It's getting more stupid and ridiculous all the time, IMO. Years back, a conceived fetus was hit or miss, boy or girl, found out at birth. Modern medicine changed that. Gender known early. So they hold "parties" during which gender is "revealed" by the parents to be. Great. "Gender-reveal party turns tragic when Iowa woman killed in explosion: Sheriff" "The woman was at a party for a couple to announce the gender of the baby they are expecting, sheriff's officials said. The explosion was apparently part of the announcement, officials said." The husband confirmed by phone his wife died as reported. Would say no more. https://frontier.yahoo.com/gma/gender-reveal-party-turns-tragic-iowa-woman-killed- 12539634--abc-news-topstories.html Should he be criminally-charged? Ain't the first time: "The incident came about two years after an explosion set off at a gender-reveal party in Green Valley, Arizona, sparked the massive Sawmill Fire, which burned 47,000 acres in the Coronado National Forest." Society has evidently become a bunch of nutsos. The kid in Iowa will be welcomed into the world minus a Mommie. Frank
I don't understand what caused the explosion ...anyway what's wrong with just telling people what sex the baby is when they ask?..why all the a parties to announce the the sex...?.. I don't get it !!
That whole article was written in a confusing way. Was it the 56 year old woman who was pregnant or was she just attending the party?
The mommy wasn't the one killed. It was a 56 year old guest at the party. In my staid old impish way, I think the gender reveal parties are a bit much. Maybe an example of people with too much money and too much ego. "Look, we're having a baby boy!!!!!!!"
This was something started quite awhile since I had babies. I think it's designed to be sort of a baby shower, which includes men, for the family and friends of the expecting couple. I could see a cake or game, but it seems people are going to the extremes. I agree with @Holly Saunders . It seems like a lot of money being spent. The couple could better spend the money on something for the baby or start a college fund.
Okay, it’s the pre-birth announcement of what sex the fetus is. At first, before I read the OP I thought that perhaps folks were having parties to announce what gender they have chosen for themselves. Male this week, female the week after. I guess if one’s going to have a party that would be a good reason to have one. That said, in today’s world I have to agree with a previous poster. Ya have to wait until the parents have decided what sex their child is before they have a party.