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What does everyone think of these parties where expecting parents celebrate the baby's gender?
If I had a partner who was expecting, I wouldn't have one to be honest. I would rather wait until the baby is born and celebrate then. |
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OTT..
Seems like it has become one of those things you have to do.
Like give a 1 year old child the best party ever with the biggest cake. So they can boast it on Instagram |
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My first 4 were surprise didnt even have scans for first 3 back in the day and last 2 had amnio cos of old age lol so was told their gender although one turned out to b wrong in later life! But love watching the gender reveal vids makes me smile x  |
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I think it's a bit ridiculous to have a party. Hopefully whichever way the result goes the child will be loved. It's not like anybody has any say in the result or is going to reject the child if the result is different.
It sounds like having a party because of an interesting piece of information coming to light, and I don't organise many of those. It sounds about as sensible as having a party to reveal the colour of the car you are going to buy. |
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In the US people let off large pink or blue fireworks or smoke bombs. Several houses have burned down as a result including casualties. Best just send a Congratulations card I think. |
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A celebration is good at any time but in the current situation I think it's even better to be able to celebrate life in any way you can.
Would we have done it? Probably not but we didn't send out save the date cards for our wedding or announce to the world that we were "in a relationship", it's a different world we live in |
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"OTT..
Seems like it has become one of those things you have to do.
Like give a 1 year old child the best party ever with the biggest cake. So they can boast it on Instagram "
I remember reading that the lady that started it regrets doing it as so many people have tried to do big elaborate gender reveal parties that have ended in disaster.
Remember when one guy used explosives for a reveal party that resulted in a huge wildfire that caused millions of dollars in damage?
Well recently, a couple are now facing 20 years in prison as the wildfire caused by explosives at their gender reveal party last year tragically killed a firefighter, injured 13 people and destroyed 5 homes and 15 other builings. |
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"OTT..
Seems like it has become one of those things you have to do.
Like give a 1 year old child the best party ever with the biggest cake. So they can boast it on Instagram
I remember reading that the lady that started it regrets doing it as so many people have tried to do big elaborate gender reveal parties that have ended in disaster.
Remember when one guy used explosives for a reveal party that resulted in a huge wildfire that caused millions of dollars in damage?
Well recently, a couple are now facing 20 years in prison as the wildfire caused by explosives at their gender reveal party last year tragically killed a firefighter, injured 13 people and destroyed 5 homes and 15 other builings."
 blimey what's wrong with a cake and some helium balloons!?
Like those daft people who light those floating lanterns that set fire to grassland |
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"I think it's a bit ridiculous to have a party. Hopefully whichever way the result goes the child will be loved. It's not like anybody has any say in the result or is going to reject the child if the result is different.
It sounds like having a party because of an interesting piece of information coming to light, and I don't organise many of those. It sounds about as sensible as having a party to reveal the colour of the car you are going to buy. "
I agree. I think these parties are just an excuse to get plastered and get gifts. |
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"OTT..
Seems like it has become one of those things you have to do.
Like give a 1 year old child the best party ever with the biggest cake. So they can boast it on Instagram
I remember reading that the lady that started it regrets doing it as so many people have tried to do big elaborate gender reveal parties that have ended in disaster.
Remember when one guy used explosives for a reveal party that resulted in a huge wildfire that caused millions of dollars in damage?
Well recently, a couple are now facing 20 years in prison as the wildfire caused by explosives at their gender reveal party last year tragically killed a firefighter, injured 13 people and destroyed 5 homes and 15 other builings.
blimey what's wrong with a cake and some helium balloons!?
Like those daft people who light those floating lanterns that set fire to grassland "
That's America for you, I guess. |
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"OTT..
Seems like it has become one of those things you have to do.
Like give a 1 year old child the best party ever with the biggest cake. So they can boast it on Instagram
I remember reading that the lady that started it regrets doing it as so many people have tried to do big elaborate gender reveal parties that have ended in disaster.
Remember when one guy used explosives for a reveal party that resulted in a huge wildfire that caused millions of dollars in damage?
Well recently, a couple are now facing 20 years in prison as the wildfire caused by explosives at their gender reveal party last year tragically killed a firefighter, injured 13 people and destroyed 5 homes and 15 other builings.
blimey what's wrong with a cake and some helium balloons!?
Like those daft people who light those floating lanterns that set fire to grassland
That's America for you, I guess."
