Cute or tacky?

FiancB

Eh. I don't think it's a big deal. I'm not one for cutesy poems but I think it's fine. Definitely more acceptable for a baby shower than a wedding. When I read it I read it as being sort of sports themed, not demanding of jersey onesies or whatever. 

I've thought of how I'd do pregnancy announcements or a gender reveal (which wouldn't be a big, ridiculous party all its own, I promise) and I'm not pregnant yet. So. 

But if I do need any poems, I will definitely be hitting lolo up!

lacqueredlover

Cookie Pusher said:

lacqueredlover said:

I wanna live in a world of unicorns and nail polish and the NY Mets Yankees.

FTFY.

Gross.  Mets for life.  I still love them even when they suck.  And citi-field is way better than Yankee Stadium :-P

Cookie Pusher

lacqueredlover said:

Cookie Pusher said:

lacqueredlover said:

I wanna live in a world of unicorns and nail polish and the NY Mets Yankees.

FTFY.

Gross.  Mets for life.  I still love them even when they suck.  And citi-field is way better than Yankee Stadium :-P

Monument Park. And the Museum. There's an awful lot of hardware and history in there!

flutteringinfl

So I've thought about how I would surprise my future children with a trip to Disney World. For all I know, they'll hate Disney. But I've thought about it.

lacqueredlover

Cookie Pusher said:

lacqueredlover said:

Cookie Pusher said:

lacqueredlover said:

I wanna live in a world of unicorns and nail polish and the NY Mets Yankees.

FTFY.

Gross.  Mets for life.  I still love them even when they suck.  And citi-field is way better than Yankee Stadium :-P

Monument Park. And the Museum. There's an awful lot of hardware and history in there!

Shake Shack.

VulgarGirl

jenna8984 said:

MagicInk said:

louxnoelle said:

MagicInk said:

But see if the baby is boy he gets to be a man. We all know what being a man in our society means. It means he can play sports, he can like cars, date girls, have any job he wants, have kids, or not have kids, get married, or stay single, earn more money, and in general be better. He is a man and the world is his oyster.

If the baby is a girl she is a lady. Ladies sit quietly, don't make a ruckus, look nice, behave themselves, marry nice boys, and have nice babies. Because they are ladies. 

Honest question, but can anything be said for the fact that she was musing over a sports-themed shower for her (admittedly nonexistent) child, whether or not it was a boy or girl? I think that itself shows that she isn't looking for her "little lady" to live in a word of bubblegum pink and daisies an unicorns.

I pointed out the line was a thinly veiled sexist message. 

I am not saying that was Jenna's intent. There is a lot of thinly veiled sexist messages in our everyday society. I feel like, as a feminist, I should call them when I see them. That's what I did. 

And considering all the pink crap the sports industry has pumped out for "little ladies" who happen to like sports, I think we're long past the point of "little girls can't like sports" they can. Just so long as they act like little girls while they like the sports! Here's a pink jersey. 

But you're the one who seems to be assuming that it has to be like this and society only sees it like this. I've never bought myself a pink, rhinestone jersey so why would I buy my kid one?

I don't like the line. It's loaded with gender norms.

I never ever said YOU would do these things. I said what the line said to me and why I dislike it. 

And yes society does make those assumptions about little ladies. About the way girls must behave. About how cute and sweet and nice we ladies must all be.

Also I think cute rhyming poems on invitations are fucking stupid. Don't make me read through your adorable shit. Just tell me where to show up and when to get there. 

VulgarGirl

FiancB said:

Eh. I don't think it's a big deal. I'm not one for cutesy poems but I think it's fine. Definitely more acceptable for a baby shower than a wedding. When I read it I read it as being sort of sports themed, not demanding of jersey onesies or whatever. 

I've thought of how I'd do pregnancy announcements or a gender reveal (which wouldn't be a big, ridiculous party all its own, I promise) and I'm not pregnant yet. So. 

But if I do need any poems, I will definitely be hitting lolo up!

Gender reveal? Remember gender =/= sex.

thisismynickname2

FiancB said:

Eh. I don't think it's a big deal. I'm not one for cutesy poems but I think it's fine. Definitely more acceptable for a baby shower than a wedding. When I read it I read it as being sort of sports themed, not demanding of jersey onesies or whatever. 

I've thought of how I'd do pregnancy announcements or a gender reveal (which wouldn't be a big, ridiculous party all its own, I promise) and I'm not pregnant yet. So. 

But if I do need any poems, I will definitely be hitting lolo up!

Gender reveal? Remember gender =/= sex.

