I’m old school and believe that there is never an excuse to skip out on sending a thank you card especially after an event such as a wedding or baby shower. 

The guests that attended and “showered” you with gifts, took time to travel, gave up a day, spent hard-earned money to buy a gift, spent time seeking out a gift and often more,  meaning they care enough about you to do all those things.  For all those reasons, the least you can do is take a couple of minutes to write a simple thank you card and drop it in the mail.

I was recently talking with a client who said she never gave much thought to thank you cards until she got married and had babies.  She said that after her children arrived, she stressed a lot about getting behind on sending thank you cards and to this day there are cards she’s never mailed. Knowing how she felt herself, she tells friends at their baby showers to not bother sending her a thank you card in return.  I was kind of stunned at this but it’s always interesting talking with my clients to see what is most important to them.

I get it.  Writing out a list of thank you cards generally isn’t a task any of us look forward to or enjoy.  Sure, we all love receiving gifts but the thought of adding yet another task to our never-ending to-do list when we work, have a house to take care of, children to feed, pets to care for and all those other “life” things, simply feels arduous.  Then, we all know that the longer you put tis task off, the easier it is to not do it at all.

So, should you send thank you cards after a baby shower?  I emphatically say YES for all the reasons I said above.  IF your family and friends took the time, spent money and gave up the day to shower you, then you can find two minutes to write a thank you note to thank them and then drop it in the mail.  Need I say more?