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Thank you cards

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Maniranibani · 26/05/2023 18:00

AIBU to think that my 8 year old DD’s friends should give thank you cards for their birthday presents?

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SnackQueen · 26/05/2023 20:23

Yeah good luck with that.

Frabbits · 26/05/2023 20:27

As long as they say thank you in some way a card is completely unnecessary. What's the point of a wasteful bit of paper you are just going to bun?

Frabbits · 26/05/2023 20:27

Bin 😄

Laiste · 26/05/2023 20:46

You want an 8 year old to write cards for all the presents after a party? Presumably they or the parent thanked you on the day?

Even the class parties where you just go in and bung your present on the pile and deliver your kid - i wouldn't expect a thank you card. Or a text to be honest.

Half the time it's probably cost the hosts more per head than the incoming presents. The present is basically the price of admission 😂

thaisweetchill · 26/05/2023 21:11

A text, yes but not a card. Just a waste of money especially at that age. I can understand for weddings but birthdays I don't get.

SitByTheLake · 26/05/2023 21:14

Well I’m going to go against what most people seem to be saying on here!
I absolutely got my son to write Thank You cards to his friends. When he was very young I’d write them and he would sign them as best he could, then he would do them under supervision when he was old enough. It was a nice way to spend an hour or two with him.

I’m guessing it’s probably not so normal now though, but I still think it’s a nice, and polite, thing to do. A shame if people can’t be bothered these days.

BananaBum · 26/05/2023 21:17

I was bought up to always give/send thank you cards for any gifts. I would always give them out at school after a birthday party and do it for my kids now.. we send them to family/non school mates and DS takes thank you cards to classmates to hand out after birthday party
so far he has only had whole class parties so might give directly to parents in the playground if he ever had a party with only a few friends

its something my mum was always really strict about and now so am I

however I don’t think it’s the norm and would never be cross to not receive one, although always really appreciate them

BananaBum · 26/05/2023 21:27

Omg Brought not bought…

just did my own pet peeve

GladysHeeler · 27/05/2023 11:32

I always took a photo of each child at the party and made that into the thank you card.

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