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Post by finsup on Sept 7, 2020 16:18:16 GMT
I always hope the kid turns out to be transgender.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2020 18:03:09 GMT
I always hope the kid turns out to be transgender. We didn’t have these parties back when the kids were in utero (they were dumb to me even back then). But if we had, we would have been wrong in at least one instance. Your daily reminder that: Genitals <> Gender  |
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Post by its me mg on Sept 7, 2020 18:08:07 GMT
How terrible those parents-to-be must be feeling now at their stupidity. I hope nobody is injured or worse from the fire. So far this gender reveal fire has burned over 7,000 acres if you can believe that?! People are being evacuated from homes. Fire season is never good in California, and this one isn't helping. In the words of Smoky Bear .. "only YOU can prevent forest fires!" ...  |
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Post by lucyg on Sept 7, 2020 18:29:04 GMT
Gender reveals should have been cancelled after the party where the grandma died as a result of the reveal. whaaaa? Need more info. ETA never mind, @sunnycamom posted the link. |
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Post by tanya2 on Sept 7, 2020 18:30:47 GMT
omg how stupid!!! I'm not a fan of those gender reveal parties either. Personally I'm in the "wait until the baby is born" camp but hey, you do you. But not when it can potentially cause harm anywhere!!
I really hope they will be charged and made to pay restitution
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2020 18:32:01 GMT
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Post by Darcy Collins on Sept 7, 2020 18:36:10 GMT
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Post by stittsygirl on Sept 7, 2020 18:38:40 GMT
I always hope the kid turns out to be transgender. My transgender son said the same thing - maybe a future transgender firefighter. |
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Post by lucyg on Sept 7, 2020 18:40:43 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2020 18:48:26 GMT
Yeah... I feel bad for the child to be where it is obvious during many of these reveals that one parent isn't happy with the gender. So much is already placed on an unborn baby it's sickening. |
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Post by chances on Sept 7, 2020 20:31:46 GMT
I'm not saying these people aren't idiots, but this is why you hate gender reveal parties? This is clearly an extreme case. Maybe you hate the people who would put on such a display. I'm behind that. FWIW, I think gender reveal parties are odd and say much about the people giving them. One of the many reasons I hate them. Almost weekly our beautiful, old, unique city park is destroyed by confetti bombs for graduations, parties, gender reveals. I also hate them because its always a one up, hold me beer, I can do it bigger and better. Whatever happened to having a damn cake or just telling people?! I'm just shocked by some of the ways people try to one up each other. I actually would have never imagined gender reveal parties would be one of these things. |
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Post by theroadlesstraveledp on Sept 7, 2020 22:49:48 GMT
Don’t even get me started. Friends have been evacuated from their homes. Thankfully there is no major damage yet. We are expecting Santa Ana winds on Tuesday. That’s just great (said with sarcasm). This is the beginning of Apple Season and all those businesses up there were hoping to start making some money. And now they are hoping they still have businesses. Because some idiots couldn’t just cut a cake open and be done. I hope the people responsible are fined lots of money like the person in Arizona was.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2020 22:55:42 GMT
Don’t even get me started. Friends have been evacuated from their homes. Thankfully there is no major damage yet. We are expecting Santa Ana winds on Tuesday. That’s just great (said with sarcasm). This is the beginning of Apple Season and all those businesses up there were hoping to start making some money. And now they are hoping they still have businesses. Because some idiots couldn’t just cut a cake open and be done. I hope the people responsible are fined lots of money like the idiot in Arizona was. Yup, Saturday was the start. Last night at about 3am it came down right at Oak Village and where the animals are. Thankfully our fire forces stopped it. We always start going up in October when its a but cooler and hope everything is there and safe. I will be buying extra goodies this year to support the orchards and businesses. |
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Post by theroadlesstraveledp on Sept 7, 2020 23:01:24 GMT
Don’t even get me started. Friends have been evacuated from their homes. Thankfully there is no major damage yet. We are expecting Santa Ana winds on Tuesday. That’s just great (said with sarcasm). This is the beginning of Apple Season and all those businesses up there were hoping to start making some money. And now they are hoping they still have businesses. Because some idiots couldn’t just cut a cake open and be done. I hope the people responsible are fined lots of money like the idiot in Arizona was. Yup, Saturday was the start. Last night at about 3am it came down right at Oak Village and where the animals are. Thankfully our fire forces stopped it. We always start going up in October when its a but cooler and hope everything is there and safe. I will be buying extra goodies this year to support the orchards and businesses. I saw the photos on Facebook. They were scary! I'm glad they are okay. I know that community up there will pull together. We usually go up mid-September and through October and will be buying extra stuff from the orchards and businesses too. My heart goes out to them. So many of them were so excited about having people on their properties this weekend. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2020 23:15:48 GMT
"The woman best known for popularizing gender reveal parties has a message for the world: Please stop. This week, as more than 7,000 acres in California were burned after a gender reveal led to a massive wildfire in San Bernardino County, blogger Jenna Karvunidis -- who is largely credited for creating the gender reveal party -- took to Facebook to condemn the over-the-top events. "Stop having these stupid parties. For the love of God, stop burning things down to tell everyone about your kid's penis. No one cares but you," she wrote. This isn't the first time a gender reveal party has led to catastrophe, and yet the celebrations have only grown in popularity. Here's how we got here....."  www.cnn.com/2020/09/07/us/gender-reveal-parties-overview-trnd/index.html |
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Post by Legacy Girl on Sept 8, 2020 3:34:57 GMT
Let's blame the Duggars. They're all about upping the "WOW" factor for every new grandchild's reveal party.  |
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Post by flatfish on Sept 8, 2020 3:43:18 GMT
My question is, if you feel it’s ok and safe why not do it in your own back yard?
