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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So all you parents who don't believe in giving kids a goody bag full of cheap plastic crap from China, you also tell all the people you invited "no gifts", right? Because when they give your kid a gift, that's just more cheap plastic crap from China that's going to clutter up your house. And poison them with toxic fumes, and stuff.

And no doubt all your kids toys are hand-made by American artisans, too, right? Because you care too much to buy your children cheap plastic crap from China?[/quote]

Ha. :)  I read your snark, and I appreciate its intended humor(ish), but I'll respond to you straight up.

My DD recently had her 4th party. We invited *everyone* because that's how I grew up. We don't leave anyone off the list.  So 23 kids RSVPed yes, with possibly some siblings coming along, too. So:

1. My DD does not need 23 gifts on top of whatever grandparents and aunties and uncles send in the mail. That's a life of incredible indulgence--please, just come and enjoy the party!

2. We will not open the gifts at the party, due to there being 23+ gifts, that would take WAY too long.

3. My husband will in all likelihood be responsible for overseeing gift-opening. He refuses to document who gave what--he things it's stupid to write thank your cards, and there's nothing I can do to change this.  Also, because I'm the one who puts myself out for the party (cleaning, decorating, cakes, invitations, clean up, etc) there's no way I'm going to also monitor gift opening and manage writing and sending 23 thank you cards, too.  No.  But I hate not sending thank you cards in the event of receiving a gift.  Please, I don't want to do it, and I cannot do it under these constraints.  No gifts, good lord, please, no gifts.

4. If you bring a gift despite the "no gifts please" request, we will OF COURSE not refuse it and OF COURSE you'll get a big fat genuine smile and thank you at the time of receipt! My DD loves presents!  But there's no way you're going to get a thank you card (see #3 above).

5. When my floor is cluttered with all the stuff my little kids cannot reasonably and mostly manage on their own, I observe that they have too much. I throw or give it away. I can't dwell on this for too long.  The three board games she got from kids the last time all got chucked because they were all over the place, all mixed up, and I wasn't going to spend two hours resorting them, finding lost pieces, or anything like that.  We have what we can manage.  Period.

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