My “possibly toxic” trait is I don’t want to be helped. We bought our house with my husband and never got a cent from anyone and we furnished it ourselves. Now I’m pregnant i don’t really want gifts. We have already bought 70% for our baby and i just don’t want gifts although fam and friends are keen to gift. Am i petty?

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Not petty at all but you are likely now going to get a bunch of baby crap you don’t need, want, or like. Creating a small registry for family and close friends might help prevent that.

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Start a 529 for the baby and have everyone donate instead of buying you gifts

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Not petty just tell them thank you but you guys are set and don’t share/crate a registry

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I feel the same way about the baby shower and gifting. My family keeps telling me to put stuff on a registry, but then when I tell them the brands I am looking at, they say I’m too materialistic or the stuff is too expensive. My mom wants to buy a crib, and I’ve picked out one I love from Pottery Barn kids. Her response? I’ll only buy it if it’s not from PB. So I just would rather buy what I want, at my price point.

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Hahah exactly 😂 the stuff i want is expensive i have been saving to spoil my baby with nice things and people will sulk at the prices

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I didn’t have a bridal shower because we’d already lived together in a fully furnished home for several years. I did, however, have a baby shower because that was more about the baby than me. I didn’t want to deny folks the excitement of giving/creating gifts for the new baby.

I wonder why you find it hard to accept a gift?

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