Re:Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013)
by pfranz on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @04:07PM
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Maybe it varies for people, but I've usually seen a good friend step in, rent out a spot at a park, get some tablecloths and balloons and things to snack on. They're also starting to be more co-ed, too. If you go all out, maybe $100-$200.
For one the baby boomers (parents of soon to be parents) have large financial burdens themselves. They may want to help but lack the funds to do so and/or time (because they haven't retired yet themselves and might even be taking care of their parents).
Second people are having kids much later. I am 35 almost 36 and most of my friends and family are now geographically disparate.
Combined with above and the modern-busy-self-consumed-technology era we live in you seriously cannot rely on anyone organizing an event for you.
I don't blame this on my friends and family. It is just a reality.
Furthermore the expectation and cost to host an event has become far greater over the years.