needs some advice/opinions here. We have someone who comes to our house once a week to clean/laundry/cook/etc. she has been with us since my daughter was a few months old (she was our nanny until daughter started school). She is pregnant and due at end of December. She is not going to be with us for a while after the baby is born. We want to throw her a baby shower/going away party at our home. They do not have a lot of money. They said ok to the baby shower. We told her to invite whoever they wanted. We will take care of the food and decorations. They just need to show up and give us a ballpark number on the amount of people attending.
This is where it gets uncomfortable. Her mother called us and asked if she can stop by and bring something for my daughter (she sews the nicest dresses for my daughter). She gives us an envelope with $500. She wants to contribute towards the party. We said no thank you. We told her our gift was the party. She insisted and started crying. We said ok. I told my wife to save it and give it to her daughter at the baby shower (not in front of everyone though). Is that ok to do. Do not want to insult anyone.
This is where it gets uncomfortable. Her mother called us and asked if she can stop by and bring something for my daughter (she sews the nicest dresses for my daughter). She gives us an envelope with $500. She wants to contribute towards the party. We said no thank you. We told her our gift was the party. She insisted and started crying. We said ok. I told my wife to save it and give it to her daughter at the baby shower (not in front of everyone though). Is that ok to do. Do not want to insult anyone.
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