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Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:03 pm to Salmon
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this the thread where everyone complains about eating free food and drinking free alcohol while hanging out with friends and family?
Yep, they're so much better and cooler than all you trashy fools.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:03 pm to Salmon
Yeah I like parties
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:05 pm to Salmon
quote:i doubt most gender reveal parties are like this though. i could be wrong.
is this the thread where everyone complains about eating free food and drinking free alcohol while hanging out with friends and family?
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:05 pm to yellowfin
Pinkies up and lets watch the balloons yawl
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:08 pm to Buddy Garrity
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doubt most gender reveal parties are like this though. i could be wrong
I've been to 4 of them and they were exactly like I said. No expectations other than showing up and socializing with family and friends, and consuming free food and drinks.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:08 pm to Buddy Garrity
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i doubt most gender reveal parties are like this though. i could be wrong.
why wouldn't they be?
you might have to stop for 5 minutes while the actual "reveal" happens, but everyone I have been to is just friends and family hanging out
it's not like you bring gifts or anything to these
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:16 pm to Salmon
I don't have an issue with them.. because I like getting together with friends as much as anyone. I will admit I think it's a little "look at me" though (keep in mind I tend to feel this way about showers as a whole). It's kindof a dramatic way of saying something that is a 50/50 chance of going either way and no other option. I also can't think of many people I'd care about the sex of their baby. MAYBE my closest friend or my brother. No harm in the parties, though even if I wanted children, I doubt I'd have one.
Off topic: This thread reminds me of the way some chicks ask their friends to be their bridesmaids with some over-the-top dinner with them all and invitation/latter and gift where no one really has the option to say no. Sure, it's a cutesy and fun way of doing it.. but what if your friend is broke and would prefer to not be a bridesmaid? You give her no choice when you make a production of a simple question.
Off topic: This thread reminds me of the way some chicks ask their friends to be their bridesmaids with some over-the-top dinner with them all and invitation/latter and gift where no one really has the option to say no. Sure, it's a cutesy and fun way of doing it.. but what if your friend is broke and would prefer to not be a bridesmaid? You give her no choice when you make a production of a simple question.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:17 pm to Mr. Tom Morrow
I'm sure most OT ballers wouldn't understand this, but when you have good friends who are expecting and find out the gender, it's a big deal and you are genuinely excited for them.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:18 pm to Salmon
I think everything is getting out of hand these days, but who really cares. If it's a chance for me to hang out with my buds, drink a few beers, and get a good meal then I'm in.
Even the wives get to chat and have a few beers or extremely huge glasses of wine.
Even the wives get to chat and have a few beers or extremely huge glasses of wine.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:20 pm to SteveLSU35
I'm having a party to reveal if we're having a gender reveal party
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:22 pm to sicboy
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sure most OT ballers wouldn't understand this, but when you have good friends who are expecting and find out the gender, it's a big deal and you are genuinely excited for them.
That was also a point I was making, but I guess it's because I have close friends and not acquantances. Plus I am very close to my family.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:23 pm to sicboy
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I'm sure most OT ballers wouldn't understand this, but when you have good friends who are expecting and find out the gender, it's a big deal and you are genuinely excited for them.
That's your experience. Not everyone. You're assuming the posters here have zero friends or family members with children.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:24 pm to Mr. Tom Morrow
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That was also a point I was making, but I guess it's because I have close friends and not acquantances. Plus I am very close to my family.
Big assumption you're making there.
But sure.. everyone who doesn't care about someone's pregnancy must not have any real friends
It's totally possible to love your friends and be happy that they're happy, but not personally care much about their pregnancy/gender of their kid.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:25 pm to ell_13
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Then why did it get 2293 likes???!??!!11!1 aargh
Because they are friends with 2293 women who are just as annoying and who either have a kid or want a kid.
I'm still debating on starting a social networking site for Mother's and their babies, to do the facebook world a favor.
This post was edited on 4/27/14 at 8:27 pm
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:25 pm to LouisianaLady
Not assuming anything. I'm saying that's definitely what they act like.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:28 pm to LouisianaLady
Exactly. My favorite is how they invite people like me to their kids birthdays too. Single male. Yeah, that doesn't make me feel weird at all.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:30 pm to sicboy
What they act like? You implied that not caring about someone's pregnancy must mean you don't have any good friends with kids.
That's a close-minded assumption based on your emotions with no proof... since you know none of us.
If my friend is happy (due to pregnancy or anything else), I'm happy for them. But I do not have to have a personal vested interest in their pregnancy/kid to be a true friend. I am friends with that PERSON.. not their kid.. not them as a parent.. just them as an individual. I'm happy they're happy and that's it. I don't magically become a bad friend (or an acquaintance) because I am not concerned with their kid.
That's a close-minded assumption based on your emotions with no proof... since you know none of us.
If my friend is happy (due to pregnancy or anything else), I'm happy for them. But I do not have to have a personal vested interest in their pregnancy/kid to be a true friend. I am friends with that PERSON.. not their kid.. not them as a parent.. just them as an individual. I'm happy they're happy and that's it. I don't magically become a bad friend (or an acquaintance) because I am not concerned with their kid.
This post was edited on 4/27/14 at 8:33 pm
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:32 pm to Cajun Revolution
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Exactly. My favorite is how they invite people like me to their kids birthdays too. Single male. Yeah, that doesn't make me feel weird at all.
I just don't go.
One of Jones' good friends has a kid, and it's literally the only facet of he and his wife's personality now. Who they are as individuals has completely disappeared. Since the kid was born 2 years ago, the couple hasn't shown up to a single party/cookout/special occasion/etc. NOTHING.
But you better believe we've been invited to everything for the kid.
Posted on 4/27/14 at 8:33 pm to LouisianaLady
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It's totally possible to love your friends and be happy that they're happy, but not personally care much about their pregnancy/gender of their kid.
How exactly do you differentiate? It's part of the entire package of them having a child. If it's important to them and they're my friends, then it's important to me.
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