In a Reddit post on r/Parenting that recently resurfaced, one mom is asking the Internet if it's normal for the guests at a Build-a-Bear birthday party to give their newly made bears to the birthday kid.

The birthday party invitation said each child would have the opportunity to build their own bear. The story originally went viral on Reddit, and started circulating again when Tik

She said that if you are going to give the birthday kid a gift, it can’t have any colors, it can’t make noise, and it has to be waste-free, meaning there shouldn’t be any plastic in the toy and/or the packaging.

One mom took to TikTok to share a pretty interesting birthday party story–not about the party, itself, but about the unusual request made before the party. The Gift Request That