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By: Please wait

Please wait — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:24:14 +0000

I was in a similar situation. I had a new baby and a toddler at home. We received some gifts for the new baby, and I was very late in sending out thank yous. Trust me, this weighed on me. But I was very ill, and with the two children, I was barely making it through the day. I was having a very difficult time, and I kept meaning to send out the thank you notes. One woman became very agitated with me, and I felt very guilty, but I still think about how a formality was more important to her than my health and new baby.

If she would have called and said, “How are you doing?” I would have immediately said, “Thank you for sending the gift, I apologize for not sending a note.” I guess my point is that you never know what is going on in a household, and you should give them the benefit of the doubt, especially with twins. Maybe just give a quick call and ask how things are going, and I would guess that the mother – or father – will thank you for the gift. If they don’t mention it, you could casually mention it.

By: NorGraceandhonor

NorGraceandhonor — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:23:11 +0000

I would give the parents another couple of weeks to acknowledge receipt of the package; if you haven’t heard from them by then, contact them via call or note, saying, “How are your new babies? Are you sleeping through the night yet? I wanted to follow up on a package I sent you thru UPS; I was alarmed to find out they left it on the porch and want to be sure you received it.”

By: Sue Kightlinger

Sue Kightlinger — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:26:51 +0000

I recently (August, 2009) sent baby gifts to a young couple that have new twins. I know they are very, very busy but have not heard if the gifts arrived or not. I did track the package with UPS and it stated package was left on porch. As yet, I have not heard if they have the presents or not. Do I just wait for a while yet and see if a note comes? I truly do not know what to do.

Thank you