gender reveal party --- stupid or fun?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I promise, no one is as excited as you & your husband are to find out the sex of your baby. If you want to have a party, good food & wine, and then just announce it at a toast, that would your best option.

This. No one cares as much as you do, but they will be happy to come to a party.

[Anonymous]

It's a little stupid. But, you know what? I'd probably go to one and have fun.

[Anonymous]

I had one with just my immediate family. Nothing too formal just a light brunch with a gender reveal cake. It was a fun way for us all to find out together and a good excuse to eat cake. I think they are cute.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I promise, no one is as excited as you & your husband are to find out the sex of your baby. If you want to have a party, good food & wine, and then just announce it at a toast, that would your best option.


google. baby reveal cakes, lots of good laughs

+100

[Anonymous]

Really stupid. Do you think people care that much about the gender of your baby? I know people ask you all the time if it's a boy or a girl, but all you have to do is tell them once you find out. You're already going to be the center of attention at your shower, and again on the day the baby is born...that's enough! If you must, just invite your parents.

You don't need a happy occasion to have a party. Just invite everybody over for a bbq. If people ask, and they will, tell them the gender. But don't make everybody stand around waiting for the announcement. And egads, don't ask people to take sides!

Ok, I'm overreacting, I know. Sorry. I would not attend a gender reveal party. If I felt obliged, I would plaster on a fake smile and endure I guess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a little stupid. But, you know what? I'd probably go to one and have fun.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So stupid. So so so freaking stupid and embarrassing to have a gender reveal party.

+1,000

This sounds like something you want to do when you are in junior high, right up there with riding around on a unicorn, being Miss Universe, or some shit.

[Anonymous]

shoot me

[Anonymous]

who are these cranky people who are so apathetic to the sex of their "friends'" babies?

I would love to go if my friend invited me! just don't make me play a bunch of dumb games. Anything with good food, drink and a purpose is a fun time in my book!

FWIW, I'm totally intrigued by whether my friends are having girls or boys!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really stupid. Do you think people care that much about the gender of your baby? I know people ask you all the time if it's a boy or a girl, but all you have to do is tell them once you find out. You're already going to be the center of attention at your shower, and again on the day the baby is born...that's enough! If you must, just invite your parents.

You don't need a happy occasion to have a party. Just invite everybody over for a bbq. If people ask, and they will, tell them the gender. But don't make everybody stand around waiting for the announcement. And egads, don't ask people to take sides!

Ok, I'm overreacting, I know. Sorry. I would not attend a gender reveal party. If I felt obliged, I would plaster on a fake smile and endure I guess.

....Said by someone who has ZERO kids. Center of attention on the day of the birth? Seriously.
On the day of my child's birth, I looked like I'd just survived a very long car wreck. The only person who was paying attention, the only person who I WANTED paying attention to me, was the postpartum nurse and my husband. And of the few people (grandparents) that were invited to the hospital on the day of my child's birth? I can assure you they were not paying attention to me but rather to the newest person in the room. All of which is completely fine, just needed to point out the stupidity of this statement. Giving birth is not akin to walking down the aisle on your wedding day.

[Anonymous]

Stupid - and utterly narcissistic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i would run the other waya if i were invited to something like that.

Agreed. Please don't do this to your friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really stupid. Do you think people care that much about the gender of your baby? I know people ask you all the time if it's a boy or a girl, but all you have to do is tell them once you find out. You're already going to be the center of attention at your shower, and again on the day the baby is born...that's enough! If you must, just invite your parents.

You don't need a happy occasion to have a party. Just invite everybody over for a bbq. If people ask, and they will, tell them the gender. But don't make everybody stand around waiting for the announcement. And egads, don't ask people to take sides!

Ok, I'm overreacting, I know. Sorry. I would not attend a gender reveal party. If I felt obliged, I would plaster on a fake smile and endure I guess.

....Said by someone who has ZERO kids. Center of attention on the day of the birth? Seriously.
On the day of my child's birth, I looked like I'd just survived a very long car wreck. The only person who was paying attention, the only person who I WANTED paying attention to me, was the postpartum nurse and my husband. And of the few people (grandparents) that were invited to the hospital on the day of my child's birth? I can assure you they were not paying attention to me but rather to the newest person in the room. All of which is completely fine, just needed to point out the stupidity of this statement. Giving birth is not akin to walking down the aisle on your wedding day.

I didn't read PP's post as a suggestion to have a BBQ the day you give birth, I think she meant to just have a BBQ instead of a gender reveal party.

OP, I find it hard to believe that you didn't check the archives which are ripe with opinions for and against these parties.

[Anonymous]

OP, I think the least offensive route, given how bizarrely offended some people get at this idea, is a "last party for a while party" and then have some sort of gender reveal facet to the party like cupcakes or colorful drinks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had one with just my immediate family. Nothing too formal just a light brunch with a gender reveal cake. It was a fun way for us all to find out together and a good excuse to eat cake. I think they are cute.

This is what I did too. It was fun and everyone there was as excited as we were to find out.