Would you find it tacky if you were asked to bring a dish to a child’s birthday party?

Saw this debate on one of my social media outlets and wanted to bring it here.

The debate was about a mom who was asked to bring a dish to a child’s birthday party. A lot of the commenters stated that it was tacky, and they would not bring a dish and a present, and that if you can’t afford to feed the guests, don’t have a party.

I didn’t agree, and this is what I think about it. *this is my comment from the post

While I would personally not take this route, I don’t find it tacky for others to do so. Parties can be incredibly expensive especially if you are feeding all of the guests. I would hate for a child to not be able to experience a birthday party, or to have no one show up just because the parents weren’t in a good financial place. Our family is fortunate enough to be able to not worry about these things, and we would be happy to help a family out if it meant something as little as bringing a dish.