Posted by:
westernwillows
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Date: August 20, 2011 10:39AM
A TBM friend of mine had her first child in June. I bought her a nice gift, went and saw the baby, and figured that I was done. I got an invitation in the mail for her baby shower this weekend--and the baby is 2 months old! I'm not friends with her other friends and didn't realize no on had given her a shower (I would have done it for her if I had known that) Included with the invitation was a SPECIFIC list of gifts she wanted to receive. No "registered at Target" memo, but a specific list including sizes and colors.
I thought the whole point of a baby shower was to make sure the mom had everything she needed BEFORE the baby was born. These people are NOT poor--both have good jobs, their house and vehicles are paid off... its not like they're struggling to buy things for the baby. I politely declined to attend the shower.
Is the new TBM trend to have the shower after the baby is born? The whole thing seemed tacky to me. Like having a wedding shower after you are married.