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Post by peppermintpatty on Oct 24, 2014 17:07:33 GMT
Apparently she will be in therapy for years trying to get over this. ...shaking head in disbelief that anyone even does this stupid party.
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Post by withapea on Oct 24, 2014 17:27:27 GMT
I understand being irritated at the bakery, they screwed up, but this is just not newsworthy.
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Post by PaperAngel on Oct 24, 2014 17:33:41 GMT
Although every adult has been disappointed with a purchase or had a special event not go as planned, few complain (especially about a consumable baked good!) to the media. If the color of icing inside a cake yields this type of dramatic overreaction from this couple, they are in for a rude awakening when the baby arrives!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2014 18:05:41 GMT
Yup. Something like that happened to me with DD2, and our 20 week scan. We went to the appointment, everything went along as normal, and at the end, like we did with DD1, we asked for some pictures. The technician snarkily told us we were supposed to ask for them at the beginning of the appointment and so she wouldn't give us any. I did sit in the car and cry. Yes, it was stupid. Yes, the baby was fine. But it was something I had looked forward to and anticipated for weeks -- excited to share a photo with 2 year old DD and the grandparents.
I agree with you Ashley. That was kind of a jerk thing of them to do? What pregnant woman doesn't want pictures? I think it was worth a cry.
Thanks! I still feel a tiny bit sad we don't have any ultrasounds for that DD.. and she turned 10 this year! It was the same office/practice we'd had all of our ultrasounds with DD1, and no one had ever told us we needed to ask for pictures before the appt started. A minor thing in the grand total of life, but pregnancy and motherhood can make us think/do some sort of crazy things. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Q_m8lDOvc_3Le3r1GKdf.jpg)
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Post by azredhead on Oct 24, 2014 18:08:39 GMT
My niece was supposed to be a boy, they had the name and everything picked out for him, the nursery, the party everything. She came out a girl the name was easy as it was Alex but they were able to make minor changes and called her Alexis and kept her middle name as it could go either way. They did have a full gender reveal party for her but it was the opposite in that it was blue. They were shocked but they did very well with the reaction. i am a little fascinated by the gender reveal parties as I don't have kids.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Oct 24, 2014 18:09:40 GMT
We were told that our second child was going to be a girl by my doctor. My mom had a "think pink" shower for our baby. Went to the hospital to have her, developed complications and had to have a c-section. I was put under for it and when I came to, they told me that I had another son! I was groggy and disbelieving, but I wasn't upset or didn't pass out. I just said "really?" and accepted that I had another boy. No girl for me. But I was just as happy and loved him anyway. I didn't take my story to the news networks. I think their reaction is a bit over the top. How times have changed, huh ![:bored:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/7aRjx9SNcx4_8CEL1ZVE.jpg)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2014 18:12:31 GMT
I honestly think the news is half to blame for making this news... because if there wasn't a need/drive to send out continuous tweets, updates, fill every last minute of every day with "breaking" news, there just wouldn't be a place for stuff like this, maybe outside of a cautionary tale and human interest story.
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Post by *christine* on Oct 24, 2014 18:13:00 GMT
See and if I worked at a bakery I'd screw those cakes up on purpose, but that's just the kind of mood I'm in!
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Post by pelirroja on Oct 24, 2014 18:27:35 GMT
So not newsworthy. One of my friends is a fraternal twin. Her twin brother was born first and then the doctor said "Oh look, here's another one!". Medicine has come so far in the past few decades that we forget that a mere 30 years ago, gender was always a surprise until "the moment" and sometimes multiples went undetected until mid-delivery.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2014 19:55:03 GMT
why is this news? Business owners, you are now no longer allowed to make an error lest it become national news. Also, I think reveal parties are kinda stupid but ok. I think it's news because it's a new angle on the trend of reveal parties, not so much that a business made a mistake. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg)
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Post by caro on Oct 24, 2014 20:55:20 GMT
Although every adult has been disappointed with a purchase or had a special event not go as planned, few complain (especially about a consumable baked good!) to the media. If the color of icing inside a cake yields this type of dramatic overreaction from this couple, they are in for a rude awakening when the baby arrives! That's so true.
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Post by gardengoddess on Oct 24, 2014 20:57:38 GMT
Watching the video, I didn't think the woman reacted negatively.....she seemed to go with it as did her family.
It's not like she had already decorated the nursery and bought girl clothes.