The lantern thing is pretty common over here but not quite to that extent |
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But gender reveal parties are still surprises. They don't know the gender until its, you know, revealed 
Just because it doesn't happen at the birth doesn't mean it's not a surprise.
I do think some of them are over the top. Saw one the other day where the dad was in a wrestling ring wrestling 2 friends in blue and pink tutus lol
Doesn't hurt anyone so let them do them and you do you. |
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"OTT..
Seems like it has become one of those things you have to do.
Like give a 1 year old child the best party ever with the biggest cake. So they can boast it on Instagram
I remember reading that the lady that started it regrets doing it as so many people have tried to do big elaborate gender reveal parties that have ended in disaster.
Remember when one guy used explosives for a reveal party that resulted in a huge wildfire that caused millions of dollars in damage?
Well recently, a couple are now facing 20 years in prison as the wildfire caused by explosives at their gender reveal party last year tragically killed a firefighter, injured 13 people and destroyed 5 homes and 15 other builings."
Do it for the Gram culture…. If it wasn’t for people that have the need of boasting it and showing off, surely that wouldn’t have happened..
I feel sometimes wedding are becoming the same.
Bigger and better and longer … it’s great to have something you like obviously but sometimes we push towards doing things so it appears such a big thing on the net |
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"I think it's a bit ridiculous to have a party. Hopefully whichever way the result goes the child will be loved. It's not like anybody has any say in the result or is going to reject the child if the result is different.
It sounds like having a party because of an interesting piece of information coming to light, and I don't organise many of those. It sounds about as sensible as having a party to reveal the colour of the car you are going to buy. "
Sadly though some cultures do try to get rid of the child if it is female. I think some trusts now don't do gender scans for this reason. |
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I realise my 2 posts are very different takes on this matter
I think, provided the child is loved regardles (and no one sets fire to stuff!), there is no problem with how other people want to celebrate their impending parenthood. |
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"OTT..
Seems like it has become one of those things you have to do.
Like give a 1 year old child the best party ever with the biggest cake. So they can boast it on Instagram
I remember reading that the lady that started it regrets doing it as so many people have tried to do big elaborate gender reveal parties that have ended in disaster.
Remember when one guy used explosives for a reveal party that resulted in a huge wildfire that caused millions of dollars in damage?
Well recently, a couple are now facing 20 years in prison as the wildfire caused by explosives at their gender reveal party last year tragically killed a firefighter, injured 13 people and destroyed 5 homes and 15 other builings.
blimey what's wrong with a cake and some helium balloons!?
Like those daft people who light those floating lanterns that set fire to grassland
That's America for you, I guess.
The lantern thing is pretty common over here but not quite to that extent"
Ah right. |
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"Maybe they should wait a few years then ask the kid to tell us what gender it wants to be"
Ah.... Maybe they should be sex reveal parties or gonad reveal parties but then we are on dodgy ground I think. |
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"I think it's a bit ridiculous to have a party. Hopefully whichever way the result goes the child will be loved. It's not like anybody has any say in the result or is going to reject the child if the result is different.
It sounds like having a party because of an interesting piece of information coming to light, and I don't organise many of those. It sounds about as sensible as having a party to reveal the colour of the car you are going to buy.
Sadly though some cultures do try to get rid of the child if it is female. I think some trusts now don't do gender scans for this reason. "
It's sad that some cultures do this.  |
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I don’t like them, nor do I like baby showers.
I obviously know my baby is going to be a boy - according to the sonographer it’s very obvious! However we didn’t find out at the original scan, I got a confetti cannon so I could find out with our other boy. It was hard enough waiting a hour to find out never mind days while sorting a gender reveal |
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I didnt even know these were a thing until a couple of years ago. Wouldnt be something id do but i could understand the excitement of first time parents wanting to do something especially if they had been trying for some time |
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My sister's best mate was told she was expecting a girl, kitted out the nursery in pink everything was pink. And yep you guessed it it was a boy, and she hadn't really bought gender neutral clothes etc, and a boy couldn't possibly wear pink. I mean I doubt the baby would give a flying monkeys.
I had 2 very troubled pregnancies, and I didn't want any fuss until my baby was in my arms. I hope this isn't yet more pressure on women to be told how they should do pregnancy. There's already enough pressure on how to be a perfect expectant mother without adding more. |
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It seems to be some sort of 'modern' bloody nonsense, same with baby showers and apparently a 'graduation party' for kids moving on from nursery into reception class..?
