Get It Off Your Chest - “Am I Expected to Take Out a Loan for a Baby Shower?!"

On today’s Get It Off Your Chest, a listener from Kildare shared a dilemma that sparked a huge debate. Sarah desperately wants to support one of her best friends at her baby shower… but there’s a catch. The event is all the way in Donegal, costs €60 a head for food alone, and that’s before paying for travel, accommodation and a gift. To make matters worse, partners aren’t invited, meaning her boyfriend can’t even come along and turn it into a weekend away. Now she’s wondering if modern baby showers have become completely over the top — and whether she’s awful for saying she simply can’t afford to go. Listeners weighed in with strong opinions on friendship expectations, baby shower etiquette and whether these celebrations are getting out of hand.