re: Is It The Norm For People To Have Baby Showers For Each Kid?

It's basically common practice now for people to beg for handouts whenever possible.

Oh, you had a baby and cant afford a crib? Why'd you have the baby?

People like to plan and host parties for their friends. Having a child is just another excuse to do so.

The ones I've seen or been to have been more just a gathering of friends and usually the gifts are diapers, maybe some baby clothes or children's books. People are typically not getting big ticket items after the first kid.

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Is It The Norm

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If someone at work has multiple kids and people wants everyone to donate to give them a baby shower for every kid they spit out, is that the norm?

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It wasn't and I refuse to participate. If you can't afford baby stuff and refuse to hand down stuff for your kids, don't ask me to help. My tax dollars do that enough already

It isnt really proper, but people now do it anyway. There were ten years between my kids and they were different genders, but I refused several offers people made to host showers because I think it's not right after the first kid. My in-laws pressed on and did a surprise shower for family anyway. I would have had to act an arse to walk out on it.

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That's not how showers work, dipshit. People don't throw them for themselves. Friends and family to do this. If your friends decide they want to have a shower or sprinkle for later children, it's entirely up to them.

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Are you a fricking moron? I never said anything about someone giving themselves a shower. You are an idiot.

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OweO

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You are so bitter, but I understand why.

This is not the forum for you to vent.

Go see your therapist tomorrow and let it all out.

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When the frick did dudes start getting invited to these things? I got an invite to a damn baby shower last week

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I got an invite to one that was for men and women about.. I guess 8 or so years ago and that was the first time I have ever heard of it and it was the only one I was ever invited to, but it seemed to become more common.

It was one of those situations where I really didn't want to go, but had to at least show my face. Everyone sat in a circle while the couple sat in the middle opening up gifts. All the men there had a look on their face like "is this a fricking joke?" while the women wanted to look at every gift and tell stories about how much they used certain gifts, etc.