Time to Bury the Gender Reveal

[Anonymous]

Also, you're not revealing the "gender", you're revealing the "genitalia". Creepy. Who cares.

[Anonymous]

Well, I guess if you called it a Sex Reveal or a Genitalia Reveal party on the evite and youtube, you’d get a totally different class of attendees and viewers!
(Im thinking of the Bridget Jones scene where she shows up in a playboy costume to a garden party...)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This one started a 7000 acre (so far) fire:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/07/us/california-fire-el-dorado-gender-reveal-trnd/index.html

Always thought these events were attention-grabbing abominations.

Was this a baby or the Anti-Christ?

[Anonymous]

No one cares other than the immediate family. You just have to and pretend while they set a massive wildfire or do something stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, you're not revealing the "gender", you're revealing the "genitalia". Creepy. Who cares.

It's a fairly accurate proxy for gender.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All are trashy including the PP above. No one really cares the sex of your kids. Grandparents will be happy with either. Aunts and uncles could give a shit. Just don’t do it. And really don’t do it with fire.

I gave the results to my best friend who ordered cupcakes for myself, my DH and our kids. I assure you, we all cared.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This one started a 7000 acre (so far) fire:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/07/us/california-fire-el-dorado-gender-reveal-trnd/index.html

Always thought these events were attention-grabbing abominations.

They are stupid and the people involved should have to pay for the damage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All are trashy including the PP above. No one really cares the sex of your kids. Grandparents will be happy with either. Aunts and uncles could give a shit. Just don’t do it. And really don’t do it with fire.

I gave the results to my best friend who ordered cupcakes for myself, my DH and our kids. I assure you, we all cared.

Well,only your immediate family and best friend cared. All the people who are invited to "gender reveal" parties typically don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All are trashy including the PP above. No one really cares the sex of your kids. Grandparents will be happy with either. Aunts and uncles could give a shit. Just don’t do it. And really don’t do it with fire.

I gave the results to my best friend who ordered cupcakes for myself, my DH and our kids. I assure you, we all cared.

DH and kids maybe. I doubt your best friend truly cared.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All are trashy including the PP above. No one really cares the sex of your kids. Grandparents will be happy with either. Aunts and uncles could give a shit. Just don’t do it. And really don’t do it with fire.

+ 1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This one started a 7000 acre (so far) fire:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/07/us/california-fire-el-dorado-gender-reveal-trnd/index.html

Always thought these events were attention-grabbing abominations.

I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of gender reveals don't involve pyrotechnics in dry forest.

Gender reveal isn't my style, but I think it's a little unfair to blame people who bite into cupcakes with blue or pink filling or something like that, because some idiot set off fireworks in the forest during fire season.

+1. It's fine to have a bit of fun without being look at me or over the top. For our first we sent pink flowers to each set of grandparents with a card saying "It's a girl!" They each called us elated when they got the flowers and they felt super special. It was very fun.

For our second we brought a cake with a pink inside to a family dinner. No special event, just our weekly Sunday dinner with the grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. It was fun for everyone to find out together.

There's nothing wrong with making life feel a bit special.

The special part is welcoming a new member into the family. A Gener reveal is attention seeking, no matter how you spin it be it with balloons, cake or fireworks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, you're not revealing the "gender", you're revealing the "genitalia". Creepy. Who cares.

You’re revealing the gender. Sorry, dear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, you're not revealing the "gender", you're revealing the "genitalia". Creepy. Who cares.

Depends on how the info is obtained, but in many cases it's genes that are being revealed. So, less creepy.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s gross and pushes gender stereotypes. It’s just better to wait until birth to find out the sex. I can’t think of one reason to find out the sex beforehand.

[Anonymous]

Why do you need to announce “penis!” or “vagina!”

Actually, this would be hilarious: He has a penis! She has a vagina! Now, enjoy the anatomically correct and detailed cupcakes!