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Originally posted by TexLex
Timely.
I've never been to a Bat Mitzvah, but we got an invite yesterday for one. We've never met the kid, but we know her mother. What am I supposed to take? A gift, I assume...money? What is appropriate? Just a check to the kid or would a gift certificate to somewhere a 13 (13, right?) yo would shop count?
It's the ceremony (or whatever you call it) Fri. Night and Sat morning then a luncheon on Sat. and a shindig in the evening at a "dressy casual" restaraunt. That's pretty much the whole weekend....Good lord!
Can we go to just the thingie on Sat. night and blow everything else off or would that look really bad? If not, is it totally inappropriate to take babies to the ceremony if I can keep them quiet? How long does that part last? And lastly, are there any rules about boobies at the ceremony - if it lasts longer than an hour, chances are, I'm gonna have to (discreetly of course) whip mine out to feed the littlun.
Anything other advice for the clueless?
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That sounds like Hell in a very small jar of herring. I would make an excuseto miss the whole thing. If you don't want to take my advice, then cash is the appropriate gift, and no matter how much you give, it won't be too much in the family's eyes.
