Anyone ever heard of a diaper party??????

[babylady4]

So I have a suspicious mind.

Dose this sound weird to anybody else???????

My BIL and kids were booted from his house this Saturday evening so his wife could throw a 'diaper' party for a male co-worker who is expecting a baby; no spouses or kids allowed, only the rest of the co-workers. So my BIL packs up the kids and dog and trucks to the GP's house 3 hours away.

My thought was, why would you boot out your family for this? Would it not make more sense to hold the party at an alternative location?????

This whole thing sent up red flags all over the place for me.....

What do you think?????

 

[MeatKing]

A diaper party around here is a baby shower.. Everyone brings a bx of diapers different sizes..

they did that for my second born baby shower. Cause the baby's were same sex. Never herd of doing it for a man, but hey.. I guess I can't be sexiest.. Maybe the family is tight on money, and it really helps not having to buy diapers for awhile.

Sounds like your sister, was just trying to help.. Nothing wrong wit that.. they wanted a work party, it's good for commrodery.. why not?

 

[babylady4]

Ha! This chick is NOT my sister.

I thought it was odd that the rest of the family had to vacate........ 3 hours away.... The rest of it sounds reasonable.

 

[Katy]

Their friends had one for my son and daughter in law after their fourth child was born in december.......the guests bring diapers instead of another baby gift.

 

[turney31]

Yep, we have them around here. A great idea in my book.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I think the "booted from his house" is probably an overstatement.

If I had a tupperware (or Pampered Chef or PartyLite Candle Party or other, I really would not want DH there (nor would he want to be), and if I had young kids, I would expect him to take them elsewhere to be entertained. I'm thinking that he is simply feeling put upon because his wife is focusing on others, and he has to babysit the kids. His choice to drive them three hours to the grandparents rather than 20 minutes to the pizza parlor.

The guests were co-workers, not families, so this really is not much different. If I was hosting, I would probably have invited the spouses and made it a family shower (or diaper party), but that would have been my choice, and there may be some reason that your sil wanted to keep it to just co-workers. Anyways, I do not think it sounds at all suspicious. Almost anyone could come up with a better excuse than hosting a shower for a co-worker, if they were wanting to run around.

 

[babylady4]

The kids are not young, and the party was going to take up more time than just a run to the pizza parlor. Plus he had to bring the dog.

My SIL is not the sociable type, so for her to throw a party for somebody is odd. I suppose you just have to know the family dynamics.