"Sex reveal" party just doesn't have the same ring to it.... or maybe it's better ;-)

Anyway, I loathe this gag worthy cutesy stuff (Lolo's poems are way better). 

I'm sick of seeing cutesy fabricated announcements to the point where I'm just going to pop out a baby some day and my 200+ FB friends will be shocked because I didn't warn them with some picture of like, baby running shoes next to my and DH's running shoes. (His idea, not mine. I nixed it.)

lacqueredlover

thisismynickname said:

FiancB said:

Eh. I don't think it's a big deal. I'm not one for cutesy poems but I think it's fine. Definitely more acceptable for a baby shower than a wedding. When I read it I read it as being sort of sports themed, not demanding of jersey onesies or whatever. 

I've thought of how I'd do pregnancy announcements or a gender reveal (which wouldn't be a big, ridiculous party all its own, I promise) and I'm not pregnant yet. So. 

But if I do need any poems, I will definitely be hitting lolo up!

Gender reveal? Remember gender =/= sex.

"Sex reveal" party just doesn't have the same ring to it.... or maybe it's better ;-)

Anyway, I loathe this gag worthy cutesy stuff (Lolo's poems are way better). 

I'm sick of seeing cutesy fabricated announcements to the point where I'm just going to pop out a baby some day and my 200+ FB friends will be shocked because I didn't warn them with some picture of like, baby running shoes next to my and DH's running shoes. (His idea, not mine. I nixed it.)

Sex Reveal sounds like a way different (and more interesting) kind of party hahaha

littlepep

lacqueredlover said:

thisismynickname said:

FiancB said:

Eh. I don't think it's a big deal. I'm not one for cutesy poems but I think it's fine. Definitely more acceptable for a baby shower than a wedding. When I read it I read it as being sort of sports themed, not demanding of jersey onesies or whatever. 

I've thought of how I'd do pregnancy announcements or a gender reveal (which wouldn't be a big, ridiculous party all its own, I promise) and I'm not pregnant yet. So. 

But if I do need any poems, I will definitely be hitting lolo up!

Gender reveal? Remember gender =/= sex.

"Sex reveal" party just doesn't have the same ring to it.... or maybe it's better ;-)

Anyway, I loathe this gag worthy cutesy stuff (Lolo's poems are way better). 

I'm sick of seeing cutesy fabricated announcements to the point where I'm just going to pop out a baby some day and my 200+ FB friends will be shocked because I didn't warn them with some picture of like, baby running shoes next to my and DH's running shoes. (His idea, not mine. I nixed it.)

Sex Reveal sounds like a way different (and more interesting) kind of party hahaha

I would definitely go to a sex reveal party. 

VulgarGirl

littlepep said:

lacqueredlover said:

thisismynickname said:

FiancB said:

Eh. I don't think it's a big deal. I'm not one for cutesy poems but I think it's fine. Definitely more acceptable for a baby shower than a wedding. When I read it I read it as being sort of sports themed, not demanding of jersey onesies or whatever. 

I've thought of how I'd do pregnancy announcements or a gender reveal (which wouldn't be a big, ridiculous party all its own, I promise) and I'm not pregnant yet. So. 

But if I do need any poems, I will definitely be hitting lolo up!

Gender reveal? Remember gender =/= sex.

"Sex reveal" party just doesn't have the same ring to it.... or maybe it's better ;-)

Anyway, I loathe this gag worthy cutesy stuff (Lolo's poems are way better). 

I'm sick of seeing cutesy fabricated announcements to the point where I'm just going to pop out a baby some day and my 200+ FB friends will be shocked because I didn't warn them with some picture of like, baby running shoes next to my and DH's running shoes. (His idea, not mine. I nixed it.)

Sex Reveal sounds like a way different (and more interesting) kind of party hahaha

I would definitely go to a sex reveal party. 

My friend's MIL wants to throw her one, so we keep calling it a genital reveal party.

sarahufl

lacqueredlover said:

thisismynickname said:

FiancB said:

Eh. I don't think it's a big deal. I'm not one for cutesy poems but I think it's fine. Definitely more acceptable for a baby shower than a wedding. When I read it I read it as being sort of sports themed, not demanding of jersey onesies or whatever. 

I've thought of how I'd do pregnancy announcements or a gender reveal (which wouldn't be a big, ridiculous party all its own, I promise) and I'm not pregnant yet. So. 

But if I do need any poems, I will definitely be hitting lolo up!

Gender reveal? Remember gender =/= sex.

"Sex reveal" party just doesn't have the same ring to it.... or maybe it's better ;-)

Anyway, I loathe this gag worthy cutesy stuff (Lolo's poems are way better). 

