: I have a question about invitation etiquette. Related Articles I want to invite family members and friends I haven’t seen or spoken with in a long time to my children’s birthday parties and special events like baptisms. However, I do not want to seem like I am soliciting gifts or money.
I have heard that it is improper to request “no gifts” on the invitation because that assumes gifts would be given. What is proper etiquette for this? I want to see my family members, but I don’t want to offend them. : I can’t see how family members who are invited to a child’s birthday party would be offended.
If they want to attend, fine. If they can’t, so be it. However, children’s birthday parties do require some sort of gift, and it shouldn’t be a hardship to provide something.
Relatives and friends whose children are invited to the party will automatically bring a gift. I am a retiree with diabetes and heart trouble. My husband is disabled.
I’m his sole caregiver when I have the energy to do it. Our adult daughter lives with us and works full time in the medical field on weekends. She does practically nothing around the house.
The real problem is, we have four dogs. Two of them are large. All four spend a lot of time in the house.
The youngest is a puppy that already weighs 50 pounds. She’s uncontrollable — jumping, biting, scratching my arms with her claws and barking. I’ve been a dog owner my entire life, and I have never seen another one behave like this.
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