Pressure to do things?

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Does anyone else feel like they are being pressured or shamed by people or the world in general for not doing things?

My daughter is 6 months old... clearly not old enough to go trick or treating. I really didnt want to get her a costume because 1 she cant go trick or treating and 2 I didnt wanna pay 20 bucks for something she was gonna wear once. My MIL ended up buying her one.

Anyway... we started talking about christmas and I was saying how I didnt think she really needed anything. She has just grown out of her newborn clothes and is slowly starting to wear her 3-6 month clothes. I had purchased a bunch of clothes before she was born NB-9 months. I had planned on her needing new clothes around Christmas but shes been a slow grower.

I feel like I should want to buy her a cute costume and buy her a bunch of toys for Christmas. Yeah I plan on getting her a few things (and she will have a stocking) but shes so little that she doesnt really need much.

Idk if its mom guilt or me just being weird but I just feel like I'm off. Like I feel like it's silly to buy her this stuff but everyone else is going nutso over it.

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