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Finding out the sex of a baby? It's a piece of cake -- and an excuse for yet another party parents-to-be expect you to attend with gift in tow.
Gender reveal parties are popping up all over the Internet, according to all sorts of blogs, including TheAwl.
Basically, the expectant baby mama asks her ultrasound tech to jot down the baby's sex on a piece of paper and the note is tucked into a sealed envelope. Then, she scurries over to a bakery, where the baker reads the sex and uses either blue or pink-colored cake batter, frosting the cake in a gender-neutral color.
The parents-to-be then host the gender reveal party for family and friends, with the baby's sex announced when they cut into the cake and discover the color.
Josh and Anna Duggar, son and daughter-in-law of the parents with 19 kids, who star in "19 and Counting" on TLC, helped launch this new trend when they revealed they are having a girl earlier this year on "Today."
But although the gender cake trend is getting a lot of attention on the Internet, not everyone thinks it's such a sweet idea.
"What I do have a problem with, is how obnoxious and self-centered it is to expect a bunch of people to give up an entire afternoon or evening just for the purpose of finding out the sex of your unborn child," Same Old Shannon writes on the Chicago Moms blog. "Now, obviously we all attend baby showers to celebrate upcoming arrivals, but baby showers are enough."
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ReaderComments (Page 2 of 3)
4-23-2011 @ 11:26AM
Ralph DeMattia said...For crying out loud, isn't this a bit much?!?! Number one, who really cares what the kids sex is untill it's born? And won't friends and family get saddled with enough kiddie parties and other opportunities for parents to extort gifts out of them over the kids lifetime without adding one so trite and grubby? This is revolting!
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4-22-2011 @ 12:48AM
docsince 98 said...I assumed "the trend" inspired by the Duggars would've been a a dramatic increase in the use of birth control.
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4-22-2011 @ 8:36AM
mszagama1952 said...a cult......human hoarders.........................
4-22-2011 @ 12:58AM
Tess said...I liked the good old days when you found out the baby's sex when the child was born!
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4-22-2011 @ 2:17PM
Tight Scotswoman said...DUMB video - too dark to see anything. Waste of time and space.
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4-22-2011 @ 2:56AM
jules said...Oh c'mon, there's really need to be so negative or hateful. The Duggars don't judge others who live differently from their way of life, so we who live differently shouldn't judge them either. As for the baby 'cake' announcment, if you think it's silly, don't go when you're invited. I don't see anything wrong with sharing the expecting parents' excitement.
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4-22-2011 @ 9:56AM
shrksb8 said...Yup you're right. I'm sure that the Duggars are great for the planet....let's see, 19 more people likely driving cars, 19 more people who will probably fly more than once in their lives, 19 more people using electricity, 19 more people emitting carbon dioxide, 19 more children receiving education through an already stressed system (but I'm sure the Duggars will be able to pay for them all to go to college NOT). No you're right, it is a FAN-FREAKIN-TASTIC idea for every family across America to have 19 kids, hell why not 30? Happy Earth Day dim bulbs!
4-22-2011 @ 2:58AM
jules said...Oops, I meant to say, there's really NO need to be so negative or hateful.
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4-22-2011 @ 5:36AM
Lynne said...I think it's a delightful idea and I'm long past having babies. It's people who love and are excited for the new arrival who come to baby showers anyway. I would be overjoyed to be part of the cake "unveiling" to find out who was living in that tummy.
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4-22-2011 @ 6:23AM
Sunday said...I agree with Lynne. It's a cute idea! Just so the expecting Mom and Dad do it for their immediate family only. Do it in the evening, and only for an hour or so. It doesn't have to be an all afternoon affair. And be clear that no gifts are expected. Have your family over for dinner or a backyard BBQ, then bring out the cake for dessert! What's the big deal in that? Grandparents would be delighted to be invited for dinner!
4-22-2011 @ 7:35AM
mamabear said...OK, how old is this article? The annoucement on the Today show was almost 2 yrs ago, sometime in 2009!! The daughter was 1 in Oct of 2010, Anna announced on Mackenzie's b-day that she was pg w/baby #2.! The gender of that baby was announced by a byplane flyover, using a smoke signal to say #2 is a boy.
I guess old news or no news..........
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4-22-2011 @ 7:42AM
Lisa said...I think it's a horrible idea, and I'd love to be in the delivery room when the baby pops out as the opposite sex than what the sonogram had said months ago. Two years ago my nephew was a niece up until his birth, so he wore pink for 3 months. This past winter a co-workers daughter was a son up till her birth. The thrill of finding out our childrens' sex at birth was all part of the blessed event.
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4-22-2011 @ 7:54AM
Greetings said...Good Heavens...such sour grapes. Have you ever been to a Hobo party, Toga party or any themed event? It's getting together and having social interaction that is the point..any excuse for a party and really should br considered fun without ulterior motives even being considered. So much for the party...as to the Duggar children who are well mannered, educated, and loving not on welfare and who show without a doubt that civility and respect are alive and well in some families whether there are 2 or 22. Look at the good instead of finding fault and apply it to your own family. Don't cast the first stone.
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4-22-2011 @ 8:59AM
Ann said...The male part of this family looks good, the female looks like an old worn out sow. The older kids in the Dugger family are responsible for raising these younger kids while the mom recuperates after being used as a breeding tool by an egomaniac husband.
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4-22-2011 @ 9:16AM
Jane said...My sentiments exactly, Ann.
4-22-2011 @ 9:14AM
Jane said...Oh, I thought when the article started out with what the Duggars launched you meant overpopulation.
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4-22-2011 @ 9:53AM
shrksb8 said...Yup you're right. I'm sure that the Duggars are great for the planet....let's see, 19 more people likely driving cars, 19 more people who will probably fly more than once in their lives, 19 more people using electricity, 19 more people emitting carbon dioxide, 19 more children receiving education through an already stressed system (but I'm sure the Duggars will be able to pay for them all to go to college NOT). No you're right, it is a FAN-FREAKIN-TASTIC idea for every family across America to have 19 kids, hell why not 30? Happy Earth Day dim bulbs!
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4-22-2011 @ 2:10PM
Becky said...Are you kidding??? You are seriously concerned about how much gas and electricity these 19 children will suck up? As for their education, they are homeschooled, so not "using up" the public education system. These children are going to give back so much more to our world than they use. This family has morals and values which will benefit our society tremendously! They can teach us a lot about hard work, sharing, giving to others, helping those in need, compassion, and unconditional love. They have even done missionary work. Why don't you worry more about all the juvenile delinquents out there sucking up our tax money with crime, training facilities, therapy, welfare, and prison when they grow up!! It's really sad to read some of the hurtful, spiteful, and judgemental comments about this beautiful family. There's one more thing the Duggars can teach us, because of all the people out there who critize them......forgiveness!
4-22-2011 @ 10:28AM
Karen Yocom said...Family and friends of the Duggars could spend every minute of their lives going to "baby parties" for them (LOL).
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4-22-2011 @ 10:30AM
Jan said...Anybody who quotes or actually listens to Huckabee, make their own booze and marry their cousins. The Duggars are a great example of a corporation pedaling a product: pregnant and barefoot. They breed like rabbits and the worst part is that other people think large families are a trend and they can get their own reality shows. I watch TLC when they have something interesting to say, but Kreppy Kate and the Duggars aren't on the menu. They are just a bunch of millionaire dumb clucks.
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