Gender reveals.......

[SWOHTR]

Some people’s kids.

 

[805Bowhunter]

I'm surprised parents these days even do gender reveals since they don't know how that kid will identify. Yes I'm being sarcastic, but sadly this is what society has become.

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Come to California. Your statement is not sarcasm here. I’ve been scolded more than once at a public place for “assigning my children their gender before they choose to identify themselves that way.” No I’m not joking.

 

[Mosby]

Like the saying goes....you can't fix stupid.

 

[eddielasvegas]

Damn gramps, that's old school

You have no idea how right you are. Hahaha.

I was 41 when my daughter was born and 51 when my son was born. Same mom, btw.

A bit before my son was born, my wife toured the maternity ward at the local hospital with 11 other moms-to-be. My wife was the only one of the 12 who did not know what sex their baby was going to be.

No judgement if you gots to know (for all you Dirty Harry fans), but there are few things in life where there are only two possible outcomes (back then, anyway ), yet you stare in blissful wonderment at the little boy or girl in front of you. I would not trade that for the world, but that's just me as gramps.



Eddie

 

[805Bowhunter]

You have no idea how right you are. Hahaha.

I was 41 when my daughter was born and 51 when my son was born. Same mom, btw.

A bit before my son was born, my wife toured the maternity ward at the local hospital with 11 other moms-to-be. My wife was the only one of the 12 who did not know what sex their baby was going to be.

No judgement if you gots to know (for all you Dirty Harry fans), but there are few things in life where there are only two possible outcomes (back then, anyway ), yet you stare in blissful wonderment at the little boy or girl in front of you. I would not trade that for the world, but that's just me as gramps.



Eddie

I completely agree. As stated above, we waited to know until our kids were born and there was no surprise like it...nothing close. Dont regret it one bit.

 

[CO-AJ]

Same as many on here. Gender reveal came at the moment of birth. Since that time there has been no question about the gender of our daughters, in our minds or theirs. While I am not a total fan of getting rid of the internet, as it is great for researching outdoor gear, I am in favor of getting rid of all the social media platforms and the lame stream media. Those two entities are as worthless as the Department of Education and the ATF.

 

[TheCougar]

Come to California. Your statement is not sarcasm here. I’ve been scolded more than once at a public place for “assigning my children their gender before they choose to identify themselves that way.” No I’m not joking.

I honestly can't imagine how I would react to that. It wouldn't be polite. I'd probably look down at my 4 year old and say, "Sweetie, are you a boy or a girl?" She would say, "I'm a girl". Then I would ask, "That's a pretty silly question, isn't it. You are smarter and have a lot more common sense than this idiot. Let's go get you a doll and a dress!"

 

[Rob5589]

We found out the sex on all but one. It sucks getting all the baby clothes gifts in yellow or mint green.

 

[2ski]

Man, I remember our first gender reveal...

“Hey mom... it a boy”.

Come to think of it, that’s how all of them went.

Really makes me rethink my life’s decisions that I have failed to parlay my children’s birth, hunting, fitness routine, and my personal life into internet fame... talk about a life wasted!

Do you have any daughters? Because I'm sure they wouldn't be thrilled if you said, "hey mom it's a boy" when you had them. Lol

 

[Rob5589]

Do you have any daughters? Because I'm sure they wouldn't be thrilled if you said, "hey mom it's a boy" when you had them. Lol

"Who's calling?" "Bobhadababyitsaboy."

 

[ReddingArcher]

I found out I’m gonna be a dad about a month ago and would be completely happy waiting to see if it’s a boy or girl when they are born. My wife wants to find out though and wants to do the gender reveal thing. She wants me to shoot a balloon with my bow that’s filled with either pink or blue powder. I don’t mind it but I think it would be more fun to do it old school and find out when the baby comes.

 

[87TT]

Not only did I and everyone else at the time wait until the birth, I waited in the waiting room until they came and got me.

 

[Pacific_Fork]

If you have a gender reveal party you probably have a Live Love Laugh sign in your house. Therefore, you can’t ever be taking seriously.

 

[805Bowhunter]

I honestly can't imagine how I would react to that. It wouldn't be polite. I'd probably look down at my 4 year old and say, "Sweetie, are you a boy or a girl?" She would say, "I'm a girl". Then I would ask, "That's a pretty silly question, isn't it. You are smarter and have a lot more common sense than this idiot. Let's go get you a doll and a dress!"

First time it happened I was so taken aback and being a new dad, frankly I was just speechless. It was honestly probably the last confrontation I would have ever imagined myself having and just walked away.

The second one was pretty funny as I had a few more years under my belt and let the lady have it. We were at a park and I let her know what I thought. She was "taken aback" by my "harsh words for a public safe space." lol. The best part is when we were leaving, I watched her 6 year old son run up to her, lift up her shirt, grab her breast, squeeze it like a ham sandwich, and proceed to take a solid 5 minute pull off the boob.

 

[MuleyFever]

"LOOK AT US, LOOK AT US!!!" Typical of today's society. Gotta get those "likes!"

Have a "like" for your post on me.

 

[Mojave]

We have 3 kids, and I have another kid from some other chick I was married to over 25 years ago.

I am not sure if I knew the sex of my oldest daughter or not. I was hunting when the kid was born and then left on deployment 2 days later. The first time I ever saw her was when I came home from deployment 6 months later.

The other 3 we knew thanks to the ultrasound whenever you are supposed to be able to know. We didn't tell anyone until the baby was born with the obligatory phone calls.

That was a gender reveal.

I had heard that the lost generation and the z gens were doing gender reveal parties, but never thought about it until now. Kind of self serving like everything they do.

 

[Rob5589]

Have a "like" for your post on me.

Reciprocated

 

[Sandstrom]

Wow, I never thought there would be so much hate for celebrating a special moment with friends and family (especially with an explosion or fireworks). Don’t get me wrong, 80 lbs might have been a little excessive... I certainly hope it is still acceptable to celebrate our independence annually with a large and loud display of fireworks and celebrations!!

Ryan

 

[woods89]

We are expecting our 4th in about a month. For the first three my wife and I elected not to find out til birth. This time she wanted to find out but not make it public, so we did. Not a big deal either way, but I really like not finding out.

I think too that these elaborate gender reveals are a result of parents wanting attention. It's just so Instagramable........

 

[woods89]

Come to California. Your statement is not sarcasm here. I’ve been scolded more than once at a public place for “assigning my children their gender before they choose to identify themselves that way.” No I’m not joking.

This is nuts.