Exactly. It’s amazing how much joy and meaning can come from simple celebrations .. when they come from a place of love. But when those moments get overshadowed by disappointment or unmet expectations, it reveals something deeper and more painful.

Welcoming a child should be about embracing whoever they are, not projecting who we want them to be. Unconditional love means celebrating life itself, not just the version we imagined.

Thanks for sharing your heart .. beautifully said. 

> At the end of the day, unconditional love .. balloon confetti.

How beautiful.

Before, they only celebrated baby showers, and now they've added this extra celebration. When they love and accept the baby unconditionally, it's beautiful, but when they're already rejecting it before it's even born, it becomes very sad.

bief57

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What do you think about the popular gender reveals?

Totally agree.. gender reveal parties have taken such a strange turn over the years. What started as a fun way to share news has sometimes turned into a stage for disappointment and unhealthy expectations. The moment it becomes more about the parents’ fantasy than welcoming a real human being, it stops being a celebration and starts feeling like a performance.

Those tantrum videos are heartbreaking .. not just because of the reaction, but because they reflect how deeply some people tie identity and value to gender before the child is even born. It’s like asking a baby to fit a script before they even take their first breath.

I get that traditions evolve and people want to celebrate milestones .. but if you can’t fully accept the outcome, maybe it’s worth skipping the fireworks and just embracing the mystery with humility.

At the end of the day, unconditional love .. balloon confetti.