Hey Guys!
This week just seems to keep dragging on…I went through the whole day Wednesday thinking it was Thursday! Uggggh! Come on Friday.
Question-Have you ever received a tacky or rude birthday invitation?
I know, how can a birthday invitation be tacky? I will show you…
Yesterday, my nine-year old son comes home and excitedly hands his dad this party invitation. My son and this boy have been going to school together for a couple of years.
The front of this invitation is not done tacky in the least…..
Now, he did get this yesterday, and the party is THIS Saturday! Three days notice is just not sufficient amount of time to be invited…at least I don’t think so. I think a week would have been better maybe even a week and a half or two weeks.
Now onto the tacky part…..
Here is the BACK of the invite!
My first thought was….okay, now we don’t have to guess at what to get him. My thoughts immediately changed to ….HOW TACKY! How RUDE!
First of all asking for Money is RUDE! Secondly, it could detour some parents ds from letting their child go to the party. If their parents are short and don’t have money to send. And what if one parent could only send $5, while other kids did $15 or even $20!
You ask people to come to a party because you want them there to celebrate it with you….not for a gift. Miss Manners would be mortified.
If he receives birthday money as a gift….then great….but don’t ask for it. I feel like I would be funding him….his parents should give him allowance so he can save up for it…not be a beggar for it at his birthday party.
Suffice to say our son will not be attending this party…based on three things. One, three days notice is not enough notice for us. Two, the tackiness and rudeness of asking for money. And finally, we are on a budget. We spend around $5 to $10 on birthdays that my kids are invited to. I have 4 kids and being invited to parties adds up pretty darn quick.
So, do you think this is tacky? I am just being ‘old fashioned’ in my thinking?
I hope you all have a marvelous day.
Sing it, Sister!
Rude. Rude.Rude… and then some!
First off, it always puzzles me why people send out invitations and expect gifts. We forget that invitations are a welcome to join the celebrant. NOT an invite to buy gifts.
Secondly, asking for a specific gift is rude. And combining this with the last-minute distribution, it sounds like mom is counting her chickens before they hatch, didn’t get enough response, and is sending out more to hedge her bet. Sorry, but that’s my honest take on things.
I feel for that child. This makes me sad… He’s learning it’s all about the stuff… and not the gift of life…
btw, you did the right thing declining the invite. Find something more fun for your son to do.