BabyShower Bummer

Because I'm so far from my friends and family (originally from MD but my husband and I live in FL) my sister (who lives in NOLA) was so kind to host a "Virtual Babyshower" via Facebook to celebrate my pregnancy and provide the link to my registry. People have virtual parties to sell stuff all the time, we figured that it wouldn't hurt to have a party to celebrate a baby! She has 4 kiddos of her own so her taking the time to do this was already a huge deal to me. 

I saw how our family and friends provided many things of her registry wish list for her first baby, so I thought they would do the same for me. Well, the virtual shower was a week long, my sister posted a super simple game or trivia question everyday and the winner would receive a prize. It was SO cool and extremely thoughtful. However it was awkward that only 6 out of roughly 70 "guests" played everyday. Many people who didn't participate had even requested to be included in the group, and I'm not really sure why if they were going to ignore the party (but still take 30 seconds out of their day to post a cat video 😞) 

And as for the registry, it went completely ignored. The ONLY person who sent me an item from the list was a grocery store cashier from my hometown that I barely know. I immediately found her number and thanked her through sobs for such a kind gesture. I really don't want to sound tacky or greedy that I'm upset about not receiving items we need for my daughter. But I also wish I had known "better" because I'm almost to my due date and money is tight on one income to buy items we hadn't thought we would have to buy ourselves. We strongly believe in a minimalist lifestyle, but even minimalists need a diaper genie 🙈

I guess I'm just feeling a little hurt that I'm treated differently than my sister was for her pregnancies by family and friends we consider family. 

BUT none the less I am very thankful that I have some basics to bring my baby home to, like clothes, a travel system and some other miscellaneous hand-me-downs because there are other girls who don't even have that 🙏🏻

Thank You to whoever reads this and doesn't think I sound like a total asshole, you're the real MVP.