I'm sick of seeing cutesy fabricated announcements to the point where I'm just going to pop out a baby some day and my 200+ FB friends will be shocked because I didn't warn them with some picture of like, baby running shoes next to my and DH's running shoes. (His idea, not mine. I nixed it.)

Sex Reveal sounds like a way different (and more interesting) kind of party hahaha

This will be me. There will be no announcements all, nevermind cutesy ones.

I don't do cutesy.

lacqueredlover

I'm imagining a Sex Reveal party to be like Eyes Wide Shut.  Lots of naked people in cloaks and masks.  With booze.  Lots of booze.

ashley8918

MagicInk said:

littlepep said:

lacqueredlover said:

thisismynickname said:

FiancB said:

Eh. I don't think it's a big deal. I'm not one for cutesy poems but I think it's fine. Definitely more acceptable for a baby shower than a wedding. When I read it I read it as being sort of sports themed, not demanding of jersey onesies or whatever. 

I've thought of how I'd do pregnancy announcements or a gender reveal (which wouldn't be a big, ridiculous party all its own, I promise) and I'm not pregnant yet. So. 

But if I do need any poems, I will definitely be hitting lolo up!

Gender reveal? Remember gender =/= sex.

"Sex reveal" party just doesn't have the same ring to it.... or maybe it's better ;-)

Anyway, I loathe this gag worthy cutesy stuff (Lolo's poems are way better). 

I'm sick of seeing cutesy fabricated announcements to the point where I'm just going to pop out a baby some day and my 200+ FB friends will be shocked because I didn't warn them with some picture of like, baby running shoes next to my and DH's running shoes. (His idea, not mine. I nixed it.)

Sex Reveal sounds like a way different (and more interesting) kind of party hahaha

I would definitely go to a sex reveal party. 

My friend's MIL wants to throw her one, so we keep calling it a genital reveal party.

I would MAYBE go to a sex reveal party, because it is the proper terminology lol. Big maybe, because those parties are generally dumb and AW as hell.

[Deleted User]

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southernbelle0915

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MagicInk said:

littlepep said:

lacqueredlover said:

thisismynickname said:

FiancB said:

Eh. I don't think it's a big deal. I'm not one for cutesy poems but I think it's fine. Definitely more acceptable for a baby shower than a wedding. When I read it I read it as being sort of sports themed, not demanding of jersey onesies or whatever. 

I've thought of how I'd do pregnancy announcements or a gender reveal (which wouldn't be a big, ridiculous party all its own, I promise) and I'm not pregnant yet. So. 

But if I do need any poems, I will definitely be hitting lolo up!

Gender reveal? Remember gender =/= sex.

"Sex reveal" party just doesn't have the same ring to it.... or maybe it's better ;-)

Anyway, I loathe this gag worthy cutesy stuff (Lolo's poems are way better). 

I'm sick of seeing cutesy fabricated announcements to the point where I'm just going to pop out a baby some day and my 200+ FB friends will be shocked because I didn't warn them with some picture of like, baby running shoes next to my and DH's running shoes. (His idea, not mine. I nixed it.)

Sex Reveal sounds like a way different (and more interesting) kind of party hahaha

I would definitely go to a sex reveal party. 

My friend's MIL wants to throw her one, so we keep calling it a genital reveal party.

DO IT. 

Some people will have pink or blue balloons in a box so when they open it, the balloons float up... you could put penis balloons or vagina balloons in a box and have them float up when you open it. The reactions would be amazing. 

littlepep

southernbelle0915 said:

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littlepep said:

lacqueredlover said:

thisismynickname said:

FiancB said:

Eh. I don't think it's a big deal. I'm not one for cutesy poems but I think it's fine. Definitely more acceptable for a baby shower than a wedding. When I read it I read it as being sort of sports themed, not demanding of jersey onesies or whatever. 

I've thought of how I'd do pregnancy announcements or a gender reveal (which wouldn't be a big, ridiculous party all its own, I promise) and I'm not pregnant yet. So. 

But if I do need any poems, I will definitely be hitting lolo up!

Gender reveal? Remember gender =/= sex.

"Sex reveal" party just doesn't have the same ring to it.... or maybe it's better ;-)

Anyway, I loathe this gag worthy cutesy stuff (Lolo's poems are way better). 

I'm sick of seeing cutesy fabricated announcements to the point where I'm just going to pop out a baby some day and my 200+ FB friends will be shocked because I didn't warn them with some picture of like, baby running shoes next to my and DH's running shoes. (His idea, not mine. I nixed it.)

Sex Reveal sounds like a way different (and more interesting) kind of party hahaha

I would definitely go to a sex reveal party. 

