No, I haven't been frustrated at all by people complaining that they don't know what to get for a child whose gender they do not know. Why do you ask?
Gunn: We open a can of Machiavelli on his ass. Harmony: It's Matchabelli, Einstein, and it doesn't come in a can.
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DebetEsse - Dec 20, 2018 9:56:52 pm PST #4949 of 8218
Woe to the fucking wicked.
sj - Dec 21, 2018 2:44:31 am PST #4950 of 8218
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Debet, I completely empathize. I can't tell you how many "boy"'clothes I've bought in order for ltc to have shirts with pirates, dinosaurs, spaceships, etc.
Kate P. - Dec 21, 2018 2:47:07 am PST #4951 of 8218
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I feel you, Debet. We got a lot of grief for that too. Amazingly, both our babies were clad in garments of a wide variety of colors and iconography, and neither one spontaneously combusted or burst into tears! (OK, yes, there were many times they burst into tears, but it had nothing to do with the fact that they were wearing blue on their female bodies.)
Laura - Dec 21, 2018 3:21:07 am PST #4952 of 8218
Our wings are not tired.
My boys loved their ezbake oven and they both still wear a lot of pink, which goes quite nicely with their coloring. Thanks, Debet.
I didn't find out the gender prior to birth and somehow had no difficulty painting and decorating the baby's room.
Fred Pete - Dec 21, 2018 3:27:26 am PST #4953 of 8218
Ann, that's a ferret.
When I get baby gifts, I tend to avoid either pink or blue. Nobody has ever complained about receiving a green baby gift.
Laura - Dec 21, 2018 4:15:02 am PST #4954 of 8218
Our wings are not tired.
I would just get a brown paper bag from the grocery store
Katie Bee! That is quite perfect since I have a bunch of Christmas Trader Joe's bags.
Jessica - Dec 21, 2018 4:28:51 am PST #4955 of 8218
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I have sent many an angry email to online retailers who insist on dividing their stores into Boys Clothes and Girls Clothes, when I just want to see ALL THE FREAKING COLORS OF GLOVES ON ONE GODDAMN PAGE.
Katerina Bee - Dec 21, 2018 6:21:26 am PST #4956 of 8218
Herding cats for fun
Laura, that is an excellent and festive idea.
aurelia - Dec 21, 2018 6:24:48 am PST #4957 of 8218
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
That is a excellent list, Debet.
DebetEsse - Dec 21, 2018 6:48:23 am PST #4958 of 8218
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Jessica, right?
Thanks, all. My most proximate circles are all 100% behind the "rainbows, unicorns, dinosaurs, and power tools are amazing, no matter what bits you have" ethos. It's that next circle out that people are more likely to be more rigid. I've tried to work around it by talking about hand-me-downs for the next one.