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Yes please, every single one I've been too has been nothing more than an excuse for the expectant mother to collect gifts.
Right? I already gave you gifts at the wedding AND the baby shower!
Wait, these aren't in place of a baby shower‽‽ Or combined with the baby shower? Who the fuck has enough money to give an expectant friend 2-3 damn gifts per child? This is just capitalism run amok.
Exactly.