Anonymous wrote:Oh please. Let people have their fun. Minus the fire. There's no harm in it.

I've never done one myself. I wait until birth. But let people be happy.

+1 to all of this.

Besides, I know someone who accidentally started a brushfire with fireworks at his wedding. Are weddings canceled now, too? Most forest fires that are caused by humans are because of worse behavior, like smoking or arson. And California's fire seasons are getting worse because of land mismanagement and climate change. But sure, let's all go after the gender reveals!

Turns out the woman who kind of invented gender reveal parties back in 2008... The daughter that she did the gender reveal for is actually gender nonconforming. Mom says she has mixed feelings about the parties now.

https://people.com/parents/gender-reveal-party-inventor-daughter-wears-suits-viral-post/

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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.

I reveal the gender at birth, and never even had a shower, but yeah. Could have been a birthday party just as easily

NO it couldn’t have. Please tell me about all the birthday parties you’ve been to that have pyrotechnics???

This is a common thing with these gender reveals, NOT with birthday parties. There’s no special explosion revealing the age of the special guest.

I never had any reveals or showers. Not bridal not baby not sprinkle.

I’d freaking LOVE to be invited to a party right now. Cupcakes filled with pink blue or purple IDGAF. After this I’ll never shit on a party again.

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Anonymous wrote:My best friend had two gender reveals -- the family gathering where they announced they were having a girl, and Grandma's first diaper change, where she met her new grandson.

This seems oddly manipulative.

That’s weird. Grandmas first diaper change?

PP and I assume Grandma was wearing diapers? Oh wait; Grandma changed the baby’s diapers.

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Anonymous wrote:My best friend had two gender reveals -- the family gathering where they announced they were having a girl, and Grandma's first diaper change, where she met her new grandson.

This seems oddly manipulative.

That’s weird. Grandmas first diaper change?

Anonymous wrote:My best friend had two gender reveals -- the family gathering where they announced they were having a girl, and Grandma's first diaper change, where she met her new grandson.

This seems oddly manipulative.

My best friend had two gender reveals -- the family gathering where they announced they were having a girl, and Grandma's first diaper change, where she met her new grandson.

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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 of course you, your DH and kids cared. Your best friend didn’t. Would have ordered cupcakes regardless of sex. Your friend still doesn’t care if you had a boy or girl. Loved the kid just the same.

I hope they all stop. You can certainly have as many parties as you want but don’t celebrate your baby’s sex.

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

You’re revealing the gender. Sorry, dear.

Not always, dear.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree. Gender Reveals were always a little too “me me me look at me” for my liking. So are Sprinkles.

This.

+2.

Oh please. Let people have their fun. Minus the fire. There's no harm in it.

I've never done one myself. I wait until birth. But let people be happy.

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Gender Reveals were always a little too “me me me look at me” for my liking. So are Sprinkles.

This.

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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.

I went to a gender reveal earlier in the year and really enjoyed it. They were friends of my husband. Who gets mad at being invited to a celebration? If it bothers you that much just decline the invite.