Not just unpopular, but also extremist. π Congrats.
this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2024
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I was legitimately expecting the word "breeders" to come up with how much OP seems to hate anything to do with new parents celebrating their new parenthood.
Well, that's odd. Hunh... checks notes
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It's sort of aspirational, ya know what I mean?
Aspire harder
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If being a chill dude is your aspiration, getting this mad about something that has zero impact on your life is not the most effective way to achieve it.
Brah you need to smoke like ...way more weed than you're smoking. Really just go hard into edibles.
This is a generalization on the same level as "all black people are..." and makes just as much sense. I think they're stupid too, but did it because it's what everyone but the parents wanted. I didn't think the day was about me, but my parents and in-laws were excited about the whole thing, and it made them happy. But apparently that level of self absorption means my two children should be taken from me...
You need to re-examine your life.
It is annoying, but you're way too extreme. Take their kids from them!? You are an actual crazy person. You should not be allowed near schools.
Agreed. It's annoying for sure, but OP is insane. Even if it's stupid, there's absolutely nothing about it that indicates negligence of anywhere near the degree needed to justify forcibly removing a child from their parents.
When you get older, it gets harder and harder to find an excuse to get all your friends together, so you start making up BS reasons to do so. I don't see any harm in it tbh and I seriously doubt that you actually believe those people are "already an unfit parent, and [their] kid should be taken from [them], at birth," and if so, please go outside more and look at what life is like for children who are taken from their parents (parents who are presumably loving and financially sound enough to throw a party for them).
Yes most are insufferable. That being said... who gives a shit if Debra invites some family over to pop a balloon and celebrate the growing of a family?
Seems kinda harsh that people wanting to celebrate life with their loved ones should have their child "seized by the state"
I think gender reveals are fucking stupid....but I don't know I subscribe to the idea that if you do one it makes you an unfit parent.
I also can't fathom why anyone would envy the lifestyle of a parent. I've not slept properly in 6 years and I never get a moments peace π
Excellent post, very unpopular opinion, very fitting. Also f**k you.
Someone got forced to go to a gender reveal party
This opinion is, indeed, quite unpopular, but I don't want to up vote and encourage people to harbor untreated mental illness like this.
Hmmmm yes I'm sure the government will raise those kids better π Fr though besides this being a massive over-reaction, you're having your own "throw the baby out with the bathwater" moment.
Well that actually seems like an unpopular opinion
OK that's fucking stupid. I don't like gender reveal parties either, but that's a HUGE overreaction. People having different opinions about trivial things is not a reason to take their kids. WTF is wrong with you?
Upvote. Despite being in agreement. It's obnoxiously stupid.
Lol, spoken like someone that specifically hates a certain couple. You compared it to a baby shower, but it's a distinctly separate deal. Where a shower is for the parents, they get gifts and such to prepare them for a new child. A gender reveal party is more like a wedding, it's a party for your friends and loved ones, more the soon-to-be grandparents. In the past where medical tech couldn't accurately guess the sex of an unborn child, sure, people would get pink and blue stuff, but when that changed, finding out became a bit of a milestone in the process. Some people keep it low-key and just tell people who ask, others want to make a cute event of it. Your post says far more about you than the people you call "soulless degenerates".
Its not my thing but I can understand why people do it. I had friends who had a ton of fertility issues and several miscarriages. Finding out the gender on ultrasound is a milestone. They had never had a pregnancy last that long. It means they made it that far and all looked well. They wanted to celebrate as much as possible. They didn't care what the gender was and that pregnancy meant the world to them. I don't think she saw her son as an accessory at all. Who am I to get upset when people find an excuse to throw a party? There are some people who see their children as accessories but throwing an extra party isn't the measure of that.
Get a hobby
Ours was an awesome party. Nice for dad to have a baby event to participate in. Everyone is excited that youβre far enough along to determine sex - we know lots of people who lost pregnancies early.
Due to other senses noun βsexβ, calling it a sex reveal party isnβt super accepted.
Listen very closely, Karen: nooooobody was excited to participate in your asinine ritual. You just think they were, because you're one of the narcissists that I'm talking about. Everyone there (except for you) was bored and annoyed, the whole time. I guarantee it.
They're just not narcissists, so they obey the social contract. They nodded and smiled, to be polite. Don't misconstrue that as actual excitement.
Wow. How narcissistic is it to assume everyone thinks like you? You don't speak for me. Maybe you got issues with your narcissistic parents but sadly they've rubbed off on you. You might want to look in the mirror before you continue being the very thing you claim to despise.
Christ on a bike. You're allowed to not like something, that's fine. But your opinion isn't law.
Removing children from parents for a party, and saying they're better off being abused in a system rather than with their family because they... Threw a party. That's unhinged. You have serious unchecked mental health issues.
Maybe I should lose my kid then. Because I bought food and one confetti filled balloon to do a tiny reveal for my 6 year old sister because she was insanely excited to know if she'd have a niece or a nephew. God forbid I wanted to do something cute for my sister. I hate parties, I hate big celebrations and small ones. But seeing her smile and basically vibrate because pink confetti fell out of a balloon was such a cute moment. There was 4 of us there in total, me, her, my mum and my stepdad. We already knew. But wanted to make it a little bit extra fun for my sister. So please, tell me how I'm narcissistic for wanting to bring a little excitement to a child's day.