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I don't like thank you notes, they seem empty. Also...its kind of hard to keep on top of them when you have a little one. What I do is if I see the person often I say "thanks so much for the doll, little jane loves it" or something to that effect. I have many times sent a photo of my kids playing with the toy, usually with a thank you attached, but I kind of thought "look at her loving this toy" is sort of like a thank you.
So your the only person that ever had a kid? If that prevents you from having 2 minutes to write a thank you I hope you don't have any more. Another kid or two and you may not be able to stay on top of showering or eating.
I don't like thank you notes, they seem empty. Also...its kind of hard to keep on top of them when you have a little one. What I do is if I see the person often I say "thanks so much for the doll, little jane loves it" or something to that effect. I have many times sent a photo of my kids playing with the toy, usually with a thank you attached, but I kind of thought "look at her loving this toy" is sort of like a thank you.
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Originally Posted by thinkalot
So your the only person that ever had a kid? If that prevents you from having 2 minutes to write a thank you I hope you don't have any more. Another kid or two and you may not be able to stay on top of showering or eating.
+1. That reminds me of the age old excuse single moms sometimes use about their children/pregnancy somehow preventing them from paying back loans.
So your the only person that ever had a kid? If that prevents you from having 2 minutes to write a thank you I hope you don't have any more. Another kid or two and you may not be able to stay on top of showering or eating.
It isn't two minutes. It's detailing who gave the kids what while the rip open the gifts like Tasmanian Devils.
Looking up everyone's physical address.
Relocating the list of who gave what and deal with lost cards and cards fallen off.
Go to the store, buy cards and stamps.
And then fill out and send 25 of them.
Yeah, no thanks. I have great manners and I always let the parents know we appriciate their coming to the party and usually let them specifically we appriciated the gift. But it's getting more complicated as the kids are inviting school friends and I don't know their parents or addresses. Kids don't open gifts at parties anymore.
It isn't two minutes. It's detailing who gave the kids what while the rip open the gifts like Tasmanian Devils.
Looking up everyone's physical address.
Relocating the list of who gave what and deal with lost cards and cards fallen off.
Go to the store, buy cards and stamps.
And then fill out and send 25 of them.
Yeah, no thanks. I have great manners and I always let the parents know we appriciate their coming to the party and usually let them specifically we appriciated the gift. But it's getting more complicated as the kids are inviting school friends and I don't know their parents or addresses. Kids don't open gifts at parties anymore.
I have lots of kids, btw.
I have kids to and I agree that it's not two minutes. It still is however, good manners to send the thank you cards. Even a thank you email is ok with me, personally. I know not everyone will agree with that but at least it's an acknowledgment of the gift.
I have kids to and I agree that it's not two minutes. It still is however, good manners to send the thank you cards. Even a thank you email is ok with me, personally. I know not everyone will agree with that but at least it's an acknowledgment of the gift.
I agree it is ideal. But, sometimes it doesn't happen and...well...it's not the end of the world. I don't expect thank your, but I usually get them. If I dont, I don't even notice.
It isn't two minutes. It's detailing who gave the kids what while the rip open the gifts like Tasmanian Devils.
Looking up everyone's physical address.
Relocating the list of who gave what and deal with lost cards and cards fallen off.
Go to the store, buy cards and stamps.
And then fill out and send 25 of them.
Yeah, no thanks. I have great manners and I always let the parents know we appriciate their coming to the party and usually let them specifically we appriciated the gift. But it's getting more complicated as the kids are inviting school friends and I don't know their parents or addresses. Kids don't open gifts at parties anymore.
I have lots of kids, btw.
Who cares how much time it takes? As a parent, isn't it your responsibility to teach your child good manners? As a host of a party, isn't it your responsibility to ensure your guests receive a thank you for any gifts?
It isn't two minutes. It's detailing who gave the kids what while the rip open the gifts like Tasmanian Devils.
Looking up everyone's physical address.
Relocating the list of who gave what and deal with lost cards and cards fallen off.
Go to the store, buy cards and stamps.
And then fill out and send 25 of them.
Yeah, no thanks. I have great manners and I always let the parents know we appriciate their coming to the party and usually let them specifically we appriciated the gift. But it's getting more complicated as the kids are inviting school friends and I don't know their parents or addresses. Kids don't open gifts at parties anymore.
I have lots of kids, btw.
But you have time to send out 25 invitations?
They make fill in the blank post cards that make it very easy to write out a thank you these days.
It isn't two minutes. It's detailing who gave the kids what while the rip open the gifts like Tasmanian Devils.
Looking up everyone's physical address.
Relocating the list of who gave what and deal with lost cards and cards fallen off.
Go to the store, buy cards and stamps.
And then fill out and send 25 of them.
Yeah, no thanks. I have great manners and I always let the parents know we appriciate their coming to the party and usually let them specifically we appriciated the gift. But it's getting more complicated as the kids are inviting school friends and I don't know their parents or addresses. Kids don't open gifts at parties anymore.
I have lots of kids, btw.
You act like it is more time and expense for you to write a thank you note than it was time and expense for the gift giver! Granted, when my kids were little and going to lots of birthday parties, I did not put hours of effort into the gift buying. But in this thread we're talking about thank you notes in general. And, in general, here us my process for gift buying:
Spending time thinking of what the recipient would love.
Spending time researching online to learn about options, reviews, prices, etc.
Driving to physical stores to see possible gifts and select wrapping paper and card.
Spend money to purchase gift, gift wrap, and card.
Wrap the gift.
Write a well-thought-out personal note inside card (I never just sign my name)
Put gift in a shipping box and tape it up.
Look up mailing address.
Drive 30 minutes each way to the nearest post office (yep, seriously).
Spend more money to mail gift.
And yes, I actually do most of those steps for every gift I buy. My nearest family is 1000 miles away, so I put a lot of thought and time into showing them how important they are to me at birthdays, etc. Sometimes I just order online, but I still prefer to have the items sent to my house, so I can wrap them and enclose my own card, before I ship them to the recipient.
So yeah, after several hours of effort and a couple hundred bucks, a thank you of some kind doesn't seem like too much to hope for.
They make fill in the blank post cards that make it very easy to write out a thank you these days.
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If that prevents you from having 2 minutes to write a thank you I hope you don't have any more. Another kid or two and you may not be able to stay on top of showering or eating.
