Awesome court ruling here recently: judge deemed a mother's own 'googling and internet research' was not sufficient to deny her children vaccines, esp measles after a 2019 outbreak (NB this parent also rejected haircuts and dental care for kids until forced to[free of charge of course]). Judge basically said if I allow your (mum) opinion to be equivalent to that of a genuine specialist witness, then what is the point of these special experts? Anyone could start to claim to be an expert, too dangerous a precedent. Kids are getting vaccinated. Awful that it had to be done like this. She said they had natural immunity and didn't need vaccines, as her kids hadn't ever gotten the illnesses, and had been given 'holistic vaccines' whatever the hell those are 🤦‍♀️

Exactly, what made them experts to give healthy informed advise on how to live your life?

That's a basic lack of education, TBH.

Imagine being the kid who’s parents started a wildfire or accidentally killed someone at your gender reveal. Some people are so narrow minded, selfish and just beyond stupid.

I hate gender reveals. To all intents and purposes it's celebrating genitals (unless you're maintaining that you maintain gender stereotypes and get really excited by one over the other)

We've been to two of these in my family. Both times were truly excruciating to witness. Both were for couples who already had two girls. When the gender reveal revealed, surprise!, a girl, both dads were crushed and acted so disappointed in front of family and friends. One went into a spare bedroom to lie down. The poor moms! If you are going to have a gender reveal why on earth shouldn't the parents find out in private beforehand?

I just don't see the point of gender reveal parties. When did it go from an intimate thing between the parents to...let's invite everyone and make a spectacle? Maybe I'm just too old to understand.

No one gives a damn what you push out of your crotch. You’re not special because of it.

I’m currently pregnant. My gender reveal consisted of me sending a group text to my close friends and family. Gender reveal parties are stupid

What ever happened to just telling people? Why all the theatrics? It's irritating.

I feel sorry for the woman who invented the "gender reveal" cake. She meant it to be cute, and now people are burning down forests and building pipe bombs for funsies.

This is not a modern trend per se, but a modern AMERICAN trend. Elsewhere, people are like "did you ask the sex of the baby at the ultrasound?" "Yeah, it's a girl" "Aw, nice"

I think it is kinda gross to have a party to find out what genitals a fetus has - isn't there better things to focus on.

How do they work in the LBGT+ times we have now?

I'm fine with gender reveals but why the pyro technics? Can't you just bake (or order) a cake like a normal human being?

This trend also announces to the world you aren't ready for a transgender or intersex baby.

Every kid gets a gender reveal party, it´s called birth.

Technically speaking it can only be a sex reveal, not a gender reveal.

DIE GENDER REVEAL DIE. Not least b/c they blow things up.

What's the point of these events, if it's a boy, you wanted a girl, tough. So long as it's born healthy.

Have to wonder what is going to be next? The first bodily function? Brown or Yellow balloons?! OMG! I'm so excited!

It's just another reason to get people to spend money on you. It's pathetic.

Ugh this irks me! Let’s celebrate the babies genitals!!! Gender stereotyping before they’re even born!! Yeah no...

Stop. This. Crap.

Look at me! Look at me! I can get knocked up!!

Not to mention the fact that gender is nothing more than a social construct and science has proven there are more than two. But also, another reason they're dumb is because what if the kid you have happens to be trans.

Stop doing gender reveal parties! Literally nobody cares that much about the gender of your baby. Simple. Just pick up the phone and call and say "It's a boy/girl!" or text it, DONE! No ifs or buts about it, no, nanda, none. We aren't in the 1940s anymore, we live in the 21st century and we can communicate with people across the damn ocean so no, you don't have an excuse to not just text or call.

HATE, HATE, HATE GENDER REVEALS. Yes. I meant to shout.

I truly hate these things. I sound really stupid, but I used to think a gender reveal party is where someone was coming out you now out of the closet. Like they were throwing themselves a party to let everyone know that they were gay or a lesbian

There is no such thing in Italy. Anyone cares explain to me how ot works? Like, the parents don't know the gender of the baby and the party is meant for them to find it out?

an old hag told my mother when she was a child that her father (my grandfather) actually wanted a boy instead of a girl. She was scarred for life.

I’d nuance to ‘excessive gender reveals’ because if it’s like a cake or a box of balloons... that’s just people enjoying the excitement of having a baby.

It isn't a gender reveal, it is a sex reveal! These two words are often used incorrectly. Your sex determines whether you are male or female. Gender refers to the behaviours, social constructions etc that are linked to being male or female. So your sex may be female but your gender identity could be male, female, both etc.

It’s a poitnless fad thats f*****g stupid especially if the kid(s) come out as non binary

I had this even before social media. My parents waited until I was born to find out my gender, and when my gran found out I was a girl, she was not happy at all (got over it eventually)

My sister and her partner did have a gender reveal. After she'd miscarried 3 times, they weren't fussed about the gender of the baby, it was more a celebration she'd made it that far in her pregnancy than anything.

I was basically emotionally blackmailed to have one. Same with baby shower. It sucked.

In The Netherlands the 'gender neutral/fluid - gender reveal '-party just saw the light. I'm dizzy. (Sorry if we lag behind).

My Idea of a Gender Reveal is the day the baby is actually BORN, and it is the Doctor who reveals the Gender.