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Proper etiquette says only have 1 shower and if someone else is throwing another shower you don’t have to attend, just send a nice card. If, however, it’s a welcome home baby party then yes, you should go and bring something small like a small stuffed animal for baby or a frozen homecooked meal for mom.
What is she some greedy lady or something..I dont think that there is any need to be having 2 baby showers, two weeks apart or whatever..That to me is bad taste…
I would go but I wouldnt buy anything big..Buy a pack of diapers and be done with it..
Good Luck!
i dont think you should take another gift. You just went to her baby shower and thats not fair to you for her to ask you or exspect you to bring another gift. Im pregnant and i wouldnt even do that
I thought it was friends/family that throw those types of parties, so maybe it isn’t that it is her, it could be others that couldn’t make it to the first one.
People and their showers make me sick!!!!! I had two kids and zero showers. A relative of mine had three kids and three showers given to her by family. WRONG!!!!!! Showers are just a way of getting free crap and they make me mad!!!!!
It is not bad taste. Just another friend or family member who wants to have a party for her and her baby. Go to the party and bring a small gift if you choose to. If you already gave her a gift you should not feel obligated to give her another one, but it does only cost a few dollars to get a nice little outfit.
not really because it usually isn’t the pregnant person throwing the shower, it’s usually somebody in the family. People can have at least 3 showers, the woman’s side of the family, the man’s side of the family, work, friends…you name it.
Actually it’s a way to get everything you want on your list.
I think its very cheeky to have two baby showers for one baby. Its your decision to go or not. Maybe just take some food with you this time, for the buffet.
i would go but not take a gift again. if she held 10 showers, u have to take 10 gifts? no way. she wants more than 1 shower, so it’s her choice but if she’s doing that for double gifts, then that’s socially rude.
She mailed the invites? Oh, how many showers does she need? Very tacky, if she mailed the invites or even supplied the guest list. Tell her you love her and the forth coming niece/nephew, and that should be gift enough after the last gift. Babysitting (favor)will come soon enough for you!
She maynot have much choice in deciding how many showers she wants – sometimes different groups of friends want it separately. Maybe she wants you to be there for company’s sake only.
You can either go with no gift at all or maybe add a personal touch by offering to arrange some baby shower games/ bring a dish or make a scrapbook for the baby!
That is really lame…the only way i would have 2 baby showers…is if one of them was for one side of my family (mom’s side) and the other one was my other side (dad’s side)….that’s about it.
I definitely wouldn’t send a person that had been to one baby shower ANOTHER invitation. That’s just low/shallow.
My friends threw me a shower when i was 6 months because i was moving close to my family. Then my family threw me a shower and there were a couple close friends who i wanted to be there for my family function also, i didn’t want or expect a gift i simply wanted their company and i thought they would have a good time. I wouldn’t assume that that she is responsible for 2 showers, so i wouldn’t be offended however I also don think you should not be expected to buy another gift. she is your sis-in-law so i would go and be there to support and celebrate the coming of your new niece/nephew. if you want offer to make a special dish or help decorate, but a gift is Definitely not necessary.
The only way I could see anyone having two showers is if it’s for each side of the family. Otherwise, I think she’s being greedy. If you already went to the one for your side of the family, then don’t go if this one is for her side.
It’s bad taste for the same hosts to do it twice. Go (because she might hold a grudge and you don’t need that kind of family drama), but take a small gift. Like a pack of diapers and some socks or bibs. Your sis-in-law may realize that you shouldn’t have to bring another gift or go to another shower, but she may have wanted to include you to keep from running the risk of hurting your feelings if you got left out. You might even win some sis-in-law bonus points for going and bringing a gift when you have already done it once.
November 18th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Lynne Sallee
thats freaking lame..is she serious….
November 21st, 2008 at 5:13 am
Emma Rowland
Proper etiquette says only have 1 shower and if someone else is throwing another shower you don’t have to attend, just send a nice card. If, however, it’s a welcome home baby party then yes, you should go and bring something small like a small stuffed animal for baby or a frozen homecooked meal for mom.
November 24th, 2008 at 4:01 am
Kurt Kemmerer
I had 3 baby showers. It wasn’t my choosing and I tried to get out of it to no avail.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:32 am
Eugene Chapman
What is she some greedy lady or something..I dont think that there is any need to be having 2 baby showers, two weeks apart or whatever..That to me is bad taste…
I would go but I wouldnt buy anything big..Buy a pack of diapers and be done with it..
