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I have seen this new trend, at least among Indians in USA.
If Mrs. gets pregnant, Mr. wants to give surprise baby shower party to Mrs. Nothing wrong about that itself.
However, Mr. expects that his friends do the pot luck and bring the food for the party, do the decoration etc. Mr. does NOT bring any food or contribute any money etc.
Usually, this surprise baby shower party is organized by a close friend of Mr. Or at least that is the impression we get. It might be desired by Mr. himself and just using the friend's name.
Morever, we are expected to give gifts also to the couple. (Peole send the links to the gift registry etc!) And most ridiculous, someone is expected to bring the gifts for return favor as well!
I don't understand this concept at all.
I can understand that if someone is a close friend, we ourselves might be willing to take part in such party.
But because others need to be contribute, we get invited many times in the baby shower of the people who are mere acquaitance and we hardly know them. If they were giving party on their own, we are 100% we would not be invited. But because they don't have to contribute and instead we have to contribute, it seems, more and more people they approach, better for them. Searching for more scapegoats?
Come on, it is your baby, it is your wife, it is your baby shower. It is your occasion. If you want to celebrate, you organize the party and pay for it. We all friends and relatives will come to your party, give a gift, eat food and wish the best for the child and expectant mother.
What do other people think about this?
If Mrs. gets pregnant, Mr. wants to give surprise baby shower party to Mrs. Nothing wrong about that itself.
However, Mr. expects that his friends do the pot luck and bring the food for the party, do the decoration etc. Mr. does NOT bring any food or contribute any money etc.
Usually, this surprise baby shower party is organized by a close friend of Mr. Or at least that is the impression we get. It might be desired by Mr. himself and just using the friend's name.
Morever, we are expected to give gifts also to the couple. (Peole send the links to the gift registry etc!) And most ridiculous, someone is expected to bring the gifts for return favor as well!
I don't understand this concept at all.
I can understand that if someone is a close friend, we ourselves might be willing to take part in such party.
But because others need to be contribute, we get invited many times in the baby shower of the people who are mere acquaitance and we hardly know them. If they were giving party on their own, we are 100% we would not be invited. But because they don't have to contribute and instead we have to contribute, it seems, more and more people they approach, better for them. Searching for more scapegoats?
Come on, it is your baby, it is your wife, it is your baby shower. It is your occasion. If you want to celebrate, you organize the party and pay for it. We all friends and relatives will come to your party, give a gift, eat food and wish the best for the child and expectant mother.
What do other people think about this?
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