tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3411812761336376596.post4468220391866452366..comments2023-09-15T08:18:17.809-05:00Comments on Way Down Yonder in the Paw-Paw Patch: I COME BEARING GIFTSBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09577714783592714076noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3411812761336376596.post-21204083090290974422008-09-29T11:41:00.000-05:002008-09-29T11:41:00.000-05:00This is hilarious! I feel the same way!This is hilarious! I feel the same way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3411812761336376596.post-22264761107122422082008-05-13T15:53:00.000-05:002008-05-13T15:53:00.000-05:00I have mixed emotions about this topic because one...I have mixed emotions about this topic because one of my kid's favorite part of a birthday party, regardless of the venue, is watching the birthday child open their presents. My kids love it, especially when they get to the present that they brought. So, I have to say, I'm still a present supporter. Do I like all of the worthless crap they come home with? NO! My solution is to scale down the number of kids invited to the party.<BR/><BR/>I do, however, have a pet peeve that is a growing trend on the birthday party circuit. I have been to a couple parties where we brought gifts but the child did not open them at the party. Talk about a slap in the face! My kids were crushed and kept asking, "When is ___ going to open his present from us?" I was ticked off that I dropped $9.99 on something and didn't even get to see a reaction. Come on!Juliannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142847731212742672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3411812761336376596.post-30127209277776593492008-05-10T13:34:00.000-05:002008-05-10T13:34:00.000-05:00a friend of mine put a line on her 3-year-old daug...a friend of mine put a line on her 3-year-old daughter's invitations about "Please do not bring gifts; however, if you feel the need to gift, please get her a book".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3411812761336376596.post-15860091713509165022008-05-09T18:53:00.000-05:002008-05-09T18:53:00.000-05:00I so agree with you on this one. I've witnessed so...I so agree with you on this one. I've witnessed some nieces on Dan's side receive 25+ gifts at a party and her mom was writing them all down like you do at a shower. I vowed then and there, we'd be doing something differently. That child went home with so much crap!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3411812761336376596.post-77617243410765728522008-05-09T10:35:00.000-05:002008-05-09T10:35:00.000-05:00awesome!will you be my mommy?awesome!<BR/>will you be my mommy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com