Chip Chick
Here’s what the internet had to say.
“People need to stop thinking that somehow their baby is a gift to others. Other people can be excited for you and glad of a new baby in the family and supportive – but it is not a birthday gift or a Christmas gift or a wedding gift.”
“They are excited because they love you and want you to be happy- but much like you going on vacation makes you happy but not really them so much, so goes a baby.”
“The only exception is grandparents to be that are wayyyy too invested in their children pro-creating, and still it is more polite to get them a real gift and save the announcement for something you host yourself.”
“Who the hell thinks it’s socially acceptable to spend money on themselves and pretend it’s a gift for someone else?”
“And 2x sweatshirts for everyone? That just smacks of “The dollar store had these on clearance, so even less money to spend on someone else.”
“Good for your Dad. People like Kyle and Kelsey get away with things like this because everyone else tends to value decorum above fairness.”
“And he’s quite right – there’s no way that they thought a ‘donation in your name’ to their wallet was a decent gift, they just bet that no-one would call them on it.”
