Jesting Shirts as Tokens
I am a very hands-on uncle. I always have a say on younger sister’s daughter’s life. You see, Isabela is the first grandchild on the family. She is the star of family gatherings. She always radiates beauty. As an uncle, I am a bit obsessive-compulsive about her. I give my sister a ring almost every day to check on her. This attitude stems from the fact that my sister is a single mom. And I took it upon myself to take care of them even the tiniest detail of finding baby t shirts for my niece. I know that my sister feels suffocated but she understands the protectiveness we give the baby.
For a Catholic family, the baby’s baptismal or should we say, a baby’s christening is very important since it’s’ the baby entry point to Catholicism. The baptismal reception is not complete without giving tokens to the guests as a form of gratitude for coming to the ceremony. Baptismal tokens are always predictable. Towels, pens, cakes or something has to do with the baby. But it crossed my mind that what will adults do with baby things unless they have a baby.
So, I came up with the idea of giving funny t shirts for guests. And wrote a note on each of the boxes: Wear this on my first birthday, Isabela. The guests liked it very much. For those of you who are curious where I got those shirts. I got the funny t shirts from a nice online store. Their t shirts are in various designs and you can choose any puckish t shirts that you can think of.