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Post by brina on Oct 24, 2014 20:59:29 GMT
Human beings are fallible. In the scheme of mistakes this one is pretty damn minor. It did not affect anybody's health or wellbeing. To come near to passing out over the color of icing is a severe over-reaction.
I find the whole gender reveal party concept ridiculous.
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Grom Pea
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Post by Grom Pea on Oct 24, 2014 21:20:48 GMT
While I do not think this is newsworthy, the almost passed out comment may be an exaggeration but I'm 26 weeks along and I almost passed out the other day because I was standing in the sun for 30 minutes. I could see if she was pregnant and dehydrated from running around preparing the party that the surprise with everyone being there could cause such a reaction.
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Oct 24, 2014 21:36:57 GMT
Watching the video, I didn't think the woman reacted negatively.....she seemed to go with it as did her family. It's not like she had already decorated the nursery and bought girl clothes. She didn't react on video (maybe she didn't want to make a scene & ruin the party?), but the article sure makes her look a little dramatic. Put me on the bench w/those who think these parties are silly. Yes, it's everyone's right to have one if they want to. Yes, if in years to come one of my sons & his wife/so want to have one, I will attend. But I don't see the need for one and definitely don't see the need for anyone to make it a news item.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2014 23:00:00 GMT
I have a feeling another couple out there got a blue cake and are going to be surprised when their "boy" arrives as a girl if they don't bother to look at the card. I also think it would be funny if she does deliver a girl... bakery got it right, sonographer got it wrong.
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Post by bosoxbeth on Oct 24, 2014 23:36:33 GMT
Gender reveal parties make me roll my eyes intensely.
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Post by fkawitchypea on Oct 24, 2014 23:44:55 GMT
The first time I heard of a gender reveal party I thought "oh what a unique idea". Now everyone does it. And I don't get it. Who besides the parents get THAT excited about the gender of the baby? I mean, you know it's either a boy or a girl. I love seeing the unique ways people announce pregnancies. THAT is something I get excited about.
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Post by caro on Oct 25, 2014 0:37:57 GMT
I think a reveal party is a cute way to announce the sex to close friends and family who really care. But I also don't take things seriously unless it warrants a serious reaction. I would have laughed about it.
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Post by *leslie* on Oct 25, 2014 0:44:06 GMT
I have never heard of this before. Gender reveal parties? Who cares. We are becoming a nation of narcissists. Everything we do is sooooooo important. What's next, "I took a huge poop" reveal party?
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Post by gardengoddess on Oct 25, 2014 0:50:46 GMT
Watching the video, I didn't think the woman reacted negatively.....she seemed to go with it as did her family. It's not like she had already decorated the nursery and bought girl clothes. She didn't react on video (maybe she didn't want to make a scene & ruin the party?), but the article sure makes her look a little dramatic. Put me on the bench w/those who think these parties are silly. Yes, it's everyone's right to have one if they want to. Yes, if in years to come one of my sons & his wife/so want to have one, I will attend. But I don't see the need for one and definitely don't see the need for anyone to make it a news item. I admit I just watched the video and then couldn't figure out why everyone was commenting on her reaction.....lol
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Oct 25, 2014 0:50:58 GMT
I once ordered a birthday cake for my then 4 year olds birthday party. I ordered something girly with flowers. I received a cake with Winnie the Pooh and friends in a winter scene complete with ice skating. In September. I was shocked, heartbroken, terrified and devastated. That DD is now 19 and I still haven't gotten over it. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2014 0:54:37 GMT
I have never heard of this before. Gender reveal parties? Who cares. We are becoming a nation of narcissists. Everything we do is sooooooo important. What's next, "I took a huge poop" reveal party? My friend had one. Well it was a birthday party with the gender reveal added in. They had been trying over 10 years to have a child and finally were pregnant with IVF and donor sperm. They even Skype'd the cutting to family around the world. Everyone that attended/watched was excited. Even me who isn't a kid person. It was a blast and a special moment. I cared. Although the lady in the OP needs to chill. Mistakes happen.
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Post by psoccer on Oct 25, 2014 1:16:03 GMT
I didn't want to know the sex of my first, so my gender reveal was at delivery. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg) It was neat, it was fun not knowing the whole time. Maybe the family was just worked up, it can be such a stressful time but they are going to have so many more.
