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Party Etiquette: A Gift-Giving Momtroversy
Saturday, April 26, 2008
filed under: food & entertaining
If you bring more than one kid to a birthday party, how many gifts do you take with you?
When you bring an extra sibling to a party who may or may not have been invited, do you also bring an extra gift? Here are momlogic Moms' take on the issue:
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I feel it depends on the party. If you're having a little backyard shindig with pin-the-tail on the donkey and cake and ice cream, then bringing gift-less siblings along is no big deal. But if you're hosting a party at Build-a-Bear or Color-Me-Mine or the local ice skating rink, where more kids means more money being spent by the host, then hell yeah, you better bring an extra gift! |
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I've never done it. Actually, I've never even thought about it. Does that make me a bad Mom? |
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Having two boys close in age, they're often both invited to a party--I only bring the sibling if invited. I tend to spend a few extra bucks if it's someone who would come to both my kids' parties. It's only fair since they're buying two gifts. |
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"I do feel that you either bring one big gift or one gift per kid invited. I guess it's an etiquette thing that is ingrained in my head." |
What's your view?
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I had this happen to me when I had a party for my son. Another mom just dropped off the boy’s brother—-and he was not invited. She didn’t even say anything about it, she just did it. Even though they brought a separate gift, I thought it was incredibly rude. We were not prepared at all for an extra child and had to scramble.
We have twin girls. If both are invited, they each bring a present. If both were to invite a child they’d each expect a present. Each child eats cake, takes time, participates in the activity, etc. so each child should bring a gift. Spending a little extra is not acceptable. The other parents will have to buy two gifts for your family - you need to act as if your kids are from different families and have them give, just as any other child would do. PS - this way they both learn to give!