Am I the only one? I can't keep up and feel so out of touch. A push present?

[Anonymous]

Started the day with the enlightenment that women get "push presents" these days for pushing out a baby. Those who have Caesarians get nada??

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dad-surprises-mom-gucci-purse-194750262.html

I feel so out of touch.

[Anonymous]

Huh? "push presents" have been around for decades. And yes those who have c-sections get them too. A lot of people find the term "push present" gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Started the day with the enlightenment that women get "push presents" these days for pushing out a baby. Those who have Caesarians get nada??

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dad-surprises-mom-gucci-purse-194750262.html

I feel so out of touch.

They get pull presents.

[Anonymous]

Debating push presents was a whole thing on Urban Baby in about 2005.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Debating push presents was a whole thing on Urban Baby in about 2005.

So this is from almost 20 years ago? How did I never hear of this till now?

I must be living under a rock then.

[Anonymous]

It's been around a long time but it's also not like it's so widespread that "everyone" does it.

It's like gender reveal parties. Not necessarily the same demographic, but in that there is a subset of the population who have decided "everyone" does this or that it's normal, but also the majority of the population does NOT do this.

I didn't get a push present (nor did I expect one) and none of the women in my friend circle did either (or if they did, they were quiet about it). I do have some cousins, colleagues, and former classmates who got them.

I think the idea of a "push present" is gross but I also think women tend not to get enough appreciation or credit for the work of having babies in this day and age, so I think it's probably a direct response to the way we treat pregnancy/childbirth as no big deal and easy, even though they are neither.

[Anonymous]

this is not new.

push presents have long been a thing for the type of suburban woman who has a mcmansion and probably a white lexus SUV lease.

you don't have to pay it any mind. if people want to get their spouse a gift for having a baby that's lovely. anyone who brags about it and refers to it as a 'push present' is a live laugh loser.

[Anonymous]

"Push present" is a cringe term, but it's not unusual to get a gift from your partner to commemorate the birth of a baby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Debating push presents was a whole thing on Urban Baby in about 2005.

Oh wow yea lol blast from
The past!!!


And yea C sections get a push present too, it’s just cut rate.
Badam pam- chiiiiiiiing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this is not new.

push presents have long been a thing for the type of suburban woman who has a mcmansion and probably a white lexus SUV lease.

you don't have to pay it any mind. if people want to get their spouse a gift for having a baby that's lovely. anyone who brags about it and refers to it as a 'push present' is a live laugh loser.

Chill on the pejoratives. Women from all locations and ilks get this gift. Agree the term is hideous and should be banned. It’s just a baby gift.

[Anonymous]

I think women have been given gifts to commemorate births for 1000 years. But yes, make us look entitled. People who couldn't afford it didn't do it, obviously, but a lot of the gifts were family heirlooms passed down.

[Anonymous]

LOL my kids are in college and I heard about "push presents" when they were born in the early 2000s. I did not get or expect a push present.

[Anonymous]

The name is odd and condescending imo, but a present to commemorate a child’s birth has been done forever. My parents are mc and not American and my mom got a ring for my birth 45 years ago and a matching necklace for my brother’s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's been around a long time but it's also not like it's so widespread that "everyone" does it.

It's like gender reveal parties. Not necessarily the same demographic, but in that there is a subset of the population who have decided "everyone" does this or that it's normal, but also the majority of the population does NOT do this.

I didn't get a push present (nor did I expect one) and none of the women in my friend circle did either (or if they did, they were quiet about it). I do have some cousins, colleagues, and former classmates who got them.

I think the idea of a "push present" is gross but I also think women tend not to get enough appreciation or credit for the work of having babies in this day and age, so I think it's probably a direct response to the way we treat pregnancy/childbirth as no big deal and easy, even though they are neither.

I completely agree.

[Anonymous]

Only in a minuscule group of Americans, not for the majority of Americans, and not anywhere else in the world.

When you think you’re out of touch, step back and consider this.