I don't get any of it, probably because I'm a dinosaur.. |
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I remember seeing some videos of parties going wrong where they use balloons as part of the reveal but they either float away when trying to pop them release the confetti or they would be in different colours.
Can you imagine if the balloons were either red or green. Does that mean the baby is gonna a demon or an alien? Lol |
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I think they are another example of commercialism breaking into our lives and that desire to live our lives on social media.
However if you have one and you enjoy it then why not and good for you. |
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
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"I think it's a bit ridiculous to have a party. Hopefully whichever way the result goes the child will be loved. It's not like anybody has any say in the result or is going to reject the child if the result is different.
It sounds like having a party because of an interesting piece of information coming to light, and I don't organise many of those. It sounds about as sensible as having a party to reveal the colour of the car you are going to buy.
I agree. I think these parties are just an excuse to get plastered and get gifts."
There wasn't alcohol or gifts at the one I was at. The garden was decorated beautifully and there were cake pops for the children.
It was a lovely family celebration.
People are too quick to complain about everything on here.
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When we were pregnant with our youngest, we thought we had the best idea.
My daughter was learning to read and so we wanted her to be part of the reveal. She was 5 years old at the time.
We got the nurse to write it down and seal it in an envelope. At the party we say everyone down around my daughter so she could read it out to us.
She opened the envelope……….she couldn’t read it!!! The nurse had wrote it in cursive so my daughter couldn’t read it
I had to whisper in her ear what it said. To this day she still thinks she knew before anyone else!!! |
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"I think it's a bit ridiculous to have a party. Hopefully whichever way the result goes the child will be loved. It's not like anybody has any say in the result or is going to reject the child if the result is different.
It sounds like having a party because of an interesting piece of information coming to light, and I don't organise many of those. It sounds about as sensible as having a party to reveal the colour of the car you are going to buy.
I agree. I think these parties are just an excuse to get plastered and get gifts.
There wasn't alcohol or gifts at the one I was at. The garden was decorated beautifully and there were cake pops for the children.
It was a lovely family celebration.
People are too quick to complain about everything on here.
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That's fine if the party was a nice family celebration. It's just the ones where they do it just to get likes on Instagram or Tik Tok or something like they. Those probably would have alcohol. |
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The scans and scanee can make mistakes too.
Retired Midwife here. Years ago I dashed out of a room with a just born baby to resuscitate it.
Came back not long after with said baby but of a different gender they had been expecting. |
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"The scans and scanee can make mistakes too.
Retired Midwife here. Years ago I dashed out of a room with a just born baby to resuscitate it.
Came back not long after with said baby but of a different gender they had been expecting."
Well done on the resuscitation. But are you sure you brought the same baby back?  lol |
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I bet there's been some falling outs already. I view it as a money maker and possible friendship breaker.
Not only now is there extra pressure on the expectant mum to be all happy and jolly and perfect and smiley, there's the pressure on the organiser.
Yeah great if as the parents to be you're not fussed about the how it's revealed but with all this bigger and better, more ingenious and different, and the growing entitlement that is encomapssing humanity, I wouldn't wanna organise one. Fuck that.
I'm pleased for those people who've had them and they've gone great and everyone's happy, |
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I didnt even want to let anyone know I was pregnant, nosey buggers and got enough grief for that. You dont get to get pissed and rowdy on behalf of whether I have to pop out a boy or a girl. Wait a few more months and you'll know anyway. Its just impatience and pressure and one more thing to buy balloons for. |
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My son and daughter in law invited us parents along to the scan as she wanted to know the gender, it was lovely actually seeing “little bean” wriggling round and the 3D scan, so no great show, no balloons or exploding rockets, just us and the lady doing the scan  |
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I've noticed that in gender reveal parties is that people including the parents would laugh at the young siblings that would cry at what the gender would be.
I find this kind of cruel to be honest. |
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"I've noticed that in gender reveal parties is that people including the parents would laugh at the young siblings that would cry at what the gender would be.
I find this kind of cruel to be honest."
Those do make me laugh.
I don't see the point of them tbf, I see them as a social media stunt...I wonder how popular they would be if there was no TikkyTokking, the Facebook or an Instagram?
Same with cake smooshing parties for 1st Birthdays....Jesus christ Ethel! You spent how much on a cake for your kid to squish up???? Seems so wasteful when people are starving in the world. Again more willy waving |
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"My sister's best mate was told she was expecting a girl, kitted out the nursery in pink everything was pink. And yep you guessed it it was a boy, and she hadn't really bought gender neutral clothes etc, and a boy couldn't possibly wear pink. I mean I doubt the baby would give a flying monkeys.
