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PrincessVonTrockel
Trophy Wife in Training
Member since 11/09 2953 total posts
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Natalie
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Re: Not welcome on other boards...
Posted by Nifheim
there is a difference when your opinion is being asked and when it is not being asked. But this is me and how i feel.
ITA with this.
Message edited 11/24/2010 10:50:24 AM.
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Posted 11/24/10 10:50 AM  |
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neener1211
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Member since 4/07 22952 total posts
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J
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Re: Not welcome on other boards...
Didn't see your post on parenting (and I lurk here sometimes) but my answer to your question would be something smaller in size.
Big presents are hard to store even when you have a lot of space. I like when my kids get something compact that can easily be put away.
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| Posted 11/24/10 3:49 PM |
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JennyPenny
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Member since 1/08 12702 total posts
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Jen
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Re: Not welcome on other boards...
I didn't see your post on Parenting, but I wouldn't be much help, anyways. Don't feel too offended because I get ignored most of the time, too!
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| Posted 11/24/10 8:26 PM |
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heathergirl
Cocktail Time!
Member since 10/08 4978 total posts
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American mouth
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Re: Not welcome on other boards...
Posted by JennyPenny
I didn't see your post on Parenting, but I wouldn't be much help, anyways. Don't feel too offended because I get ignored most of the time, too!
Hahhaaa I'm not ignoring you!!!!!
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| Posted 11/25/10 11:31 AM |
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LightUpOurLife
Totally in love
Member since 8/06 12785 total posts
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Bonnie-Jean
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Re: Not welcome on other boards...
Wow, I never get ignored when I post over there. It was probably just an off 'hour' and your post got shuffled off the first page.
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| Posted 11/25/10 1:32 PM |
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IrishLasss334
I'll be there soon!
Member since 1/08 6549 total posts
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Patty
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Re: Not welcome on other boards...
Sometimes I like to give my niece and nephews "time" with DH and I, without their siblings or their parents, honestly they like it more than toys. We get "Spend The Day/Overnight with Aunt and Uncle" - we pick them up on Saturday morning, come back to our house, or take them to the movies, lunch, sometimes an overnight, my DH took one of my nephews to the movies, arcade, or to the go-karts. I had my niece for an overnight, we baked cookies and did arts & crafts, watched movies and made popcorn.
Honestly, they get more excited about getting my DH all to themselves than anything we could possibly buy them (there are 3 of them).
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| Posted 11/29/10 2:47 PM |
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dpli
Daylight savings :)
Member since 5/05 13973 total posts
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D
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Re: Not welcome on other boards...
I didn't see your post over there, but I get ignored too
As a parent, I would prefer smaller items if space were limited. I also like having more smaller things that can be put away because I can rotate the toys around. Sometimes I feel like DS has so much stuff out at once that it's overwhelming, so I will pack away a couple of things and then after a few weeks switch things out for variety - you can't really do that for the big stuff.
And, at the risk of sounding high maintenance, unless it is an outside toy, I prefer to buy the big stuff myself. I sort of feel like if something is going to take up that much room in my house, I want to be the one to decide what it is. Gift cards are nice, but I love seeing him open things and telling him later "Aunt XX got this for you, isn't it fun?" Another idea is getting them clothes with their favorite characters on them. I don't normally buy that stuff for him, I am more practical, but he likes opening it and wearing it.
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| Posted 11/30/10 11:20 AM |
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kahlua716
3 Girls for Me!
Member since 8/07 12475 total posts
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Keri
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Re: Not welcome on other boards...
I don't get many responses on there either- and I HAVE a kid
I think the gift card is a great idea!! If you want him to open something- maybe get something small and then a gift card they can use for something big once they have a bigger place?
If they live local to you- maybe you can take them out for the day- to the movies or chuck e. cheese or something instead of a gift.
HTH! 
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| Posted 11/30/10 4:34 PM |
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LoveyQ
Stalkers, get a life.
Member since 11/07 12820 total posts
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Re: Not welcome on other boards...
I've noticed a lot of posts recently on Parenting without ANY replies or with only one or two (including my own). It's not just you. I didn't see your post, but honestly if I had, I would never have known that you don't have kids. Not sure how I would have known that by seeing your post, I'm not too observant of those things.
But regardless, I think it's very thoughtful of you to take into consideration the size of the gift if someone has already mentioned that space is an issue. I live in an apartment and I've already mentioned to those who have asked, that we would really have trouble storing any large size items because we just don't have the space. If someone went ahead and gave us a big ride on truck, I'd say thank you and then  , lol.
You can get a great gift that isn't big in size. I don't look at the physical size of gifts - a $500 item can be 1/10th the size of a $30 toy, KWIM? How about you get them games for whatever video system they have? Or tickets to a show they might like? Or to a game?
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| Posted 11/30/10 5:27 PM |
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heathergirl
Cocktail Time!
Member since 10/08 4978 total posts
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American mouth
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Re: Not welcome on other boards...
Thank you for all the great suggestions ladies!!!
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| Posted 12/1/10 10:43 PM |
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KartveliT
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Member since 1/08 8363 total posts
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Re: Not welcome on other boards...
Posted by heathergirl
Eh.
I needed some opinions from parents, and have posted questions, only to get no replies.
Very annoying. Definitely makes me feel very unwelcome.
aww, I don't think anyone was ignoring you (I didn't even see the post) , don't take it so personally, I have a kid and sometimes I'm "ignored" too ....
We live in an apt, it's not small, but I still don't like it when DD gets big gifts, I'd rather DD got something small in size, I don't care about a monetary value, as long as DD likes it (she likes everything ) GC is a good gift too, so they can buy whatever they want. OR maybe you can ask your sister what they would like ...
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| Posted 12/19/10 2:19 PM |
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gdubs
This baby is awesome!
Member since 11/10 2467 total posts
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Gina
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Re: Not welcome on other boards...
Posted by dfw343
what about GC and write in card something about new place new things...
This way she can get big when they have more space.
I agree with this... and maybe get something small to go along with it so have something to open/play with.
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| Posted 12/19/10 10:19 PM |
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MrsH
LIF Adolescent
Member since 3/07 766 total posts
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Re: Not welcome on other boards...
Posted by IrishLass
Sometimes I like to give my niece and nephews "time" with DH and I, without their siblings or their parents, honestly they like it more than toys. We get "Spend The Day/Overnight with Aunt and Uncle" - we pick them up on Saturday morning, come back to our house, or take them to the movies, lunch, sometimes an overnight, my DH took one of my nephews to the movies, arcade, or to the go-karts. I had my niece for an overnight, we baked cookies and did arts & crafts, watched movies and made popcorn.
Honestly, they get more excited about getting my DH all to themselves than anything we could possibly buy them (there are 3 of them).
I was going to suggest this too-my niece recently told me the best present she ever received was when me and my husband took all of our nieces and nephews to see the Harlem Globetrotters and out to lunch. Maybe you can do a special day with them, those are lasting memories!
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| Posted 12/20/10 6:09 PM |
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