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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, in my world, when an adult invites other people out for dinner to celebrate their birthday, they pay for their guests.  My friends are pretty good hosts, though.  Goody bags, not so much.

[b]But so what?  Kids like parties.  I don't see anything strange about wanting to give your kid a party but not wanting them to get a bunch of gifts, too (most kids are going to get plenty of stuff from family members).  My kid loves birthday parties--she loves playing with her friends, she loves singing happy birthday, she loves eating cake.  None of that requires anyone to buy anyone else a gift.  Gifts do not make the party a single iota more fun for her.  [/b]

It's not an imposition on your guests--you are actually asking them NOT to spend time and money on your kid.  The only reason this is an issue is because some people insist on ignoring the host's clearly expressed wishes.  If everyone complied, no one would bring gifts, and no one would be embarrassed.  [/quote]

Kids like parties.  They like birthday parties and non-birthday parties.  Is that a non-sequitur?  Everyone knows that you bring gifts to birthday parties, that's why some people have to specifically say not to, because it's not the norm.

Are you unaware why people write "no gifts" on the invitation?[/quote]

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