My friend's MIL wants to throw her one, so we keep calling it a genital reveal party.

DO IT. 

Some people will have pink or blue balloons in a box so when they open it, the balloons float up... you could put penis balloons or vagina balloons in a box and have them float up when you open it. The reactions would be amazing. 

YES DO THIS AND SEND US PICS.

chibiyui

sarahufl said:

lacqueredlover said:

thisismynickname said:

FiancB said:

Eh. I don't think it's a big deal. I'm not one for cutesy poems but I think it's fine. Definitely more acceptable for a baby shower than a wedding. When I read it I read it as being sort of sports themed, not demanding of jersey onesies or whatever. 

I've thought of how I'd do pregnancy announcements or a gender reveal (which wouldn't be a big, ridiculous party all its own, I promise) and I'm not pregnant yet. So. 

But if I do need any poems, I will definitely be hitting lolo up!

Gender reveal? Remember gender =/= sex.

"Sex reveal" party just doesn't have the same ring to it.... or maybe it's better ;-)

Anyway, I loathe this gag worthy cutesy stuff (Lolo's poems are way better). 

I'm sick of seeing cutesy fabricated announcements to the point where I'm just going to pop out a baby some day and my 200+ FB friends will be shocked because I didn't warn them with some picture of like, baby running shoes next to my and DH's running shoes. (His idea, not mine. I nixed it.)

Sex Reveal sounds like a way different (and more interesting) kind of party hahaha

This will be me. There will be no announcements all, nevermind cutesy ones.

I don't do cutesy.


I'll probably announce something, but it will just be like, a facebook status update. No pics or anything. Cause I don't want to put US pics up, and I'm too lazy to do any of the other annoucement things.

sophhabobopha

Cookie Pusher said:

lacqueredlover said:

I wanna live in a world of unicorns and nail polish and the NY Mets Yankees. Chicago Cubs

FTFY.

FTFBOY

lacqueredlover

pinkrevenge said:

You know what else would probably let people know you wanted sports stuff? A sports-themed invitation.

Also, all of those parties are boring as fuck anyway. OMG, the baby is going to be one of two possible outcomes, I'm going to shit myself in anticipation! I better skip it.

Y'all can ring me when you start having species reveal parties. What's the new addition to the family? Is it a baby, a puppy, a bunch of chickens, BEES? Are you starting an urban beekeeping company? Did you get a license to be a reptile handler at elementary schools? - invite me to that party.

Damn it I should have done that when I got my dog

ashley8918

sophhabobopha said:

Cookie Pusher said:

lacqueredlover said:

I wanna live in a world of unicorns and nail polish and the NY Mets Yankees. Chicago Cubs

FTFY.

FTFBOY

sophhabobopha

To Jenna, I think it' cute.

sophhabobopha

ashley8918 said:

sophhabobopha said:

Cookie Pusher said:

lacqueredlover said:

I wanna live in a world of unicorns and nail polish and the NY Mets Yankees. Chicago Cubs

FTFY.

FTFBOY

jenna8984

lacqueredlover said:

I'm imagining a Sex Reveal party to be like Eyes Wide Shut.  Lots of naked people in cloaks and masks.  With booze.  Lots of booze.

Did this remind anyone else of the Dane Cook skit "who's in my mouth?" Haha

Kahlyla

MagicInk said:

littlepep said:

lacqueredlover said:

thisismynickname said:

FiancB said:

Eh. I don't think it's a big deal. I'm not one for cutesy poems but I think it's fine. Definitely more acceptable for a baby shower than a wedding. When I read it I read it as being sort of sports themed, not demanding of jersey onesies or whatever. 

I've thought of how I'd do pregnancy announcements or a gender reveal (which wouldn't be a big, ridiculous party all its own, I promise) and I'm not pregnant yet. So. 

But if I do need any poems, I will definitely be hitting lolo up!

Gender reveal? Remember gender =/= sex.

"Sex reveal" party just doesn't have the same ring to it.... or maybe it's better ;-)

Anyway, I loathe this gag worthy cutesy stuff (Lolo's poems are way better). 

I'm sick of seeing cutesy fabricated announcements to the point where I'm just going to pop out a baby some day and my 200+ FB friends will be shocked because I didn't warn them with some picture of like, baby running shoes next to my and DH's running shoes. (His idea, not mine. I nixed it.)

Sex Reveal sounds like a way different (and more interesting) kind of party hahaha

I would definitely go to a sex reveal party. 

My friend's MIL wants to throw her one, so we keep calling it a genital reveal party.
BOX

I will never not love the word "genital(s)".

pinkrevenge said:

You know what else would probably let people know you wanted sports stuff? A sports-themed invitation.

