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Naming ceremony

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Customernumberone · 05/05/2016 11:18

We've been invited to a naming ceremony Hmm
Regardless of my feelings towards these events (along with baby showers and the like) do we have to take a gift? What would be appropriate? It's about a month before the babies' first birthday, for which we'll buy a gift, and we're skint. I would say £5 budget per gift.

For the AIBU - AIBU to fucking hate these things and be dreading it?!?!? And to be pissed off it's so close to 1st birthday? If there's a party for that I will not be going!!

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FutureGadgetsLab · 05/05/2016 15:31

Pootles Exactly it's not as if extravagant gifts are bought for these things anyway. When people asked me what to buy DS for Christmas I told them to put £5 in a card and I'd put it in his savings. That's another MN taboo though isn't it. Hmm

FutureGadgetsLab · 05/05/2016 15:32

Atheists can't win, can we? Use churches for stuff and we're hypocrites. Don't use them but celebrate anyway; grabby and hipsters. Don't do anything; joyless bastards sucking the joy and cancelling Christmas.

Of course we can't win, we're dirty non believing heathens who have to bear the curse of not being allowed inoffensive celebrations to make up for our heinous sins.

readytorage · 05/05/2016 15:37

tickles maybe when it bores off it can take naming ceremonies with it?

LonnyVonnyWilsonFrickett · 05/05/2016 15:37

We had a celebrant. Humanist lady. Lovely she was. For an atheist.

Bear2014 · 05/05/2016 15:38

We had a naming ceremony when DD was 6 months. It was basically a non religious christening. We paid for everyone to have food and drink in a pub garden afterwards, everyone had a nice time. We got some thoughtful presents, most not expensive, all very appreciated but we didn't expect them. We just wanted to see all our friends and family and celebrate. I don't really get the problem?

RufusTheReindeer · 05/05/2016 15:44

sir

I have a bit of an awesome moustache coming in

Have just told ds1 he js a hipster...another nail in the coffin of our relationship Sad

Joke!!!!

SirChenjin · 05/05/2016 15:46

I've just told DS1 he's a bastard Grin

My beard is now growing up to meet my moustache. Perhaps I should call it Timothy - I could even have a name ceremony for him Grin

Queenbean · 05/05/2016 15:51

Atheists can't win, can we? Use churches for stuff and we're hypocrites. Don't use them but celebrate anyway; grabby and hipsters. Don't do anything; joyless bastards sucking the joy and cancelling Christmas.

I think we are the biggest winners of all! Not wasting time making promises to a make-believe being, not denying ourselves certain foods at times and days. I'm prepared to be judged by the religious in exchange for having my time as my own!

whois · 05/05/2016 15:51

Why the hatred of naming ceremonies? Its basically 'come and see everyone" you don;t have to get a gift! Just don't get one and stop with the angst. No one wants silver tat anyway.

MrsTerryPratchett · 05/05/2016 15:54

not denying ourselves certain foods at times and days. I denied myself toast at 3am last night. Does that count?

Queenbean · 05/05/2016 16:09

MrsTerry was it because of the gods of fat thighs that you denied yourself the toast?

RufusTheReindeer · 05/05/2016 16:11

sir

Oh how we torture them Grin

MrsTerryPratchett · 05/05/2016 16:24

It's a pantheon, Queen. The gods of fat thighs and the lesser goddess of insomnia prevention.

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