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Post by mallie on Oct 25, 2014 2:28:26 GMT
I have never heard of this before. Gender reveal parties? Who cares. We are becoming a nation of narcissists. Everything we do is sooooooo important. What's next, "I took a huge poop" reveal party? I'm pretty sure there are people on this board who are, even as we type, planning an entire series of youtube videos starring themselves in which they demonstrate the only and correct way to poop.
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Post by linda~lou on Oct 25, 2014 2:30:29 GMT
Although every adult has been disappointed with a purchase or had a special event not go as planned, few complain (especially about a consumable baked good!) to the media. If the color of icing inside a cake yields this type of dramatic overreaction from this couple, they are in for a rude awakening when the baby arrives! Right!!??!?
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Post by librarylady on Oct 25, 2014 3:31:17 GMT
I have never heard of this before. Gender reveal parties? Who cares. We are becoming a nation of narcissists. Everything we do is sooooooo important. What's next, "I took a huge poop" reveal party? BAWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaAAAAAAAAaaa ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg)
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Post by **Angie** on Oct 25, 2014 7:50:06 GMT
Pregnancy hormones can do weird things to you. I had my 20 wk ultrasound scheduled weeks in advance - the one where we were supposed to find out the gender - and on the morning of my appointment we had a rare snowfall in Little Rock. I do remember getting slightly hysterical and crying because my appointment had to be rescheduled. It was a completely silly and over the top reaction but I remember feeling crushing disappointment. This is not a reaction I would have had if I hadn't been pregnant. So, I empathize with the mom. The moment itself is very emotional. Doesn't sound like she's going to sue or anything and it seems like she's got a sense of humor about it. Yup. Something like that happened to me with DD2, and our 20 week scan. We went to the appointment, everything went along as normal, and at the end, like we did with DD1, we asked for some pictures. The technician snarkily told us we were supposed to ask for them at the beginning of the appointment and so she wouldn't give us any. I did sit in the car and cry. Yes, it was stupid. Yes, the baby was fine. But it was something I had looked forward to and anticipated for weeks -- excited to share a photo with 2 year old DD and the grandparents. See, I think you had a reason to be upset. The tech was a bitch at a special moment.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Oct 25, 2014 8:45:43 GMT
I would have been confused, upset, and yes, almost passed out. I'd be pissed. The bakery had one job and couldn't do it correctly. That sucks for the people who we're depending on them. It's not the end of the world, but it's a really big deal in their lives. I don't understand the rude, judgmental comments on here about them being self absorbed and high strung. Seriously? My thoughts exactly!! Too many try to do the "comparison" anecdotes (in the greater scene of life, I can think of a lot more to be upset about, etched) and by doing so cloud the waters of the post/story. It would be a big deal to the people it affects, the bakery really screwed up the most important thing about the entire order! The mom to be in this story at some time probably dreamed for a certain gender and when seeing the color was over the moon excited, the when the real news was figured out disappointed as I am sure any of you would be--but no where in the story does she ever says that she was disappointed that she was having a boy.
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Post by mallie on Oct 25, 2014 12:45:10 GMT
Pregnancy hormones can do weird things to you. I had my 20 wk ultrasound scheduled weeks in advance - the one where we were supposed to find out the gender - and on the morning of my appointment we had a rare snowfall in Little Rock. I do remember getting slightly hysterical and crying because my appointment had to be rescheduled. It was a completely silly and over the top reaction but I remember feeling crushing disappointment. This is not a reaction I would have had if I hadn't been pregnant. So, I empathize with the mom. The moment itself is very emotional. Doesn't sound like she's going to sue or anything and it seems like she's got a sense of humor about it. Yup. Something like that happened to me with DD2, and our 20 week scan. We went to the appointment, everything went along as normal, and at the end, like we did with DD1, we asked for some pictures. The technician snarkily told us we were supposed to ask for them at the beginning of the appointment and so she wouldn't give us any. I did sit in the car and cry. Yes, it was stupid. Yes, the baby was fine. But it was something I had looked forward to and anticipated for weeks -- excited to share a photo with 2 year old DD and the grandparents. The bakery made a mistake, not excusing it, but it was a mistake. That tech chose to be a nasty bitch. I had a PA like that too when I was pregnant with my first and went in after the positive test to check for heartbeat. She totally ruined the moment for us. 25+ years later, I still hope she dies in a swamp being eaten alive by gators. I do not feel that way about people who make mistakes.
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