Terrific Trend Alert: Men-Only Baby Showers!
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Now Showing! The Diaper Dozen!
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The only gift the guys are asked to bring is a pack of disposable diapers. Having hosted showers where guests were asked to bring only disposable diapers (all sizes) and baby wipes, I can assure you these dudes will put a delightful dent in the dough you dole out for diapers–sometimes enough to last six months. Still, I can’t help speculating on some of the oddities an all-male baby shower presents. For example…
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Baby shower favors. No guy wants to show up back home with a giraffe candle or an egg-shaped kitchen timer or a rubber-ducky soap. I’m thinking baby bottle-shaped beer mugs, favor “lunch” boxes, filled with a big pack of roasted peanuts or nachos with cheese and jalapenos, or “My Dad Measures Up” tape measures.
Hmmmm. Would anybody besides me rather go to the men’s shower?