I suppose this is just me being weird. But I don't want a baby shower. I was happy thinking I wouldn't get one. And then my SIL tells me that she wants to throw one, and starts making lists. I can't imagine anyone from my family wanting to come. I don't really want them to anyway. Sitting at a party (I don't like parties) with a bunch of strangers is just not my family's kind of thing. All of my friends live at least a thousand miles away anyway. She keeps saying all these things that seem crazy like "I bet your mom would want to fly 3000 miles to come to your baby shower". No, I don't think so! My mom's not crazy! She'll get a flight once the baby is born and come for a few weeks. Why would she come to come to a dumb party with weird strangers? Then she was explaining to me about how it's important to send invitations to all my aunts because otherwise they'll feel left out. No, they won't! Why would they? But then SIL is going to be upset that none of my friends and family come (at least I hope they won't). Ugh. And yet she keeps explaining to me how important baby showers are and how my cousin (she's due a few weeks before me) can't "steal my thunder!" Yes she can! Please let her! Am I just dumb? Are baby showers important and magical? (This is the same SIL who desperately wants to plan us a wedding. I think she just loves planning stuff but I don't want to be her Guinea pig).