# Was being 'royalty' important to you when having the baby? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 17, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-being-royalty-important-to-you-when-having-the-baby/599930 "2011-10-17T16:41:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 27
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-being-royalty-important-to-you-when-having-the-baby/599930/27 "2011-10-18T02:26:37Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > And as soon as I was out of the hospital, I sent them goodies and my most sincere thank you… Can I ask you what you sent them? Several months ago, my Dad was in the hospital for almost a week, running up close to a $90,000 tab (almost all paid for by his 2 different insurance companies, though he is on the hook for a little bit of it) and a week or two later he got a “Get Well” card in the mail, ostensibly asking about his ongoing recovery, signed by all of the various nurses and the aides that he interacted with during his stay, with an envelope inclosed, (just the right size for some cash, a check or a few gift cards) pre-addressed to the hospital nursing staff… I was MORE than a little bit :dubious:, but maybe that is par for the course these days. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-being-royalty-important-to-you-when-having-the-baby/599930)._