Okay, how would you feel if someone came to your event, like a birthday, graduation, wedding, etc., with no gift or card? I feel like with the way I was raised, that was something that was not ever, like, tolerated. And I personally find it really disrespectful because that person put in time, energy, as well as finances to invite you to something that meant a lot to them. And the least you can do is a card, right? Like, you can print it, you can write one, you can, you know, make your own with crafts. Like, it's not that expensive to do. But, you know, you can also offer an IOU, like, hey, you know, later on, I hope to do this or that for you. Like, there's just different ways to express your love for them. But yeah, I, again, feel like it's disrespectful to be, like, empty-handed. But that's just me. Let me know what you think.
as much as it like is kind of sad that nobody brought you anything honestly i don't really care because i know many people can't really like afford to bring you gifts but i mean the most you could do is maybe write a card on like a piece of paper but it'd be kind of embarrassing to bring that to a birthday party so i don't really shame anybody if they can't get me anything it's like totally okay
I totally see where you're coming from and my intention with this post was not to shame anyone it's just to point out you know that writing a card just having something is important and better than nothing but you raise a really good point that people can be really embarrassed with what they give which is why I always tell people it's best not to open presents in front of others and if anything you could just open your gift with them privately like yeah it can be really messy so I see your point.
So it probably really depends on the situation right like most weddings that a lot of people have been to like most birthday parties It wasn't like directly them being invited So like if we think back to like maybe in our younger years or maybe right now like we'll have a birthday party or wedding That would go to but we weren't personally invited Maybe our parents were invited and we just tagged along with so us getting a card really wouldn't make sense I think just appearing there and just being there is generous enough I think how giving them a card really is
But I think just giving a card is going over the top. I think just showing up there and just being there for someone is more than generous, in my opinion.
oh i'm so on the fence with this because like i hear where you're coming from and i feel like we probably grew up a little bit similar um so i mean most definitely a card if anything right because it only takes and cards are like dirt cheap you can get one to trader joe's for like a dollar uh granted not everybody has a trader joe's but you know or you could just it doesn't matter right it's a thought that counts but sometimes just having someone show up is enough for me personally