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Birthday Party Trend???
Just Wondering.....
Maybe I did not get the "Mom-Memo"?
Is this just my area, or becoming a trend everywhere? When I raised my first set of children, this was not a practice.
Now it is the rule, not the exception.
What, you may wonder, am I referring to?
At the Birthday parties my girls attend here in "Welly-World" and other locations, opening the gifts in front of the guests is no longer part of the party.
NO ONE opens gifts during the party.
I understand when a party is held a a public location and the gifts may not be safely opened and transported (I have been at a party at Build A Bear where the gifts were stolen!) However, provisions can be made to secure the gifts.
Also, I understand the whole PC mentality of this...not wanting to create competition between the givers, not wanting someone to feel badly if they did not or cannot bring a gift,
not wanting to teach a child to "expect" a gift, etc. (Even though it is their Birthday!)
However, what about the giver who spends a great deal of time and effort searching for the perfect gift and then never gets to see the reaction when the receiver opens it? What about teaching to give and receive graciously?
I see both sides of this, yet, in general, I am in favor of opening a gift in front of the giver and giving verbal thanks as well as writing a thank you card.
Is this just my area?
How do you handle this issue?
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