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I hate it when H is right

H said that sending birth announcements is just asking for gifts. I fought him on it and sent them out anyway. Mostly to people who came to the baby shower, but some who didn't.  And now, we've received 3 gifts in the mail from people. It's family and close friends, but now I feel like I was asking for gifts, when really I wasn't. Oops.

Re: I hate it when H is right

  • I never send gifts when I get an announcement.  Are you supposed to?

    I always send a gift before the baby is born (regardless if I was invited to the shower or not), but giving another at birth is a bit much, no?

    Someone tell me if I am an a-hole for thinking this way.


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  • I've never sent a gift either when I got the announcement. That's why I didn't think I would be gift grubbing. And the gifts that were sent are from relatives out of state and H's friends parents. So people who weren't really informed of the shower.
  • Everyone I know sends announcements.  It's just what you do.  Tell your H that even though you are getting gifts, it's a customary thing to do.

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  • Everyone I know sends announcements, and I don't send a gift. I don't see it as gift grubbing either. I just like the announcements because they usually include pictures and we ALL know how I feel about pictures.
  • I agree with Kim. Its what everyone does - its not asking for a gist. I sent them out too - well I'm going to. They're sitting here waiting for stamps.
  • I have received many announcements and never took it as a reason to send a gift. I sent announcements and nobody took it as a gift request.

    At our engament party we put, in very large letters, no gifts please. People still brought gifts.

    The people who sent gifts wanted to but I'm quite sure nobody thought it was anything but a (much wanted) announcement.

    Who wouldn't want to get a pic of Miss Mary.

  • I never thought of?announcements?as asking for gifts. I took forever to send out?announcements?for Isabel and people who had seen her in person where still asking for them.
  • Agree with everyone, I dont think the fact that you are getting gifts is connected to the announcements as much as its related to the fact that you just had a baby!
  • I've never thought to send a gift after receiving a birth announcement. People who send gifts after receiving announcements probably would have sent gifts anyway. They probably just like giving.
  • Ditto everyone!
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  • Yep i agree with everyone tooo! :-)
  • I love getting announcements but have never sent a gift... I think you did the right thing- I just think the people who sent gifts were genuinely excited for you and wanted to send something to show their excitement :)
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