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AIBU?

to think the world does not need 'gender reveal parties'?

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dreamingbohemian · 04/04/2013 09:21

My cousin, clearly the first woman in the world to ever give birth Wink, has just had something called a gender reveal party.

They went for the scan, then had friends and family around, ramped up the suspense for a couple hours, then she opened a big box of balloons that were.... pink! It's a girl! Awwww.

AIBU to think this is the wankiest thing ever? Or am I a joyless hag?

My family think it's cute so I need you nest of vipers lot to restore my faith in humanity.

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Finola1step · 04/04/2013 09:25

Eh? I've never heard of this before. Her poor friends, having to fake all that excitement.

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habbibu · 04/04/2013 09:26

Scans not always accurate, either. I'd go for yellow balloons. Our perhaps a tasteful beige.

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Purple2012 · 04/04/2013 09:26

Ha ha. That made me laugh. I've never heard of that before!

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Sugarice · 04/04/2013 09:26

I've heard of these parties being hugely popular in the States,having a lovely tea party then cutting open the celebration cake revealing pink or blue filling!

It's not my thing either , yanbu!

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MorrisZapp · 04/04/2013 09:27

It's Pinterest.

They have gender reveal cakes on there, I shit you not.

Madness.

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Finola1step · 04/04/2013 09:27

Just had a thought... What if the sonographer got it wrong? Hee Hee.

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TheNebulousBoojum · 04/04/2013 09:27

Need no. Want yes.
No harm done by holding one, so I'd let them be.

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Omnishambolic · 04/04/2013 09:27

That is over excited first time parent-to-be nonsense. I blame her friends and family for enabling her though.

I would laugh myself sick if the baby turned out to be a boy after all that.

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CockyFox · 04/04/2013 09:28

I can't help but hope the people who do naff things like that are the ones where the sonographer got it wrong. I am a bit mean though.

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Flojobunny · 04/04/2013 09:30

YABU and a party pooper! I think its a good excuse for a party if u ask me!

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EasilyBored · 04/04/2013 09:30
  1. Yes, you are not a joyless hag. I'm putting gender reveal parties further up the list of things I think are tacky and unnecessary than baby showers.

  2. It is not gender you find out at the scan. It is the sex. This absolutely drives me potty.
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Ohhelpohnoitsa · 04/04/2013 09:30

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phantomnamechanger · 04/04/2013 09:30

I know several people who have had the "wrong" gender baby according to the scans!

It's daft.

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Pascha · 04/04/2013 09:30

Very wanky. I would happily go along with it though, if it meant free cake.

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Smudging · 04/04/2013 09:32

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Sokmonsta · 04/04/2013 09:32

I'd be far more amused if she opened a box of yellow balloons to her friends and family and told them they were keeping it a secret.

I don't mind whether people want to find out/tell people or whether they don't. But to hold a party to reveal it is just attention seeking. Do they expect gifts? Is it a prequel to the baby shower? Gah!

Next there will be baby naming parties where everyone puts names in and the parents to be draw however many they want out!

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Ohhelpohnoitsa · 04/04/2013 09:34

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Cantbelieveitsnotbutter · 04/04/2013 09:34

But was the baby ok?

Or am I missing the actual point of a scan?!?

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Sugarice · 04/04/2013 09:34
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glorious · 04/04/2013 09:36

easily I'm so glad you said that, when I was pregnant I was forever saying 'no, we don't know the -sex- and nobody could tell you the gender at this stage'. I got a lot of puzzled looks.

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Trills · 04/04/2013 09:37

YANBU - the world does not need them.

I'd like to say ah, let them have their fun if they enjoy that sort of thing but actually I disagree with the idea that someone's sex/gender is as important as this kind of thing makes it out to be.

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bridgetsmum · 04/04/2013 09:39

Stupid idea, and I love the word wanky and will use it often Grin

Easily bored. I just looked up difference between sex and gender, interesting, thanks for pointing that out. Never thought about it before Smile

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CockyFox · 04/04/2013 09:40

I am puzzled by the sex or gender question, I thought they meant the same thing?

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ClutchingPearls · 04/04/2013 09:42

I saw the cakes a while ago, they are horrid the whole concept is horrid, who cares what the unborn baby is. Lets just get to it being born healthy and then you can start celebrating the insignificant things.

I don't understand why, what bits a baby or young child has is important to anyone. Apart from choosing a name, it bares no impact in anyone elses lifes (aside from genetic disorders that have a gender link).

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