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

[dreamingbohemian]

My cousin, clearly the first woman in the world to ever give birth , 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.

I agree people are interested to know if someone's had a girl or a boy, but not so interested that it warrants a party and a big dramatic revelation with balloons etc.
Honestly, at this rate you could spend your life lurching from one party to another:
Welcome to the World
Christening
Graduating from Playschool
Graduating from Primary School
Sweet Sixteen
Eighteenth birthday
Graduating from Secondary School
Prom
Twenty first birthday
Graduating from College
Gap Year Farewell
Gap Year Welcome Back
Engagement
Hens Party
Wedding
Baby Shower
Gender Reveal
Christening

and this is where we came in.

Sugarice, that cake looks disgusting. I am actually glad that I am wheat intolerant, so would never have to eat anything like it.

Its the wankiest thing ever.

Pass the bucket to vomit in.

dreaming, in your shoes, I would not have had the tact to be polite and keep my mouth shut about how wanky it is.

SPB -- she said two of her friends opted for green/yellow instead of blue/pink

The idea of the scan company arranging with the cake shop to notify you of the sex via icing might be the most American thing I've ever heard of. I'm actually in awe.

When I read the thread title, I thought the child would be 18 months or 3 or something, and the parents had kept the gender secret by dressing the child in gender nuetural clothing.

I want another just so I can have a gender reveal party, and watch my mother close her eyes and stick her fingers in her ears so she can't find out. She thinks some things should be kept for the birth.

Now if you are having a party like that, you need a cake like one of these.

Oh yes

RTB -- luckily I've had years of experience with 'smile and nod, smile and nod' with this particular cousin

She's a good-hearted person, just very blingy

I'm trying to imagine myself saying 'I'm just off to a gender reveal party', 'I think I'll wear that to Sarah and Jim's gender reveal party',

It would need to be easy open.

Jeeeeeeez Boffin, those are hideous

I have to admit though I'd be really tempted to mess with people if I had to make those cakes

thanks OP, I can see it now, I picked over her post before without spotting it

"pink and blue polka dots"
:o

YANBU. Definitely wanky (love this word!) IMHO and another shit thing we've adopted from the USA.

"...cutting open the celebration cake revealing pink or blue filling!"
Pah, I'd have a purple filling just to confuse people ;-)

I knew a pregnant lady who burst out crying when the cake was opened. She got a boy (2nd one) and wanted a girl.

Reminds me of a tantrum I had at my birthday party aged 6 when a boy gave me a skipping rope that I already had. The horror of it.

Will As it turned out, I had a ... (drumroll) cheese AND ham sandwich Pink and yellow it is!

I guess the equivalent is boy and girl twins, where you would have to have pink and blue balloons and explain that you weren't just being indecisive. Don't know how the cake icing people deal with that situation.

squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
congratulations :o

Haha if it was a boy would they revel a huge inflatable phallic thing?!

I made a gender-reveal cake for a lady who was going by a 15 week scan. Never did find out if the pink sponge cake I made was lying! Risky stuff.

My mind boggled when I read the OP.

I live in a small town where Pampas Grass is prevalent.

Colour me unimpressed.
Who gives a monkey's other than the parents and grandparents possibly?

Unless.... you already had a child and were planning to marry them to that couple's child to merge your two companies into a massively profitable enterprise so you could live in the lap of luxury in your later life.

My DH would definitely have said "so what?" if we ever had to attend one of these fiascos. I would have to fight back the urge to say "and are you hoping for a lesbian?" just so it's all sorted out beforehand.

DH actually once said to his friend "you need to understand that the rest of us are not obsessed with your child the way you are". DH is VERY direct.

BettyandDon did the pregnant woman not know herself?

I admit I cried at one of my scans. The scan lady told me in no uncertain terms to get a grip. She also said, if I didn't want to know, I shouldn't of asked. 1) I hadn't asked what sex it was, I'd asked if she could tell. 2) I did want to know. But I had convinced myself I really wanted 3 boys, and the thought of a girl had me in tears.

If there had been pink cake available I would have eaten lots of it that day!

Me to cockyfox ( love the name btw)

A party is a party, hope there was cake

who the fuk cares??..seriously..my evil side wishes the party was for the wrong sex you went shopping and you chucked away the receipts

Did your cousins friends have to bring presents to the party?