Gender Reveal Party

[mybumstinksofbeans]

I've had an invitation (via e-mail) to a "Gender Reveal Party". It's my cousins. I love my cousin dearly but think this is weird.

From what I can gather, the parents know what the sex of the baby is but rather than just telling us, they are having a party and a cake will be cut to reveal the sex. I presume the sponge will be coloured pink for a girl, blue for a boy (dont get me started on this old fashoned gender stereotyping)

To top it off, there is a link to a Babies R Us gift list!!

Before you tell me just to not go, I have to go. We are an incredibly close family, meet up 4 times a year for big family get togethers plus go on holiday twice a year together.

Other than saying I'm ill, there is absolutely no way I could get out of going. I'd be the only person in my family to not turn up.

Leaving aside the gender stereotyping horror element, I just can't work out how some people are so deluded as to the level to which anyone else is interested......

I like my friends. I am always happy when a new baby joins the fold, I enjoy their happiness and expanding families etc etc. I don't give even a mouse sized shit about what sex said children are in utero. Why would I? Why would anyone?!

It s the same as the endless wedding threads we get on here. I am very happy you're getting married, ain't love grand. But no, my interest does not really extend to wanting to give up days of annual leave and hundreds of pounds to get involved.

There's an almost pathological narcissism to these things which I just can't fathom.

I know. Babies are lovely! But whether it's a male or a female baby is supremely unimportant to most people until it is old enough to have a personality. You're having a baby, wonderful! You want me to come to a party where you reveal what sex it is? Pass thanks

I'm American and I think they cringe-worthy. Maybe maybe for a very long awaited for baby (first!) - minus the presents - unless combined with a shower - but for second or third?! Why would I care? It's never as exciting for other than the parents what sex it is.

I had ds 14 years ago and found out at his birth. Yet even at that time here in the states most people found out way ahead of time.

How do you find the time to have such a great social life, given your work situation OP? Fair play to you

I thought the op had been outed as a troll? Have I got the wrong poster?

She has been Purple

I thought so! What's this thread still doing up?

I wondered that - the other thread about living in as a nanny is still up as well.

I have posted in both these threads

Gender reveal sounds like indecent exposure. On a more serious note, this little person is not born yet, so I think they deserve a little bit of privacy!

Whether the OP is a troll or not, it's an interesting debate that hasn't spiralled out of control.

Exatctly, op is a troll, but gender reveal parties do exist, and yes people can be that grabby. Thank goodness they are the preserve of the US. None of my US family have ever done such parties, the odd baby shower, but not the gender reveal party. It just is a new level of tacky and me me me.