Posted on 09/03/2023 5:16:59 PM PDT by DallasBiff
The increasingly extravagant celebrations — fueled by a quest for unique, viral stunts — reflect some of the new bizarre pressures parents face in our “attention economy.”
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Although back in the 1800's they would use magic rocks circling around a very pregnant womans belly to determine the sex of the child.
I think it is much better, just to wait till birth, to know if the child is a boy or a girl.
Flame away.
Just think of all of the damage these parents are doing. “Revealing” a gender when the child will probably opt for some other gender later in life. /sarcasm off
I’m going back a bit....but I remember the ol’ Draino technique.
We had tradition for a reason. Maybe it wasn’t perfect, but we could understand. Now it’s like some science fiction.
Attention Wars between friends used to be mostly limited to a few things, a child’s Birthday Party, a H/S Graduation Party, or the most familiar Outside Christmas Decorations.
I think Chevy Chase made at least one movie about that topic.
Fine.
When your family and friends ask, you can tell them.
The sex reveal parties are weird.
Its not because of straight men, thats for dam sure.
Maybe she is jealous?
Who do they think they are, dictating the child’s gender like this!
It makes it so that one knows which baby clothes to broing out of mothballs. Sometimes it may be good for psychologically preparing an older sibling.
We had a girl then two boys—with the fourth we did find out for the sake of being able to prepare the eldest if she was going to end up without a sister within hailing distance.
Today
Video
Gender reveal party turns tragic as hired pilot crashes and dies
https://rumble.com/v3eg6jk-gender-reveal-party-turns-tragic-as-hired-pilot-crashes-and-dies.html
Ding, ding, ding. I prefer knowing over waiting. That way I can get things ready.
But these silly sex reveal parties (because gender is a grammatical term) just are dumb. Tell your friends is you want them to know. Have a party if you want to give a party. The rest is dumb.
Gender reveal parties...Smack dab in the middle of the asshole zone of your neighborhood.
Another good reason to drink?
Not even the first fatal plane crash. From last year:
You mean sex. Don't be a part of the problem.
Sometimes it may be good for psychologically preparing an older sibling.
My parents read me a book about a boy who got a little brother and a toy truck. I got the baby brother but no toy truck and I was not the slightest bit happy.
I think gender reveal parties are silly and over the top. However, I do like the fact that the result is always male or female, and not any of the dozens of imaginary genders that the woke likes to believe exists.
I’ll never understand grown adults posting personal stuff online. Many undoubtedly are hoping they go viral. Stupid stuff.
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