Anonymous wrote:Best: when it was over. Got forced into it by DH's CO's wife who just loves, loves crap like showers.

Worst: way too many games, like 6 or 7, I just kept smiling and trying to be a good sport but one or two would have done it.

This. I hated having a baby shower and a friend made me do it. Thankfully, there were no games.

At the shower that was just thrown for me, guests were asked to help decorate scrapbook pages, as well as complete an "Advice for mom-to-be" card and a "Wishes for Baby" card that was sort of madlibs-esque (think I hope you learn to . . . I hope you laugh at . . . etc., etc.). The two sets of cards are now in the process of being put into the scrapbooks.

Opening gifts was not my idea. And not my favorite. Don't want one friend to feel like they've given less. Or dumb comments from other friends: wow, I didn't get that at my shower. Wow, that must be expensive...those kind of comments. Along with dumb games. I hated those.

Best: Seeing friends who didn't want to see you in the past few months or was too busy. A baby shower, they must show up.
Just wanted to talk to friends for more than 10 minutes.

Best: when it was over. Got forced into it by DH's CO's wife who just loves, loves crap like showers.

Worst: way too many games, like 6 or 7, I just kept smiling and trying to be a good sport but one or two would have done it.

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Anonymous wrote:Buy your friend some thank you notes in advance and have the envelopes at the shower for each guest to fill out their mailing address directly onto the envelope and then give them to your friend. This will save her a ton of time in addressing thank you notes and one less thing she'll have to do.

HATE this. If people can find time to shop, wrap, and bring a gift while attending a party if her honor, the woman can address and write a flipping note.

If you already mailed the invites, and you have the addresses, YOU address her envelopes if you want.

Really? Ou HATE this? How do you feel about war and hunger in the underdeveloped countries then? Wow!

She'll be an overwhelmed mom of a newborn with no time to ear poop or shower. This is an awesome idea. Sorry you're so grumpy today. I hope your day improves.

You know, I'm with PP. Sending a thank you note is a nice, gracious thing to do. I definitely wouldn't vilify someone who didn't get the chance to send them. But if you're going to do it, do it the right way. Having people address envelopes, it's kind of sending the message, "Make doing this dumb chore as easy as possible for me ok!" But I don't know, I actually like writing heartfelt thank you notes and even addressing them!!

That's actually the point. And even the point of most of the gifts she'll get. Caring for a baby is tough work so we're there to make her experience easier and enjoyable.

Dude. Nobody is asking the guests to write their own thank you note. Its an address. It really upsets you that someone is trying to save her some time?

We didn't play any games, though I did have people fill out a card with their guesses as to the baby's height and weight, the baby's due date (day and time) and my weight at my last checkup. Each winner got a bottle of wine, delivered after the baby was born.

The worst part of my shower was that I totally overestimated how much booze my friends would drink and got stuck with a buttload of beer and wine that I couldn't drink for another month. It taunted me every time I opened the fridge!

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Anonymous wrote:Buy your friend some thank you notes in advance and have the envelopes at the shower for each guest to fill out their mailing address directly onto the envelope and then give them to your friend. This will save her a ton of time in addressing thank you notes and one less thing she'll have to do.

HATE this. If people can find time to shop, wrap, and bring a gift while attending a party if her honor, the woman can address and write a flipping note.

If you already mailed the invites, and you have the addresses, YOU address her envelopes if you want.

Really? Ou HATE this? How do you feel about war and hunger in the underdeveloped countries then? Wow!

She'll be an overwhelmed mom of a newborn with no time to ear poop or shower. This is an awesome idea. Sorry you're so grumpy today. I hope your day improves.

You know, I'm with PP. Sending a thank you note is a nice, gracious thing to do. I definitely wouldn't vilify someone who didn't get the chance to send them. But if you're going to do it, do it the right way. Having people address envelopes, it's kind of sending the message, "Make doing this dumb chore as easy as possible for me ok!" But I don't know, I actually like writing heartfelt thank you notes and even addressing them!!

That's actually the point. And even the point of most of the gifts she'll get. Caring for a baby is tough work so we're there to make her experience easier and enjoyable.

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Anonymous wrote:Buy your friend some thank you notes in advance and have the envelopes at the shower for each guest to fill out their mailing address directly onto the envelope and then give them to your friend. This will save her a ton of time in addressing thank you notes and one less thing she'll have to do.

HATE this. If people can find time to shop, wrap, and bring a gift while attending a party if her honor, the woman can address and write a flipping note.

If you already mailed the invites, and you have the addresses, YOU address her envelopes if you want.

Really? Ou HATE this? How do you feel about war and hunger in the underdeveloped countries then? Wow!

She'll be an overwhelmed mom of a newborn with no time to ear poop or shower. This is an awesome idea. Sorry you're so grumpy today. I hope your day improves.

You know, I'm with PP. Sending a thank you note is a nice, gracious thing to do. I definitely wouldn't vilify someone who didn't get the chance to send them. But if you're going to do it, do it the right way. Having people address envelopes, it's kind of sending the message, "Make doing this dumb chore as easy as possible for me ok!" But I don't know, I actually like writing heartfelt thank you notes and even addressing them!!

This is gonna sound crazy, but I loved that my friends served alcoholic beverages for the adults. I did not drink, of course, but it made the event more fun for everyone!

I also liked that it was not just for women... males were invited as well.

Best: the decorations and the guests. Love my friends. And, they decorated in sundaes and ice cream. Used plastic cups and made baby washcloths into ice cream sundaes.

Worst: my mom got drunk very early and ruin it

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Anonymous wrote:Buy your friend some thank you notes in advance and have the envelopes at the shower for each guest to fill out their mailing address directly onto the envelope and then give them to your friend. This will save her a ton of time in addressing thank you notes and one less thing she'll have to do.

HATE this. If people can find time to shop, wrap, and bring a gift while attending a party if her honor, the woman can address and write a flipping note.

If you already mailed the invites, and you have the addresses, YOU address her envelopes if you want.

Really? Ou HATE this? How do you feel about war and hunger in the underdeveloped countries then? Wow!

She'll be an overwhelmed mom of a newborn with no time to ear poop or shower. This is an awesome idea. Sorry you're so grumpy today. I hope your day improves.

Anonymous wrote:Buy your friend some thank you notes in advance and have the envelopes at the shower for each guest to fill out their mailing address directly onto the envelope and then give them to your friend. This will save her a ton of time in addressing thank you notes and one less thing she'll have to do.

HATE this. If people can find time to shop, wrap, and bring a gift while attending a party if her honor, the woman can address and write a flipping note.

If you already mailed the invites, and you have the addresses, YOU address her envelopes if you want.

Why so many of you are afraid of games? What kind of games you're referring to?

best part having friends meet other friends and family. Also best was no games.