Also,
all of those parties are boring as fuck anyway. OMG, the baby is going
to be one of two possible outcomes, I'm going to shit myself in
anticipation! I better skip it.

Y'all can ring me when you start
having species reveal parties. What's the new addition to the family?
Is it a baby, a puppy, a bunch of chickens, BEES? Are you starting an
urban beekeeping company? Did you get a license to be a reptile handler
at elementary schools? - invite me to that party.

Relevant:

drunkenwitch

MagicInk said:

littlepep said:

lacqueredlover said:

thisismynickname said:

FiancB said:

Eh. I don't think it's a big deal. I'm not one for cutesy poems but I think it's fine. Definitely more acceptable for a baby shower than a wedding. When I read it I read it as being sort of sports themed, not demanding of jersey onesies or whatever. 

I've thought of how I'd do pregnancy announcements or a gender reveal (which wouldn't be a big, ridiculous party all its own, I promise) and I'm not pregnant yet. So. 

But if I do need any poems, I will definitely be hitting lolo up!

Gender reveal? Remember gender =/= sex.

"Sex reveal" party just doesn't have the same ring to it.... or maybe it's better ;-)

Anyway, I loathe this gag worthy cutesy stuff (Lolo's poems are way better). 

I'm sick of seeing cutesy fabricated announcements to the point where I'm just going to pop out a baby some day and my 200+ FB friends will be shocked because I didn't warn them with some picture of like, baby running shoes next to my and DH's running shoes. (His idea, not mine. I nixed it.)

Sex Reveal sounds like a way different (and more interesting) kind of party hahaha

I would definitely go to a sex reveal party. 

My friend's MIL wants to throw her one, so we keep calling it a genital reveal party.

There you go, already slapping a label on your baby based only it's gentials. You should be ashamed of yourself @MagicInk! Turn in your Pride card. Hand in over.

*please note the above statement is meant to read in the official sarcasm font of the Knot. But I am on my phone and therefore could not change it to pink comic sans.

smalfrie19

MagicInk said:

But see if the baby is boy he gets to be a man. We all know what being a man in our society means. It means he can play sports, he can like cars, date girls, have any job he wants, have kids, or not have kids, get married, or stay single, earn more money, and in general be better. He is a man and the world is his oyster.

If the baby is a girl she is a lady. Ladies sit quietly, don't make a ruckus, look nice, behave themselves, marry nice boys, and have nice babies. Because they are ladies. 

Honest question, but can anything be said for the fact that she was musing over a sports-themed shower for her (admittedly nonexistent) child, whether or not it was a boy or girl? I think that itself shows that she isn't looking for her "little lady" to live in a word of bubblegum pink and daisies an unicorns.

I pointed out the line was a thinly veiled sexist message. 

I am not saying that was Jenna's intent. There is a lot of thinly veiled sexist messages in our everyday society. I feel like, as a feminist, I should call them when I see them. That's what I did. 

And considering all the pink crap the sports industry has pumped out for "little ladies" who happen to like sports, I think we're long past the point of "little girls can't like sports" they can. Just so long as they act like little girls while they like the sports! Here's a pink jersey. 

----BOXES----

Ugh, I HATE that so much sports paraphernalia made for women (like jerseys and hats) are pink. I hate pink. Like, why would I want a pink Seahawks jersey when their colors are blue and green? It makes no sense.

Sorry, just needed to put that out there.

Wearing my NAVY #4 Hauschka jersey today #haveavagina

ETA: Also FTR living near Seattle, I dont think I have EVER seen a pink Seahawks jerseys. T - shirts and and hats maybe but NEVER a jersey. Do not sulley the jersey with anything other that blue and green. #12forlife

paulsenwedding2016

Oh my goodness! Talk about a playful post being completely slaughtered. Should we begin hushing little girls when they speak of their wedding at 5 years old? When youre married or engaged, you think about children...apparently that's unimaginable to some people. I digress, I'm all for cutesy stuff because it is what YOU choose. Although I would pick ONE football team to say instead of both because it makes it flow better with one. You do you, girl.

theartistformerlyknownas

paulsenwedding2016 said:

Oh my goodness! Talk about a playful post being completely slaughtered. Should we begin hushing little girls when they speak of their wedding at 5 years old? When youre married or engaged, you think about children...apparently that's unimaginable to some people. I digress, I'm all for cutesy stuff because it is what YOU choose. Although I would pick ONE football team to say instead of both because it makes it flow better with one. You do you, girl.

You dredged up a dead post for this?

beachyone15