weird or nice gesture?

TotZiens · August 2011

I introduced myself to my neighbor the other day and he mentioned his wife was pregnant and due any day. I'm pretty sure this morning I saw them come home with a baby today. Would it be weird to stop by sometime with some food in a casserole dish (that I would only have pretended to make) or would that be weird because I've never met the wife and only had a 10 minute conversation with the husband?

BlushingMama · August 2011

That sounds like the nice 'neighbourly' thing to do. I would be impressed if any of my neighbours did that. It would get them on the Christmas card list for sure.

mrs_p2b · August 2011

I'd find it a bit weird. Go with something smaller, maybe some cookies?

Shekels831 · August 2011

I think it is a nice gesture, but my concern would be not knowing their food preferences/allergies. If you cooked us a casserole with big ol slabs of bacon in it, I'd think it was sweet, but we keep kosher so not edible!

TotZiens · August 2011

Shekels831:
I think it is a nice gesture, but my concern would be not knowing their food preferences/allergies. If you cooked us a casserole with big ol slabs of bacon in it, I'd think it was sweet, but we keep kosher so not edible!

Cookies it is!

azure_azure · August 2011

I think it would be really nice. I agree that cookies or a dessert would be better.

MattNCarol · August 2011

Cookies! or a dessert but cookies got my vote, so yes. What a nice neighbor you are, can I trade mine for you? yes? please? My mother could make you pizza if you want or I could make pancakes, and you could bring us (me) cookie. Big Smile

Avion22 · August 2011

I think it's a nice gesture. Cookies would be awesome, or anything that they can nibble on or snack on without having to cook or prepare things. Maybe like banana bread, or muffins, or something like that.

Also, I would recommend not using a dish or tray that they would feel like they need to return (so, use something obviously disposable) so they don't have to worry about returning a dish when they're busy with the baby.

callatini · August 2011

I think its a great idea - cookies, casserole, whatever -and it's never a bad thing to get in with the neighbors!

hamilton.ja · August 2011

Very nice idea. A couple of our neighbors did that after we moved in. Some of them just left a plate at the backdoor with some treats and a note, some knocked and left it. It was nice of them to think of us even since we're neighbors even though we didn't know each other well yet.

bail229 · August 2011

azure_azure:
I think it would be really nice. I agree that cookies or a dessert would be better.

I agree with this.

bluegirl2006 · August 2011

I think the gesture itself is nice. I would probably go with cookies, or maybe banana bread or something like that.

xnickerx · August 2011

Let's see.... plate of cookies, nice congrats on baby, and then saying you are heading back home because you know bonding is important and you don't want to interfere? Yeah- you would be my favorite neighbor and I would totally water your lawns when you vaca for LIFE. Hell, I would adopt you as my sister.

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