Can I host a baby shower for someones second (or third, or fourth, or fifteenth) child?
Not if you want to Behave Correctly. The purpose of a Baby Shower is to “shower” a New Mother with advice, friendship, support, and gifts to help her prepare for her New Role in Life. If you have more than one child, you already have Experience and Necessary Supplies– having a shower for you just Looks Greedy, as if you just want to accumulate more, or more expensive, stuff. The EGs would like to remind everyone that Tiny Babies will be Perfectly Happy wearing, and playing with, Hand-Me-Downs from an Older Sibling. They do not need a Whole New Wardrobe from BabyGap and all the latest toys on the market. They’re BABIES, for Crying Out Loud (hardy har har). This is not to say that a second, third, fourth, or fifteenth baby is not to be Welcomed and Celebrated– to the contrary! We’re just suggesting that the Gift Obligation of a Baby Shower for a subsequent child seems to equate Material Things with being Welcomed and Celebrated. Anyone who wishes to give a gift to a second, third, four