I had 2 very troubled pregnancies, and I didn't want any fuss until my baby was in my arms. I hope this isn't yet more pressure on women to be told how they should do pregnancy. There's already enough pressure on how to be a perfect expectant mother without adding more. "
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"OTT..
Seems like it has become one of those things you have to do.
Like give a 1 year old child the best party ever with the biggest cake. So they can boast it on Instagram
I remember reading that the lady that started it regrets doing it as so many people have tried to do big elaborate gender reveal parties that have ended in disaster.
Remember when one guy used explosives for a reveal party that resulted in a huge wildfire that caused millions of dollars in damage?
Well recently, a couple are now facing 20 years in prison as the wildfire caused by explosives at their gender reveal party last year tragically killed a firefighter, injured 13 people and destroyed 5 homes and 15 other builings.
Do it for the Gram culture…. If it wasn’t for people that have the need of boasting it and showing off, surely that wouldn’t have happened..
I feel sometimes wedding are becoming the same.
Bigger and better and longer … it’s great to have something you like obviously but sometimes we push towards doing things so it appears such a big thing on the net "
I feel the same way about show weddings as I do about gender reveal parties.
Reduces everything to a soap opera. |
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All of mine we're revealed on the operating table. As it should be, a private moment between parents and new borns. Well and the 12 or so operating staff in the room.
I really don't get why people goto all the exspence ect, not for me. |
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You don't really know the gender until they are old enough to figure it out for themselves. Then if they trust you they will tell you. If they don't trust you they may well keep it hidden from you, and you'll never know who they truly are. |
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I've had two children. Didn't find out the sex of either until birth. No parties, no "baby showers", no monumental first birthday thingy. And guess what? My kids are just fine, they've not missed out on anything. I agree that increasingly, these things are more "keeping up with the Joneses" and for the benefit of social media. |
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Personally don't see the point hut each to their own. The most important thing is that mother and baby are well throughout the pregnancy. Why would anyone be desperate to know the gender in advance? You would love your child whatever the gender and as for getting right colours and stuff, it's not really that important. My opinion but I suppose it must matter to some people. Have a nice gathering with family after the event if you like, why do you need partying before. As someone already said, expectant mothers in particular have a lot on their plate as it is. |
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"You don't really know the gender until they are old enough to figure it out for themselves. Then if they trust you they will tell you. If they don't trust you they may well keep it hidden from you, and you'll never know who they truly are."
I think generally they are the gender they are born as tbh! X |
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over a year ago
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"What does everyone think of these parties where expecting parents celebrate the baby's gender?
If I had a partner who was expecting, I wouldn't have one to be honest. I would rather wait until the baby is born and celebrate then."
It's another thing we got from American, it people choice it doesn't harm anyone, so I let them get on with it. Whether I go to or invited to or have one with a partner, who knows. |
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"You don't really know the gender until they are old enough to figure it out for themselves. Then if they trust you they will tell you. If they don't trust you they may well keep it hidden from you, and you'll never know who they truly are.
I think generally they are the gender they are born as tbh! X"
Actually, no. There is a vast difference between sex and gender.
Sexual characteristics we are born with, gender can be chosen. |
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"You don't really know the gender until they are old enough to figure it out for themselves. Then if they trust you they will tell you. If they don't trust you they may well keep it hidden from you, and you'll never know who they truly are.
I think generally they are the gender they are born as tbh! X
Actually, no. There is a vast difference between sex and gender.
Sexual characteristics we are born with, gender can be chosen."
No not chosen x |
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People can do what they like.
But, my opinion? A lot of fucking nonsense. The way folk moan about the cost of this, that and the next thing....then buy into the likes of this pish.
There are too few genuinely happy surprises in life. Discovering the sex of your child the second of their birth is the best one. |
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"You don't really know the gender until they are old enough to figure it out for themselves. Then if they trust you they will tell you. If they don't trust you they may well keep it hidden from you, and you'll never know who they truly are.
I think generally they are the gender they are born as tbh! X
Actually, no. There is a vast difference between sex and gender.
Sexual characteristics we are born with, gender can be chosen.
No not chosen x"
Yes, chosen. Please have a read about the subject, anyone in your family may want to identify as a different gender to their biological sex and Fab is full of people just like that.