You do it at a park BECAUSE you know it could start a fire!
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Post by flatfish on Sept 8, 2020 3:44:40 GMT
My question is, if you feel it’s ok and safe why not do it in your own back yard?
You do it at a park BECAUSE you know it could start a fire!
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Post by lucyg on Sept 8, 2020 4:56:33 GMT
Let's blame the Duggars. They're all about upping the "WOW" factor for every new grandchild's reveal party. OMG, are they still a thing?  |
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Post by sassyangel on Sept 8, 2020 5:26:53 GMT
Gender reveals in and of themselves aren’t bad things. Stupid people doing thoughtless and entitled things in order to make the reveal unique (in a drought no less), are another thing entirely. I guess no lessons were learned from the deadly AZ fire a few years ago. |
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Post by gar on Sept 8, 2020 7:52:50 GMT
Stop having these stupid parties. For the love of God, stop burning things down to tell everyone about your kid's penis. No one cares but you," she wrote. That pretty much sums it up. Jeez...let's face it, it's 50/50...not much of a surprise either way really  |
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Post by rickmer on Sept 8, 2020 12:47:41 GMT
i can't imagine finding enough people to invite over that would be *that* excited to find out if mine has boy bits or girl bits?? i mean, my parents would come and siblings, probably out of obligation and so they know what to buy but damn... to me, it's just another thing done to post on social media so everyone ELSE can see how original, unique, interesting and amazing you and your life are.
it's up there with prom-posals to me. it's gotta be a big production or it's not worth anything??? we have to be able to show the world or it didn't really happen.
lots of great things have come from the internet. this crap is not one of the them...
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Post by chaosisapony on Sept 8, 2020 14:58:32 GMT
Gender reveals are something I really don't understand. I've only been to one and that ended with the mom to be in tears because it wasn't her preferred gender. Cue lots of awkwardness and a rapid exit of everyone from the party. Then there's fires that have started, pollution, accidents that result in people getting injured or even dying. Why this party seems to bring out the stupid in people is beyond me.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2020 18:37:33 GMT
A firefighter is DEAD because of the stupidity of these genital reveal parties and the one-upsmanship of IG/FB www.npr.org/2020/09/18/914368098/a-firefighter-is-killed-in-california-wildfire-sparked-by-gender-reveal-party"A firefighter was killed Thursday in California's El Dorado Fire, according to officials at the San Bernardino National Forest. "Our deepest sympathies are with the family, friends and fellow firefighters during this time," forest officials said in a statement. The cause is under investigation, and the name of the firefighter is being withheld until the notification of next of kin. USDA Forest Service officials on the San Bernardino National Forest have confirmed the death of a firefighter on the #ElDoradoFire. The incident took place on Thursday, September 17, 2020. The name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. pic.twitter.com/61XX1SBpmH — San Bernardino National Forest (@sanbernardinonf) September 18, 2020 Dozens of wildfires are burning in the West Coast, ravaging homes and burning more than 3 million acres in Oregon, California and Washington state alone. The El Dorado Fire was caused by a smoke-generating device used during a gender reveal party two weeks ago, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. An expectant couple in Yucaipa set off fireworks to reveal the sex of their child, a popular — but dangerous — trend for expectant parents. " |
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Post by MichyM on Sept 18, 2020 18:44:12 GMT
Well that is heartbreaking. And so avoidable. Does anyone know, can the people who lit off the fireworks be held criminally responsible for his death?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2020 18:47:18 GMT
He is a hotshot and they were looking for him last night.
The cause of death is under investigation.
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Post by pinklady on Sept 18, 2020 18:48:19 GMT
I’m pretty sure they CAN be held responsible for the cost of the fire fight, structure damage, etc. The question is WILL they be.
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Post by librarylady on Sept 18, 2020 19:07:20 GMT
He is a hotshot and they were looking for him last night. The cause of death is under investigation. 😞 I am confused by your post. Who is now dead? Who is the person others are seeking? Who is "hotshot" and what do you mean in this situation?
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Post by milocat on Sept 18, 2020 19:07:47 GMT
Yeah... I feel bad for the child to be where it is obvious during many of these reveals that one parent isn't happy with the gender. So much is already placed on an unborn baby it's sickening. I hadn't come back in and read this thread. Can you imagine one day talking about your family histry. Mom, how did aunt Susie die, she had a heart attack. And how did Grandma die.... |
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