“Your Presence Is His Present”
Recently, one of my darling daughters-in-law asked a question of me.
She is excitedly planning a party for our grandson but really wants the guests to not feel that they have to bring a gift. “He has so many things”, to quote her, “so could I put on the invitation, ‘Your presence is his present’. Do you think that is tacky?”
She ended by saying, “This is a Two Chums conundrum!”
Both Robin and I feel that it is not tacky at all! If someone really wants to bring a gift, they will and, obviously, it will be graciously and gratefully accepted. But it does let people know that a gift in hand is not necessary. Your presence is the important part.
We love receiving questions such as this and will do our best to answer them!
More love, more joy and yes, more abundant living!
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This was a great reminder Jackie! Thanks for sharing, and what a darling daughter in law you have!!! pat tie
Yes, I DO have many darling daughters-in-law – Four of them! Much love to you, Pattie!
My glory! I never thought of your column as a “Dear Abby” sort of post. But I’ll get some of my more difficult questions together and see how you weigh in on them.
BTW: I totally agree with the idea that one’s presence at an affair is ample without bringing a gift, especially if one feels overwhelmed with the material objects of life already. After all, matter can get out of hand after so many decades of “collecting” STUFF.
We’ll be waiting for your “Dear Two Chums” post!
As long as the birthday boy won’t be disappointed, I think it’s a great idea. I thought perhaps that the little gift would unfold into the invitation but that would be hard to mail.
When someone puts that on an invitation I bring a special edible treat. A gift is such a gesture of affection, after all.
Beautifully put! Yes, a gift is such a “gesture of affection” and we love the idea of taking some edible treat. Your Two Chums happen to absolutely LOVE gifting so we would always fall into the category of those people who bring a gift anyway!
I LOVE this post!!!
😉 Thanks, Two Chums!
…and we love you!