
Lynx and Paint
Please stay safe, my California and Oregon and Washington peeps D:

Lynx and Paint
Like...air outside is hazy and it smells kinda fireplace-y, but BC isn't on fire, so

Lynx and Paint
I'm assuming that's all coming from the states D:

Sʜᴀʙʙʏ ʙʟᴜE
I-it probably is;;

Sʜᴀʙʙʏ ʙʟᴜE
Air quality is a mess, but we're okay over where we are

Lynx and Paint
the air quality thing sucks, but glad you're okay!

VaultSicle
Sings song of her state being a bbq

Lynx and Paint
bluuugh

Lyra + a Player
The American Trash Fire burns on

Lynx and Paint
Me watchin' from Canada like "....aaaaaaaa"

Lynx and Paint
although is it bad that some of those gender reveal party gone explosive memes have made me laugh...

Lyra + a Player
Gotta get your laughs where you can these days

Lynx and Paint
true enough

BuyMoreCrystals
the Mulan one is my favorite

camille ★
I have no idea when gender reveal parties are even a thing. Like whut

camille ★
Lke you already had a baby shower, why another...?

BuyMoreCrystals
there's actually a story behind the first one

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the woman who started/popularized them had evidently had a lot of pregnancy difficulties, and the gender reveal party was "we finally got to a milestone, holy shit, let's celebrate it"

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the baby from the first gender reveal party is now a nonbinary preteen fully supported by their parents

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and the woman who started gender reveal parties regrets the whole thing and is straight-up pissed that people are doing dumb shit like this and causing so much damage for the sake of their parties

Goldbug
if you just HAVE to announce the configuration of your baby's genitals, how about a nice cake reveal, or a balloon full of confetti? YOU DON'T NEED AN EXPLOSION

Lynx and Paint
the "let's set off fireworks and explosives to signify our baby's private parts" is just...peak White People

Lynx and Paint
I say, as a White People

Lynx and Paint
but I do honestly feel bad for that lady. She was just trying to have a celebration for an important personal milestone after a lot of hardship, and people had to turn that around into whatever nonsense it's now become

BuyMoreCrystals
yyyyyyep

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I have no issue with gender reveal parties but ffs have a cake or some confetti or something

BuyMoreCrystals
not pyrotechnics

camille ★
Agreed

Lynx and Paint
^^^ this

Lyra + a Player
you don't need pyrotechnics, or a homemade pipebomb or an airplane crash

Lyra + a Player
but yeah glad you brought up the reasoning/story behind the first party
BuyMoreCrystals
, because man once you realize that it came out of celebrating like multiple miscarriages it makes sense and then people had to go and be all stupid about it