Question About Gender Reveal Party - Page 3

Bjjo · ‎03-10-2010

I'm tying on iPhone and don't see the edit button to correct any words misspelled or tenses.

xstitch · ‎03-09-2010

Bjjo What a nice post. It is a happy time. Thank you

september · ‎03-09-2010

@Lila Belle wrote:
What do you folks do when you're invited to a retirement party, aniversary , Christening, going-away or a housewarming party? Do you accuse the honorees of being gift-grabbers?

Exactly. Sometimes I think people who post here have either never been invited to any social events, or they have never hosted any on their own. A lot of time, planning, and yes, $$$ go into these events. I've been the hostess many times and I'm sure I spent more than whatever gift value was received, but that's not really the point. We wanted to celebrate the honoree.(or new baby)

Carmie · ‎10-25-2010

@VanSleepy wrote:
@Carmie wrote:
We used to have reveal parties at work. The mother to be would usually bake a pink or blue cake and frost it or order one from the bakery.

When the cake was cut and shared, everyone knew the gender. No gift was expected and the mom to be provided the refreshments.

At the reveal parties now, the parents-to-be are finding out the gender at the same time as everyone else. (Except, of course, for the person they entrusted with the "secret envelope")

Things change so quickly. I found out the gender of my children after they were born.

Of course, there was a lot of family members betting over this. My husband won two expensive bottles of whiskey for each of our sons by winning a bet with his father. He never opened the bottles, but kept them in safe keeping. When the boys were old enough, he gave the bottles to them.

The boys are now 37 and 38 years old and the bottles are still sealed.

Lila Belle · ‎01-24-2013

@september wrote:
@Lila Belle wrote:
What do you folks do when you're invited to a retirement party, aniversary , Christening, going-away or a housewarming party? Do you accuse the honorees of being gift-grabbers?
Exactly. Sometimes I think people who post here have either never been invited to any social events, or they have never hosted any on their own. A lot of time, planning, and yes, $$$ go into these events. I've been the hostess many times and I'm sure I spent more than whatever gift value was received, but that's not really the point. We wanted to celebrate the honoree.(or new baby)

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For those who don't care about someone's new baby I'd suggest that maybe they should keep their own pending child or grandchild's birth to themself. That may be construed as bragging or gift-grabbing. Heaven forbid we congratulate and celebrate a new life.

I hope your new grandchildren are thriving @september!

september · ‎03-09-2010

@Lila Belle yes...they're doing so well, after entering this world 10 weeks before their due date. Will see them in a few weeks!

SunValley · ‎04-19-2010

Most of these parties in our area are for family and close friends to celebrate with the new mom and dad. They usually host it with no presents expected. It's one of the happiest reasons for a party. But waiting to find out the gender in the delivery room is also making a comeback. A niece of mine is doing this.

I feel sorry for those of you who have been used as a bank or just for a gift. It must be common as so many threads complain of greedy people. I can see how one could get jaded. I must be lucky because I haven't had that experience - yet.

handygal2 · ‎01-19-2015

I had never heard of a Gender Reveal or Sprinkle party... very amusing. I feel like l've been living under a rock, lol.

~~Be careful when you follow the masses. Sometimes the 'm' is silent.~~

Carmie · ‎10-25-2010

@september wrote:
@Lila Belle wrote:
What do you folks do when you're invited to a retirement party, aniversary , Christening, going-away or a housewarming party? Do you accuse the honorees of being gift-grabbers?
Exactly. Sometimes I think people who post here have either never been invited to any social events, or they have never hosted any on their own. A lot of time, planning, and yes, $$$ go into these events. I've been the hostess many times and I'm sure I spent more than whatever gift value was received, but that's not really the point. We wanted to celebrate the honoree.(or new baby)

I enjoy going to parties, but I have to admit that they are becoming overwhelming. For instance, I was invited to two different bridal showers for the girl my nephew married. Then I was invited to the wedding. They invited me to their combined birthday party a few months later.

They recently had a baby. I was invited to the shower, then to the christening party. That is seven gifts in about 2 years, in addition, I have been invited to parties for other nieces and nephews that got married and are now having babies.

It used to be that a small nice gift was exceptable ($25) Now everyone has a registry and things are expensive. I know that I can give what I want to, but who wants to be the only one giving a mediocre gift?

I am not cheap or destitute, but this is getting to be too much. My family is huge. My father is one of 11 children and my mom is one of eight. I have hundreds of cousins and they are now grandparents. We get invited to everything.

Most of the time, I send my regrets and don't send a gift, I usually only go to close family members special occasions.

My sister who is 16 years older than I feels she must go to everything she is invited to. She lives on SS only and has little extra money, She is a generous gift giver and has gotten herself in financial trouble over this. I have had to bale her out a few times because she can't pay her monthly bills and also buy food.

We were both invited to a sprinkle this Sunday for my niece. I am not going, my sister is. I will wait and bring a gift at the Christening.

I like to celebrate too, but have to draw the line somewhere.