Just that really. My DC is having a third birthday party which 25 other children will attend. Is it ok to ask that no gifts be given by the other children? My DC will be given a couple of significant presents by me and my DH. I find the flood of gifts for birthdays and Xmas these days completely overwhelming and I don't want it to become the norm for my DC. We already have so much.
AIBU?
AIBU to have a no gift policy for my DC's third birthday?
dillydally24 · 07/06/2022 09:23
Am I being unreasonable?
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POLLWor · 07/06/2022 15:48
I have a friend like you. She finds the presents overwhelming and dislikes the waste and consumerism.
Her children don’t feel that way. Her DH doesn’t feel that way. The grandparents and friends do not feel that way. She triumphantly insists that her child may only have two presents for Christmas and congratulates herself on her ethical living. She does not see how sad this makes her child and those around them.
You find the flood of presents overwhelming. But that doesn’t mean you get to dictate to those around you.
YABU.
UpInSpace11 · 07/06/2022 17:04
Op I hope you will take from this, that more people agree with you than don't and what you're saying/doing is very forward thinking. Like someone else said, those of us who would do the same, need to start the trend for others to follow. It's about not being materialistic and taking responsibility for waste and the environment.
UpInSpace11 · 07/06/2022 17:04
Op I hope you will take from this, that more people agree with you than don't and what you're saying/doing is very forward thinking. Like someone else said, those of us who would do the same, need to start the trend for others to follow. It's about not being materialistic and taking responsibility for waste and the environment.
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