Parents write insanely demanding invitation for their son's 1st birthday
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That's a crazy bitch move if I've ever seen one, but there is one more striking thing.
80 FREAKING DOLLARS A WEEK FOR FORMULA!?!?!??!
80 FREAKING DOLLARS A WEEK FOR FORMULA!?!?!??!
I think they are just parents who care about their child and are trying to make the most of his birthday, for the sake of the child and gift givers as well. If they just adhere to the guidelines all will have a wonderful birthday celebration. The only additional item not mentioned, that would be appropriate, would be a Louisville Slugger so that the guests can demonstrate their appreciation to these caring parents.
Couldn't really read all of it, but it sounds like people trying to make ends meet - maybe this just went out to the grandparents. Hope so.
Yeah, dumb hens have convinced themselves names on clothes make it easy for Chester the Molester to snatch kids. Facebook fairy tales.
Of course this selfish entitled see you en tee doesn't bother suckling her child, how messy and inconvenient. Daddy gives 90% of the bottles, no doubt about it.
Of course this selfish entitled see you en tee doesn't bother suckling her child, how messy and inconvenient. Daddy gives 90% of the bottles, no doubt about it.
The kid's 1.
Get him a cardboard box of any sort or maybe something shiny. He'll be entertained for hours.
Get him a cardboard box of any sort or maybe something shiny. He'll be entertained for hours.
Everyone should just send items to stimulate the imagination in the form of gift wrapped empty cardboard boxes.
I'm adding this kid to the jelly of the month club. It's the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year.
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People who name their kid Xander wouldn't mention $80/month for formula. They'd be all in on the breast milk only movement.
a jr. drum set, space gun with a sound effects decibel level of about 75, some japanese animation digital crap toy that randomly went off at all times during the day and night saying annoying phrases... these are just a few of the toys that we received for our kids that strangely enough broke unexplained after us just owning them a few days.
I don't think I'd ever consider writing a letter, but when you have kids in a big extended family , especially if your kids are the first, you're going to get loaded down with a bunch of crap that you drag into your home and it just creates clutter.
I finally had to start telling them size limits on gifts - that nothing larger than a shoebox was going back to our house which then morphed into nothing that makes noise and finally no toys.
I don't know about $80 in formula - we never used it - but I remember the huge difference in our trips to the grocery (at the time we'd only go once a month) when we stopped buying a months worth of diapers, baby food and assorted wipes, lotions, etc., It was probably $200 for 2 kids.
That said, I'd never take a gift back - I might render it noiseless, I might give it to goodwill after a few months of use - but I'd never take a gift back for money. I still believe its the thought that counts.
We never believed in the gift grab at b'days. I've always felt b'days were about getting friends together so we'd invite children and parents - and on the invitation we'd tell them no gifts allowed. I wish other parents would do that. For some parents its like a competition or popularity contest.
I don't think I'd ever consider writing a letter, but when you have kids in a big extended family , especially if your kids are the first, you're going to get loaded down with a bunch of crap that you drag into your home and it just creates clutter.
I finally had to start telling them size limits on gifts - that nothing larger than a shoebox was going back to our house which then morphed into nothing that makes noise and finally no toys.
I don't know about $80 in formula - we never used it - but I remember the huge difference in our trips to the grocery (at the time we'd only go once a month) when we stopped buying a months worth of diapers, baby food and assorted wipes, lotions, etc., It was probably $200 for 2 kids.
That said, I'd never take a gift back - I might render it noiseless, I might give it to goodwill after a few months of use - but I'd never take a gift back for money. I still believe its the thought that counts.
We never believed in the gift grab at b'days. I've always felt b'days were about getting friends together so we'd invite children and parents - and on the invitation we'd tell them no gifts allowed. I wish other parents would do that. For some parents its like a competition or popularity contest.
This kind of garbage would never fly in our family. If someone sent a letter like this it would only guarantee that they would receive the following:
*A gift without a receipt from a store with a returns line with an average wait time of 25 minutes.
