To Invite or not to Invite the Dad to the Shower
Do you invite dad to the baby shower? As per the old tradition,the baby showers are “ladies only” celebrations and generallythe dad did not attend them. However, he would arrive at the endof the baby shower to greet and thank all the baby s...
...hower guestsand the hostess. But these days, it's becoming more and more common to includemen in the baby showers along with friends, spouses, andrelatives. Again it is a personal choice. Only the hostess needsto decide whether you want a traditional “ladies only” showerwith lots of “girly talks” and personal pregnancy stories. Orwhether you're looking for a more non-traditional baby shower.Nothing is either wrong or right. But rather it is all abouteveryone enjoying themselves no matter what type of shower youwant to host. If you do plan on inviting the dad-to-be, it wouldbe a good idea to know him better, his personality type, whatfood he likes, beverages, what his friends are like,availability etc. There are a few men who get pale by the merethought of being around so many women. Especially knowing thisis traditionally an all female event. If you do decide to invite the father-to-be. Then it would be akind gesture to also invite several of his male friends. Youmight also have some nice "manly" type food and beverages tomake them more comfortable. After all, it takes a rather daringman to come to what is traditionally an all female event. Itwould also be a good idea to include some games that men andwomen both would enjoy. For many reasons, the couple’s shower (where men and women bothare invited) is an appropriate way to celebrate a new baby. First, the new daddy has as much reason to celebrate and to becongratulated as the mom-to-be. Second, daddy may enjoy openingthe presents as much as mom, maybe more so. Thirdly, if the babyshower isn't held at their home, mommy will need dad to helpload up the presents and drive her home. After all, she hasn'thad the baby yet, and will probably be pretty tired by the endof the baby shower. While this may be a new tradition, some men may actually enjoythe baby shower as much as the women. Although I doubt that mostfathers-to-be would ever admit it to anyone, dad has to keep upthat "macho" image after all. It would be a nice touch to include gifts that are special fordad. Even though the gifts are usually gifts for the baby, andthe occassional gift for the mom, dad wouldn't mind one or twofor himself. Just don't let on that you know that. Let him keephis pride. Generally, anyone who was invited to the wedding can be invitedto the baby shower. Remember, this is a joyous celebration andyou should spread joy, blessings and happiness to everyone thathas an interest in the family. © Copyright Randy Wilson, All Rights Reserved.
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