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2nd Baby Shower

Background - this is my 2nd cousin's wife in NC.  They have a 2 year old girl, and is pregnant with another girl.  I saw on FB where she was selling her girl stuff a few months ago because she was convinced this was a boy... nope she's having a girl.

I get an event invite on FB for his baby shower, for her second daughter.... 2 years apart.  I kind of rolled my eyes for those reasons, and because obviously I'm not going to drive to NC just for her shower.  So it feels very gift grabby to me - "oh you're invited, can't come, just send a gift!"

She's the only one posting on the event not the "hostesses".  Oh oh oh and there's a diaper raffle!  "The bigger the box, the bigger the gift card!" She's registered at 3 places, so I snoop.  90 items, 75 items and 20.  I didn't even register for that many things for my first kid!  Included are 3 rnp, a swing, 2 high chairs, a daybed and pull ups.  The last two I'm assuming for the first daughter. 

Now, she posts on the event that some were concerned the party is on super bowl Sunday.  She really didn't think this was a problem since it was earlier and she didn't think people needed ALL day to prepare for a stupid football game.  But, the date is changed.  PS don't forget the diaper raffle!!!

OMG I CAN'T ANYMORE. 

Eliza Mae - September 16th, 2014

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Re: 2nd Baby Shower

  • hahaha yeah, thats a bit much
  • I feel like she went on the Showers board on TB and found every tacky idea posted and is doing it!
    Eliza Mae - September 16th, 2014

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  • Now she's polling fb for what date works best for everyone...
    Eliza Mae - September 16th, 2014

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  • I am side-eyeing so hard right now! 
  • hahaha people are so dumb.
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  • Wow. 

    I had a 'sprinkle' the second time. No registry. A few of my girlfriends took me for mani/pedis and chipped in to get me the double stroller. That chick is an idiot. 
  • I like the idea of a sprinkle, especially if the gender is different for #2.
  • I don't mind sprinkles with a small group of friends. My cw is having her 2nd and I want to get her something, no party needed.

    So Friday she posted on fb selling her high chair. I. Don't. Understand!
    Eliza Mae - September 16th, 2014

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  • @mana8503 - Of course she's selling her high chair. She's having a baby shower so she'll get another one! Duuhhhh ;)
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  • court115 said:
    @mana8503 - Of course she's selling her high chair. She's having a baby shower so she'll get another one! Duuhhhh ;)

    I checked, no one got anything off her registries yet... not even the high chair which is why I thought she was selling her old one.
    Eliza Mae - September 16th, 2014

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  • I had a second shower, but it wasn't my choice. I found a great new group of friends between when D was born & when I got pregnant with R. My MIL even said to her that I'd had a shower for D & my friend's response was, "We weren't around for the first one." It was super small & I didn't register for anything, but they did reach out & ask me what I wanted that I hadn't gotten with D. I ended up with a pretty stellar Moby, a few new toys, & I think a box of diapers? It was more about hanging out with them before I was overwhelmed with two babies (for me, at least).
  • @phanatic - There's a huge difference between that and the situation Mana's talking about. People threw you a shower because they like you LOL
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  • court115 said:
    @phanatic - There's a huge difference between that and the situation Mana's talking about. People threw you a shower because they like you LOL


    This, please don't think I judge all second showers.  This one wouldn't be so bad if 1. she wasn't throwing it herself 2. selling things so she can get new ones 3. offending guests just because she doesn't understand the awesome-ness football is (although I could care less of this super bowl) 4. having 3 registries with hundreds of items on it (it's expanded since I looked the first time), etc

    Eliza Mae - September 16th, 2014

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  • All I can say is Wow!! And can you explain the diaper raffle thing...you get a gift card for bringing diapers?

     

  • klm42404 said:
    All I can say is Wow!! And can you explain the diaper raffle thing...you get a gift card for bringing diapers?

    Your name gets put into a raffle for a gift card.  Looks like there are difference raffles, bigger the box of diapers, the bigger the gift card you could win. 
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