Good Luck!
November 26th, 2008 at 9:08 am
Ruby Mcfadden
i dont think you should take another gift. You just went to her baby shower and thats not fair to you for her to ask you or exspect you to bring another gift. Im pregnant and i wouldnt even do that
November 26th, 2008 at 9:52 am
Debbie Wine
I thought it was friends/family that throw those types of parties, so maybe it isn’t that it is her, it could be others that couldn’t make it to the first one.
November 29th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Christopher Stroh
People and their showers make me sick!!!!! I had two kids and zero showers. A relative of mine had three kids and three showers given to her by family. WRONG!!!!!! Showers are just a way of getting free crap and they make me mad!!!!!
November 30th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Randy Spradlin
Perhaps give her the benefit of the doubt and assume that she wants the childs Aunt to be involved.
December 2nd, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Agnes Rinehart
that tacky-dont go.
December 5th, 2008 at 10:51 am
Jeannette Begay
It is not bad taste. Just another friend or family member who wants to have a party for her and her baby. Go to the party and bring a small gift if you choose to. If you already gave her a gift you should not feel obligated to give her another one, but it does only cost a few dollars to get a nice little outfit.
December 7th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Stanley Delisle
why the heck would she be having two. I wouldnt take another gift is she crazy!!!!
December 10th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Chris Northrop
not really because it usually isn’t the pregnant person throwing the shower, it’s usually somebody in the family. People can have at least 3 showers, the woman’s side of the family, the man’s side of the family, work, friends…you name it.
Actually it’s a way to get everything you want on your list.
December 12th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Anthony Rahn
I think its very cheeky to have two baby showers for one baby. Its your decision to go or not. Maybe just take some food with you this time, for the buffet.
December 15th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Brandon Numbers
i would go but not take a gift again. if she held 10 showers, u have to take 10 gifts? no way. she wants more than 1 shower, so it’s her choice but if she’s doing that for double gifts, then that’s socially rude.
December 16th, 2008 at 1:26 am
Fred Wilcher
She mailed the invites? Oh, how many showers does she need? Very tacky, if she mailed the invites or even supplied the guest list. Tell her you love her and the forth coming niece/nephew, and that should be gift enough after the last gift. Babysitting (favor)will come soon enough for you!
December 19th, 2008 at 7:46 am
Jose Sewell
She maynot have much choice in deciding how many showers she wants – sometimes different groups of friends want it separately. Maybe she wants you to be there for company’s sake only.
You can either go with no gift at all or maybe add a personal touch by offering to arrange some baby shower games/ bring a dish or make a scrapbook for the baby!
December 19th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Timothy Palm
ask her why she is having another one?!
December 20th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Kathryn Cave
That is really lame…the only way i would have 2 baby showers…is if one of them was for one side of my family (mom’s side) and the other one was my other side (dad’s side)….that’s about it.
I definitely wouldn’t send a person that had been to one baby shower ANOTHER invitation. That’s just low/shallow.
December 22nd, 2008 at 9:18 am
Gladys Warren
My friends threw me a shower when i was 6 months because i was moving close to my family. Then my family threw me a shower and there were a couple close friends who i wanted to be there for my family function also, i didn’t want or expect a gift i simply wanted their company and i thought they would have a good time. I wouldn’t assume that that she is responsible for 2 showers, so i wouldn’t be offended however I also don think you should not be expected to buy another gift. she is your sis-in-law so i would go and be there to support and celebrate the coming of your new niece/nephew. if you want offer to make a special dish or help decorate, but a gift is Definitely not necessary.
December 23rd, 2008 at 1:05 am
Steve Kang
The only way I could see anyone having two showers is if it’s for each side of the family. Otherwise, I think she’s being greedy. If you already went to the one for your side of the family, then don’t go if this one is for her side.
December 25th, 2008 at 9:03 am
Regina Gormley
It’s bad taste for the same hosts to do it twice. Go (because she might hold a grudge and you don’t need that kind of family drama), but take a small gift. Like a pack of diapers and some socks or bibs. Your sis-in-law may realize that you shouldn’t have to bring another gift or go to another shower, but she may have wanted to include you to keep from running the risk of hurting your feelings if you got left out. You might even win some sis-in-law bonus points for going and bringing a gift when you have already done it once.
December 26th, 2008 at 5:01 am
Eskridge
that is lame..
you already gave her a gift anyway. makeup an excuse and say u had prior commitments.