Gender Reveals are tacky.

[Anonymous]

I think it's the height of narcissism. Why would anyone think that anyone else cares that much (or at all) about the gender of their unborn baby?

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t have kids but I don’t mind them. I think it’s fun to find out at the same time as the parents / see their reaction.

How are their reactions ever different? If people cried at gender reveal parties because they didn't get the gender they wanted, that may be entertaining. But no, they're likely all happy and excited no matter what the outcome is. I can't think of anything more boring except maybe watching paint dry. Nope, I take it back, because sometimes paint dries a slightly different color than when it goes on, so at least that would give you something to see.

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Anonymous wrote:so much tackiness with expectant parents. I don't care about your child's genitalia. I don't want to see a 8x10 framed photo of the ultrasound. I definitely don't want to see uploaded photos of a diaper blowout on my feed. Just stop it. You are not the first ones to be dealing with this stuff.

Then take us off your feed. It's optional.

Oh stop it. Noone likes to see this ish, except for the equally narcisstic friends. The ultrasound looks like an alien baby anyway. I don't want to see inside your uterus. Nope Nope.

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Anonymous wrote:Enough said...
Gender reveal videos, parties, announcements, etc. are low class and tacky.

Baby showers are tacky. Wedding showers are tacky. All are gift grabs.

Why stop there? Babies are tacky. Weddings are tacky. All things are tacky.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, personally I think gender reveal parties are a little bit cringey, but I never say anything. I am glad I've personally never been invited to one, because then I'd have to pretend it was exciting or something.

Actually making such a big deal of the gender or sex of the baby in any fashion is a little off-putting. Who cares? Why is there so much importance placed on it? What if the baby was born with both genitalia? It doesn't matter. The only thing that truly matters is the health of the baby.

[Anonymous]

I have said they are tacky since the beginning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Enough said...
Gender reveal videos, parties, announcements, etc. are low class and tacky.

I think they are dumb and totally unnecessary.

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Anonymous wrote:One firefighter dead today. Utter devastation.

This baby is not even born yet and has caused so much devastation and death. Wow! Really inauspicious and hideous beginning and entirely orchestrated by the parents?? Really? This is what they wanted?

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Anonymous wrote:We did something but it was pretty private. We had the doctor/tech write down the gender in a sealed envelope. We then went to Nordstorms and picked a boy outfit and girl outfit and handed the clerk our credit card and asked them to pick the outfit to match whatever was in the envelope. We then went to dinner by ourselves and opened the gift wrapped packaged. It was a nice suprise and a fun way to pick out the first outfit.

I love that this involved a Nordie's clerk. A+!

It was actually fun for them. They were excited. I mean, we went in the middle of the day and they were bored. And we picked the outfits and basically just asked and went off to another section (I needed a winter coat). We were pretty low key and just asked them to ring up the right outfit that matched whatever was in the envelope.

I will say doing this at dinner alone was nice. It was just a suprise for us and we picked a cute first outfit.

I will say, I don't know why a pile of people need to be involved in this. We just wanted a little something for us to share. I don't get the whole party thing with piles of people. I was very much avoiding everyone when I was pregnant so that might be a reason (also: pregnancy was not fun for me. I wasn't one of those women who loved being pregnant.).

[Anonymous]

It really going to back fire on those parents whose kid decides that actually their parents got it wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree. I think a shower is all you get.

I will say though that people don’t want to throw showers for friends ($$$) and families aren’t supposed to throw them. So I’ve known so many women who end up with no shower and are upset about it. They have a no gifts meet the baby luncheon instead or a gender reveal because they still want support for them and the baby.

Wow. Wow. No shower? Do these women have over the top expectations? Were they bridezilla at their weddings? There must be more to the story. I would never leave a friend without a shower, and I had multiple people ask to host mine.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's the height of narcissism. Why would anyone think that anyone else cares that much (or at all) about the gender of their unborn baby?

I agree. It has the same feeling as an adult selfie on Facebook. It’s icky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Enough said...
Gender reveal videos, parties, announcements, etc. are low class and tacky.

How on the world are they low class and tacky?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think anyone care about your baby’s gender besides you and the grandparents.

Well, can’t the same be said for birthdays?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree. I think a shower is all you get.

I will say though that people don’t want to throw showers for friends ($$$) and families aren’t supposed to throw them. So I’ve known so many women who end up with no shower and are upset about it. They have a no gifts meet the baby luncheon instead or a gender reveal because they still want support for them and the baby.

I don’t think gender reveals are tacky but I do agree they are a bit much considering that most people have showers as well