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Thank you cards.

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woodpops · 03/08/2004 11:01

Ds has his 1st b'day party on the 15th of this month. 17 of his friends coming. Anyway I've just brought some thank you cards from JoJo Maman to send to his little nursery friends after the party to thank them for coming to his party and for their presants. Dh thinks I'mm being odd doing this as no other child sends thank you notes. I'm a big one on manners and thanking people for gifts etc am I being wierd????

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marialuisa · 03/08/2004 11:03

No, round here (and where we lived before) you'd be considered odd for not doing so!

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woodpops · 03/08/2004 11:05

That says alot for Nottingham then that we've never had one doesn't it????

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Tinker · 03/08/2004 11:08

No, Thank You cards = The Norm here also

Kayleigh · 03/08/2004 11:09

I always send thank you nots for ds1 and ds2 for birthdays. Ds2 is now old enough he can sign his name. Wouldn't make him write out whole thing as it would take forever ! (He'll be 6 next week)

I usually knock something up on the computer - a bit more personal and saves pennies.

Kayleigh · 03/08/2004 11:10

that should be "thank you notes" and not "thank you nots"

Tommy · 03/08/2004 11:39

I agree Woodpops! My DH is a bit crap at sending thank you notes but I try and do it after birthdays, Xmas etc. In fact after our wedding, we decided that we would write the thank yous to our own friends, relations - I did about 10 in the time it took him to do one. Probably your DH is just being a bloke and, therefore, would consider it an odd thing to do!

Hulababy · 03/08/2004 11:45

I have no idea if it is common or not round here. I suspect not as I rarely have a thank you card or even e-mail from family or friends when I have sent presents. However, I would always send a thank you card after Christmas/birthdays.

eidsvold · 03/08/2004 11:56

not weird - always sent thank you cards for presents at Christmas and birthdays. Dd just had her second birthday and I used some lovely writing paper and wrote thank you notes for everyone.

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woodpops · 03/08/2004 12:00

I always send thank you letters out for birthday, christmas, easter, anniversary prezzies etc. But I've never had one from a child who's party my kids have attended IYKWIM. With this being my sons 1st b'day party I was starting to believe dh that I was wierd!!!!

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Blu · 03/08/2004 12:32

I do cards for anyone who sent a present, or who wasn't there when it was opened. DS always says 'thank you' to anyone who is actually there - so I don't send a card. (Which seems to be the norm in our neck of the inner-city-woods). I would usually acknowledge it next time I saw the child and family - by saying 'DS LOVES his present, it was a brilliant idea,' or whatever.

jimmychoos · 03/08/2004 12:38

We always do thank you cards. I think it's unbelievably rude not to (and I do have nephews and nieces who don't bother which makes me v cross). We have always bought a pack of plain white postcards and DS and DD make them themselves - started off with finger pianting and now they are quite elaborate with glitter and stiucking etc. They take a while to make so we start before the birthady - part of the build up to all the excitement! It's quite nice to see how DS's have developed over the years - he's now 4 (my Mum keeps them all obviously!)

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woodpops · 03/08/2004 12:45

Hooray, looks like I'm normal then. I will take great pleasure in telling dh this one!!!!!

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GeorginaA · 03/08/2004 12:51

Always do thank you notes here too. I've noticed I seem to be in the minority after birthday parties though...

garbo · 03/08/2004 13:29

always do thank you notes, to the extreme. Have 6 godchildren, 5 of whom never thank for anything. Drives me insane!

Marina · 03/08/2004 13:32

Definitely always do thank you cards (and even have Smiler stamps with grinning face of child in question to hand sometimes). They are hugely appreciated by all, especially older relatives.
Am deeply impressed at a 1 year old with 17 pals, Woodpops! Dd is clearly a Billie No Mates in comparison

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woodpops · 03/08/2004 13:48

Marina, he'll be 3, but it's his 1st birthday party!!!!! Sorry just red my thread back and I didn't make myself very clear with that one!!!!!

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clary · 03/08/2004 14:16

yeah, I always get the smallies to make thank you cards and DS1 who is 5 now writes his name. I cheated by having 4 days (well, 4 days and 2 yrs!) between DS1 and DD so joint parties and joint thank you cards! Most people seem to send one to us, sometimes a pre-printed card but that's fine, sometimes a computer jobbie (good idea) sometimes handmade like ours (ours are not ever very neat but who minds?). Some of DS1's friends sent him beautiful handmade birthday cards this year and even handmade paper to wrap present in in one case!

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