To wonder if you want your child to receive that many gifts at a party

[tingalayo]

This is following on from the birthday party thread on here, where the OP didn't bring a present to a child's birthday party and almost everyone said YABU for not bringing a present. I completely understand and agree that that is the social convention and it's expected. But when I go to large parties for preschoolers, the table covered in presents makes me feel really stressed at the idea of my kid receiving all that. It must be so overwhelming for the child opening all those presents at once and it would be too much to fit into your storage space on top of all the presents they'd be getting from family too etc. I'm just wondering if your young child has had a party for 20 children, were you actually happy about your child receiving 20 presents from it? Or does this social convention only exist because nobody knows how to stop it?

[petpig]

I'm with you OP

One year I said no gifts necessary or if they would like to bring a gift, nothing new please. My son had no idea (He was 3) and everything was just second hand.

A lot of their gifts are from marketplace or charity shops and they don't mind at all. They understand that it's not good to keep buying new all the time.