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Conflicting parental values?

Last night I took my daughter to shop for a gift. Her friend @ daycare we know absolutely nothing about is having a b-day party. I was thinking of spending no more than $15. I was always taught that if you get invited you should bring a gift as courtesy. Unless maybe they said it was ok not to. Even then I still tend to. After about 30-45 min in 1 store (while my daughter's dad waited in the car w/baby, who was sleeping) I decided to go to another store. It just so happens that my daughter's dad/bf works @ this other store. We got there and he just acted like he was upset and said "why don't you just get her a card and put $5 in it. Are you going to invite them to her party. What if they don't get her anything?" In the end I spent $10 on a Barbie pool my daughter picked out. What I'm wondering is what are your opinions on gift giving? Is he right? I guess we really don't know this little girl or her parents. Although my daughter talks about her sometimes.

You were right. The birthday child wants a gift, and that is the polite thing to bring when one is invited to a birthday party. The Dad was wrong in wondering if your child would get one back in return. That is irrelavant. The amount of money to be spent is inmaterial also, you spend only what you can afford, and get the best gift you can within that amount. I think buying the the toy your daughter picked out for the gift was very smart! Who knows better than another girl what is popular! I think you did absolutely right all the way! Your a great Mom!

1973 MALIBU BARBIE POOL PARTY TV COMMERCIAL

Barbie® Puppy Swim School with Pool $29.99 Barbie® doll and her dog Taffy? are teaching the puppies how to swim. Wind up Taffy? dog's tail to make her really swim in the pool! A magnetic connection allows Taffy? to push her puppies in the water or intertube. The puppies can dive off the diving board, too. With the push of a lever on Barbie® doll's back, she can dry off the puppies with a towel or toss a puppy in the water. Includes Barbie® doll, Taffy? swimming dog, 2 puppies, pool, intertube, basketball and hoop. For ages 3 years and over.

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Mattel Barbie 3-Story Dream Townhouse $149.99 Playing house just got a lot more fun! Barbie's Dream Townhouse provides a setting for interactive, role-playing adventures. It includes everything Barbie needs to entertain her guests or to have a quiet night at home by the crackling fireplace. This 3-story townhouse is decorated throughout in classic Barbie pink, with lifelike intricate details, lights, and sounds. With over 70 pieces and accessories, the house has 5 fully furnished, deluxe rooms with chandeliers, tiki lights, a fireplace, and a refrigerator that all light up. Sounds include Barbie "humming" in the shower, the kitchen timer, the doorbell, the fireplace crackling, or the toilet flushing. Your little princess will love pulling the elevator to each floor, filling up the whirlpool for pool parties, cooking something in the fully stocked kitchen, watching a movie on Barbie's pop-up flat-screen TV, and playing with all of the realistic lights and sounds.It comes with Barbie accessories such as food for the fridge, dishes and silverware for the kitchen, hangers for the closet, hairbrush, toothbrush, soap, TV remote, vase with flowers, and a laptop. Barbie's 3-Story Dream Townhouse is the perfect gift for the Barbie lover in your life.

Barbie Sisters Go Camping Camper Playset $96.99 Go camping with Barbie! Enter the world of Barbie! Girls like the great outdoors too! Barbie and her sisters now have everything to go on the ultimate camping trip in the new family camper! This camper includes a pop-up second floor with two hammocks for lounging around in, a front driver seat that converts to a second bed so there is room for all four sisters to sleep, a full kitchen complete with seating for all of the sisters, a bathroom with toilet and shower and even a spa pool to splash around! Includes family camper, spa pool, soft-good hammocks and kitchen accessories. Dolls not included. Ages 3 and up. Order yours today!

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