* All gifts would be personalized so they could not return them
* Starting around age 3 little Xander would become the next Eddie Van Halen - all musical gifts. Start slow with some type of horn or recorder and gradually move up the list with various drums and other percussion instruments. Probably cap it off with bagpipes for the 10th birthday.
Maybe mom should breast feed and save the family money so they could afford normal stuff. Poor kid is already doomed.
*A gift without a receipt from a store with a returns line with an average wait time of 25 minutes.
* All gifts would be personalized so they could not return them
* Starting around age 3 little Xander would become the next Eddie Van Halen - all musical gifts. Start slow with some type of horn or recorder and gradually move up the list with various drums and other percussion instruments. Probably cap it off with bagpipes for the 10th birthday.
Maybe mom should breast feed and save the family money so they could afford normal stuff. Poor kid is already doomed.
Get tranqued at the party like Frank the tank and push little kids into the pool.
"i like you man, but you're crazy."
"i like you man, but you're crazy."
Crazy mom.
And $80/wk for formula doesn't bother me. Our daughter was allergic to regular formula and we had to use "alimentum". Which is $80 per container. Thank goodness that we breast fed so we didn't have to buy formula every wk.
And $80/wk for formula doesn't bother me. Our daughter was allergic to regular formula and we had to use "alimentum". Which is $80 per container. Thank goodness that we breast fed so we didn't have to buy formula every wk.
I think the people who bought these items are not your friends, or loving family members.
a jr. drum set is something you buy for kids of parents you dislike or buy for a joke
I do agree with you on the post
The names are blocked out, but I still have to question the morals of the person who made this public. If you have a problem with this chick, sack up and respond to the email. But to make it public, c'mon.
No, Wayne. THIS was a public service. Hopefully there are other newbies with a one year old that might learn from this.
For example, a lady friend of mine's granddaughter just turned two. She had a 'Frozen' themed party. All of her presents had something to do with Frozen. The biggest present was a tot-sized drawing desk. She played with the box it came in more than the other presents COMBINED.
heh..I don't think that was the case but you never know.......Originally posted by akers65:
I think the people who bought these items are not your friends, or loving family members.
a jr. drum set is something you buy for kids of parents you dislike or buy for a joke
Atleast show your appreciation! The ending really shows what type of people they are, just "so & so"? Really? If I had some super crazy wife (let's be honest about who is really behind this letter) and she wanted to have the party this way, I'd atleast make sure to write something like "we apologize for asking of this and the inconvenience, this is very appreciated, thanks". They better have some high end booze at this thing.. Which brings me to the worst part..
If that's the request.. What the hell is the party going to be like!? The first kid to sneeze is going to get escorted off the premises. And certainly no booze.. We can nuke any chance of that. So it's off to the bathroom, where this couple undoubtedly has a treasure trove of percosets, xanax, and zoloft stashed away.
If that's the request.. What the hell is the party going to be like!? The first kid to sneeze is going to get escorted off the premises. And certainly no booze.. We can nuke any chance of that. So it's off to the bathroom, where this couple undoubtedly has a treasure trove of percosets, xanax, and zoloft stashed away.
Did we have kids like this growing up? I honestly can't remember being around a ton of kids with entitled parents who freaked out all the time. Nowadays you got too many helicopter parents who freak out over everything.
I hate that my little kids will eventually have to go to school with them and I'll inevitably get a call that I should be thrown in prison cause my son fouled someone in a basketball game or ate a peanut butter sandwich within 5 feet of Tucker.
I hate that my little kids will eventually have to go to school with them and I'll inevitably get a call that I should be thrown in prison cause my son fouled someone in a basketball game or ate a peanut butter sandwich within 5 feet of Tucker.
the helicopter-parenting phenomenon is a new and awful development in our society. have no idea why it came about or what motivated people to think it necessary to hover overtop their children day & night, shielding them from any possible dose of unhappiness or adverse situation.
Parents are crazy.
My daughter's 1st birthday party is next month. My wife's TO DO list she gave me is vast and extensive. Gotta get the trim paint touched up in that upstairs guest bathroom!!
My daughter's 1st birthday party is next month. My wife's TO DO list she gave me is vast and extensive. Gotta get the trim paint touched up in that upstairs guest bathroom!!
