When Garys Son Was Born JACKIE Gave Him $500>>>>>>

**cheezedbyfate** · 11-19-2012, 09:34 AM

Howie got off that subject lickety split....

**cheezedbyfate** · 11-19-2012, 09:51 AM

the next 20 minutes spent riding jackie and nancy

**PI Nate** · 11-19-2012, 10:06 AM

the wig gives $500 now, maybe...

**FlaFlaFlunkie** · 11-19-2012, 10:40 AM

I've never given anyone money for the birth of a child.

Who does that?

**rilagent** · 11-19-2012, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by FlaFlaFlunkie

I've never given anyone money for the birth of a child.

Who does that?

You never heard of a baby gift? Some people give money.

I never went to wedding where anyone gave anything but money until I lived down south and they only gave gifts.

Maybe it's regional.

**FlaFlaFlunkie** · 11-19-2012, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by rilagent

You never heard of a baby gift? Some people give money.

I never went to wedding where anyone gave anything but money until I lived down south and they only gave gifts.

Maybe it's regional.

Oh sure, baby gifts, like $100 at Babies 'R Us, or whatever, but $500?

Uh...no. Sorry. If you need money like that, you shouldn't be having kids. Maybe if the mom was single and 16 years old, but still...no.

**rilagent** · 11-19-2012, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by FlaFlaFlunkie

Oh sure, baby gifts, like $100 at Babies 'R Us, or whatever, but $500?

Uh...no. Sorry. If you need money like that, you shouldn't be having kids. Maybe if the mom was single and 16 years old, but still...no.

Geez, you're rough. Families have to start somewhere. Hey, Howard was only making $92 a week when he had had the first of his untalented lesbian daughters and look how he turned out.

**cheezedbyfate** · 11-19-2012, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by FlaFlaFlunkie

I've never given anyone money for the birth of a child.

Who does that?

jackie and nancy never had kids i suppose they had some expendable income....it was a very nice gesture....thus the point of my op....howard doesnt do nice gestures like that...or at least not back then....if he did write a check for someones wedding it was done with the knowledge that the amount was definitly to be made public....

**DogStar69** · 11-19-2012, 11:16 AM

$500 is a lot better than a blue night light for a girl.

**DogStar69** · 11-19-2012, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by rilagent

You never heard of a baby gift? Some people give money.

I never went to wedding where anyone gave anything but money until I lived down south and they only gave gifts.

Maybe it's regional.

Must be regional. I've heard of baby shower gifts, but not gifts for the birth.

But for wedding a gift is CASHE, no other gifts, those are given at the wedding shower. That's why I kind of cringed at the (I think) Bubba wedding story with Hulk Hogan walking around with a huge gift.

**FlaFlaFlunkie** · 11-19-2012, 11:18 AM

It depends on how close you are. I've never done it for anyone with whom I only had a work relationship though.

Not once.

Two of my other close friends, though, I've spent far more than that on their gifts, over the years.

I gave one of them $150 gift certificate to Bed, Bath & Beyond when she was going to go off to college, but that's on top of all the other gifts I've given to her over the previous 18 years.

**rilagent** · 11-19-2012, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by DogStar69

Must be regional. I've heard of baby shower gifts, but not gifts for the birth.

But for wedding a gift is CASHE, no other gifts, those are given at the wedding shower. That's why I kind of cringed at the (I think) Bubba wedding story with Hulk Hogan walking around with a huge gift.

Up here in NYC when you're invited to dinner you usually bring a bottle of wine or desert or flowers. Very rarely would you come empty handed.

The first dinner I was invited to down south I accidentally insulted the hostess by implying that they couldn't provide.

It's a big country we live in.

**DogStar69** · 11-19-2012, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by rilagent

Up here in NYC when you're invited to dinner you usually bring a bottle of wine or desert or flowers. Very rarely would you come empty handed.

The first dinner I was invited to down south I accidentally insulted the hostess by implying that they couldn't provide.

It's a big country we live in.

Your hostess was the rude one. I always bring something to a party even if I told not to, Friday I went to a party that the host said not to bring something but I took a nice bottle of Chiraz wine. It was busy so I don't know if he even knows I brought it, but I left it on a table where someone else had brought one too.

**PI Nate** · 11-19-2012, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by FlaFlaFlunkie

I've never given anyone money for the birth of a child.

Who does that?

youve never heard of anyone giving a savings bond or opening a savings account for a baby? That region will pay $3000 a month for a 500sg ft apt, but doesnt believe in baby gifts...

**rilagent** · 11-19-2012, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by DogStar69

Your hostess was the rude one. I always bring something to a party even if I told not to, Friday I went to a party that the host said not to bring something but I took a nice bottle of Chiraz wine. It was busy so I don't know if he even knows I brought it, but I left it on a table where someone else had brought one too.

No, she handled it sweetly. She was just as shocked with someone coming to dinner bearing gifts as I was with the thinking that I shouldn't bring anything.

**FlaFlaFlunkie** · 11-19-2012, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by rilagent

Up here in NYC when you're invited to dinner you usually bring a bottle of wine or desert or flowers. Very rarely would you come empty handed.

The first dinner I was invited to down south I accidentally insulted the hostess by implying that they couldn't provide.

It's a big country we live in.

Really?! Holy crap.

I was once taken aside by a friend when I was 19 or 20 because I forgot to bring something for the host. I've never made that mistake since.

Yikes. What did you do to smooth things over? I would've been flabbergasted.

**FlaFlaFlunkie** · 11-19-2012, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by PI Nate

youve never heard of anyone giving a savings bond or opening a savings account for a baby? That region will pay $3000 a month for a 500sg ft apt, but doesnt believe in baby gifts...

Yeah, sure. Your parents or close family but not a co-worker.

**rilagent** · 11-19-2012, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by FlaFlaFlunkie

Really?! Holy crap.

I was once taken aside by a friend when I was 19 or 20 because I forgot to bring something for the host. I've never made that mistake since.

Yikes. What did you do to smooth things over? I would've been flabbergasted.

You probably didn't see my early post before you wrote this but she handled it sweetly and it opened up a nice conversation about the cultural differences between NYC and that part of the South.

**DogStar69** · 11-19-2012, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by FlaFlaFlunkie

Really?! Holy crap.

I was once taken aside by a friend when I was 19 or 20 because I forgot to bring something for the host. I've never made that mistake since.

Yikes. What did you do to smooth things over? I would've been flabbergasted.

At 19 or 20 it's understandable to not know. A good host does not expect everyone to bring something, they just appreciate those who do.