'I had a first birthday party for my son. I refuse to throw one for my daughter.' 

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"This is going to be a very '90s vibe birthday party," she explained, going on to say she'd pull out a ball pit and some toys in the backyard, and that's it.

"I'm not spending money on this," she said. "And I am an excessive shopper."

The 'no gifts' rule.

In line with the theme of keeping things extremely low-key, Rachel also told all guests not to bring any gifts for her daughter. "Homegirl needs nothing," she said. "She does not need anything and I am very picky I don't want you to buy sh*t for my kids."

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If you insist on a gift, she wants... a new lawn?

Oh, there is one exception to the gift rule!

"If you feel inclined to bring something," she added, "consider $5 because we're trying to remodel, redo our backyard. Our backyard is a trainwreck. Bring us $5 to help us redo our backyard."

Zero alcohol policy.

While Rachel recognised that it's fairly common to serve alcohol (to adults) at kids' birthday parties these days, she said that they won't be at her daughter's event.

"We don't drink," she said. If you're thirsty, juice will be available.

As is commonplace with the internet, if you throw your opinion out there, chances are you'll get some pretty strong ones thrown back. And that's exactly what happened after Rachel shared her party rules.

After almost 700,000 views, there were plenty of comments from people in agreement with Rachel's list of party won't-dos...