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Gender Reveal Parties What the Hell???

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MarilynneT33 Sat 08-Oct-22 00:07:04

I'm glad to know that there are others who feel the same as me. As B9exchange says pointless expenditure. I didn't want to know what mine were until they were born either.

Witzend Sat 08-Oct-22 00:05:30

Strictly speaking it should be (biological) sex reveal, not gender, but I suppose inviting people to a sex reveal party might have one or two clutching their pearls and wondering what on earth the world was coming to.

Grammaretto Sat 08-Oct-22 00:05:02

Totally agree Shinamae.
How is it an advantage to know the sex beforehand? Unless possibly for medical reasons.
Whatever next?
Puppy or kitten reveal parties?

Shinamae Fri 07-Oct-22 23:55:56

Genders of my babies were always revealed when they were born and not a minute before, we liked the complete surprise..
??… And god willing that they were healthy…

Doodledog Fri 07-Oct-22 23:49:31

If so-called 'gender' is all about feelings and what you 'know inside', shouldn't these be sex-reveal parties?

Either way, it's not my bag either, but yes, each to her own.

B9exchange Fri 07-Oct-22 23:45:25

Something else brought over from the States, like Proms on leaving school and baby showers. Yet another excuse for more rather pointless expenditure IMO, but whatever floats your boat! grin

Blossoming Fri 07-Oct-22 23:43:58

They’ve been around for a while. Not my cup of tea but there you go smile

MarilynneT33 Fri 07-Oct-22 23:31:01

I've just seen a girl in a local group on FB asking for a hairdresser and a makeup artist for her gender reveal party. I had to Google it as I've never heard of this before and thought it was something to do with LGBT.
I thought baby showers were enough. A couple of relatives had baby showers and ended up with more stuff than was necessary and now people are having these. Has the world gone mad?