values — we live in small spaces without room for toys, but are often over scheduled so taking to 2-3 hours for the party is really the gift.

I remember growing up being embarrassed about the gifts we could afford to give and dreaded gift opening time because I knew I’d have the worst one (in my mind). We have a diverse set of friends and I would ever want someone to feel financial strained to attend a kid bday party[/quote]

My reasoning is mostly the same as yours. Our school had a very diverse group of people and I knew some had problems with finances. I never wanted anyone to feel any barriers or stress. To me a celebration is about being together, so we focus on that. 
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