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newlife
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Baby Shower
Posted: 10-11-04 12:19pm
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Okay, I just found out that an old friend
of mine, is also pregnant. I havn't
talked to her yet, but I was told that she
is about 6 months. So we are due around
the same time, I mean i'll be 6 months in
7 days. So anyway, I was told about her
baby shower. And I was thinking that we
are due around the same time ,but I
haven't given any thought to my baby
shower, and hers is soon. So again please
explain to me how this works. Am I
supposed to throw it or myself? Is
someone else supposed to throw it for me?
Am I supposed to tell them to bring gifts?
Should I register somewhere? Where
should I have it (i don't want to have it
at my house)? Tell me what I should
do!!!!!!!!!!!!........
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pitterpatter
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Posted: 10-11-04 12:31pm
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Someone else is suppose to throw it for
you. Usually they will ask if they can
throw you a shower. If nobody asks you
then you can always ask a close friend or
family member if they would mind throwing
you one. Just make sure they won't get
mad about being asked. People usually
know to bring a gift to a baby shower and
I think when you send invitations out you
can write in it that you are registered at
a specific place. You can have it at the
persons house that will be throwing it for
you or you can have it there.
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IDABABY
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LaurensEntourage
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Posted: 10-11-04 14:07pm
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You should definitely register. And do
it big and do it right because no matter
how many kids you have the rule of thumb
is that you only get one baby shower. My
aunt's giving me one sometime in november
and i'm due in mid january.
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newlife
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Posted: 10-11-04 14:43pm
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Thakns ya'll. I had no idea that was a
rule, I guess I need to stock up with the
giftd now. I will register somewhere
soon, but where should I register, and
what kind of stuff should I register, I
mean I don't want people to spend too
much.
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bellax0x
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Posted: 10-11-04 14:48pm
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Well not everyone follows it, I know ppl
who have showers for every baby,
especially if theyre far apart in age
<3
gaby
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LaurensEntourage
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Posted: 10-11-04 15:00pm
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Register at places like babies'r'us and
register for everything you need. Don't
worry about how much other people spend,
if you register they can buy what they can
afford. This is all about you and your
baby and you shouldn't worry about how
much other people spend. Register for
.E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G you think you'll
need. That's how i'm doing it.
The 'you only get one' baby shower rule is
like not wearing white after labor day.
You shouldn't do it, but people do anyway.
I understand if they're far apart in age
because safety regulations on things like
car seats change. I know a girl who's
having another wedding shower and I think
that's a pretty big faux pa, but that's
probably just because she got married the
first two times a couple years ago. I
wonder if elizabeth taylor had a shower
everytime she got married...
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pitterpatter
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Posted: 10-11-04 15:18pm
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I think it depends a lot on you and your
family. In my family we have one for
every baby, but my husbands family has
only one. So when I have another kid
i'll probably only do a second one with my
family and i'll just exlude my husbands
side. They get offended easily about
that kind of stuff.
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LaurensEntourage
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Posted: 10-11-04 15:33pm
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I don't think people should be offended by
it if you want to have more than one.
That's just old timey baby shower
etiquette and who the hell pays any
attention to etiquette nowadays? I'm
only gonna have one because i'm probably
only gonna have one kid. If I ever get
pregnant again it'll probably be here in
ten years, so I may have to have two
showers.
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newlife
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Posted: 10-11-04 16:31pm
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Well who should I invite? Should I invite
jon's mom and grandmothers? Should my mom
be there? I am very careful about the
people that I surround myself with, and my
daddy always says that his mama always
told him "you can count all of your
friends on one hand, and probably two
fingers, so if you count god as one, you
only truely have one friend." and this is
something that I really believe. I mean I
have people that I call friends, but they
are really associates, and very few
friends. So should I invite these
associates just to fill up the room or no?
And not only that most of my family has
moved out of state ,so not many of them
will be attending.
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lauren22
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Posted: 10-11-04 18:52pm
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I have never heard the "only one baby
shower" deal, but I do its not "proper"
for your family to throw it - as in your
mom or husbands/baby daddy mom.
Has anyone had a baby tea? I have been
invited to more of those lately! I guess
they are more formal and for more people.
I think of a baby shower as just close
friends.
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cherriegurl
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Posted: 10-11-04 18:53pm
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I will have one for all of my babies!!!
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LaurensEntourage
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Posted: 10-11-04 21:03pm
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I'm broke and greedy so i'm inviting every
female I know on both sides of my family
(moms relatives and dads relatives), the
two female friends I have (i hang out with
all guys), and my gay friend randy. I'm
not inviting anyone on the 'dads' side
because I don't know any of them.
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cherriegurl
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Posted: 10-11-04 21:16pm
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I had a unisexual baby shower!! It was
great we made the guys play all the games
lol!!
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LaurensEntourage
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Posted: 10-11-04 23:05pm
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I'm so in it for the presents. I don't
want to play cheesey games, but that's
because I just suck. My aunt that's
throwing it is pretty cultured and classy
so I doubt she'll plan anything I don't
want. I read that I should get her a
gift for throwing my shower. She's
pregnant too, she's due in march I think.
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IDABABY
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Posted: 10-11-04 23:30pm
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Aww amanda that is such a cute idea to
have all the guys play all the
games...Were they pretty good at it?
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