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"Seems another adopted American thing, we didn't have one, I don't see the point. Mrs "
The woman who did one of the first and whose post went viral has regretted the craze and is encouraging people not to do it. |
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"Seems another adopted American thing, we didn't have one, I don't see the point. Mrs
The woman who did one of the first and whose post went viral has regretted the craze and is encouraging people not to do it."
I agree due to the amount of disasters that have been caused by the extremes some parents went to. |
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"You don't really know the gender until they are old enough to figure it out for themselves. Then if they trust you they will tell you. If they don't trust you they may well keep it hidden from you, and you'll never know who they truly are.
I think generally they are the gender they are born as tbh! X
Actually, no. There is a vast difference between sex and gender.
Sexual characteristics we are born with, gender can be chosen."
She said generally they are. Yes, generally they are. There are exceptions. |
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"You don't really know the gender until they are old enough to figure it out for themselves. Then if they trust you they will tell you. If they don't trust you they may well keep it hidden from you, and you'll never know who they truly are.
I think generally they are the gender they are born as tbh! X
Actually, no. There is a vast difference between sex and gender.
Sexual characteristics we are born with, gender can be chosen.
No not chosen x
Yes, chosen. Please have a read about the subject, anyone in your family may want to identify as a different gender to their biological sex and Fab is full of people just like that.
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Yes but not choose? One of my daughters is transgender but not through choice x |
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People are free to do this. Personally, I think I’d be worrying that the money was better spent on other things if a little one was on the way!
As others have pointed out, it should probably be a Sex Reveal Party rather than Gender. However, that sounds much more like a Fab thing than a wholesome family activity |
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"A friend at worked streamed his live via facebook, the look on his face when he knew it wasn't a boy was priceless, and for that very reason I'm all for them.  "
Not nice for his daughter to see when she grows up and watches the video |
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I didn’t have one for any of mine, would have liked one though. Would have been nice to have some fun and gather everyone together before the baby arrived and the mayhem began. |
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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago
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"What does everyone think of these parties where expecting parents celebrate the baby's gender?
If I had a partner who was expecting, I wouldn't have one to be honest. I would rather wait until the baby is born and celebrate then."
Oh! Is that what a Gender Reveal party is? No wonder I got chucked out for turning up naked! |
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"What does everyone think of these parties where expecting parents celebrate the baby's gender?
If I had a partner who was expecting, I wouldn't have one to be honest. I would rather wait until the baby is born and celebrate then.
Oh! Is that what a Gender Reveal party is? No wonder I got chucked out for turning up naked!"
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So until very recently I would have agreed with those saying they're a bit naff and unnecessary. I had never been to one, but my niece recently had one and it was lovely.
Of course none of us cared if it was a boy or girl, but it was fun, and a lovely way to celebrate the soon-to-be new addition to the family, and actually strangely emotional when the reveal happened...
As with all these things, each to their own. |
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"Yes but not choose? One of my daughters is transgender but not through choice x
Forced transgender?
No!!! She was born into wrong gender body!! Doh!! Face palm!!"
Honestly I despair of this place sometimes, some of the things I read. |
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"Yes but not choose? One of my daughters is transgender but not through choice x
Forced transgender?"
People don't choose to change their gender it's basically who they are from birth! No choice! No one would choose this I'm sure! X |
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over a year ago
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I do love the lovely little cupcake towers that some have. Any excuse to eat cupcakes is a winner for me. I’m not pregnant but maybe I’ll just order one for myself, and eat it in bed |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Awful, but I hate being the centre of attention so that is factors in massively. Thankfully old enough to not be involved in any and likely won't ever be which is fine by me.
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They weren't a 'thing' when I had my eldest and baby showers had just started gaining popularity by the time I was pregnant with my second. We found out the gender the second time but kept it to ourselves which annoyed the hell out of a lot of people but was our choice. We had our reasons for finding out but it didn't hurt anyone else to wait until the baby was born. My friends wanted to throw me a baby shower the second time round but I didn't want a big party and loads of fuss so we compromised on having a girls day out with afternoon tea, bubbles (for them) and manicures. I had a lovely relaxing day and lots of giggles with two of my closest friends before the chaos started, it was perfect.
What people do is up to them, they just aren't for me. Each to their own.
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"Bloody hell, you lot are (literally) fun at parties 
. Any excuse for a party me. I’d have had one if they were a thing back in the olden days! "
Same, they weren’t really popular when I had mine either. Shame! I love a good party and particularly when I’m about to have a baby and won’t be having any social events for at least the next 12 months! |
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