Parents Introduce A New Kind Of Sex Party
LatestMost parents-to-be either learn the sex of their baby during the ultrasound, or at birth, but now there’s a third option: Revealing whether it’s a boy or girl at a “sex party” (unfortunate name, that) with friends and family.
In an essay Associated Press writer Greg Bluestein explains how he and his wife Sheryl found out they were having a girl. During the ultrasound, they asked the doctor to print a photo of the baby and write down the sex, then put it in a sealed envelope. A friend took the envelope to a baker, who then made a cake with pink icing on the inside. Bluestein writes that at the party:
Our guests started coming over that Saturday night around 7, and two shoes greeted them in our foyer. We asked them to write their names on a slip of paper and tuck it into my giant loafer if they think it’s a boy and Sheryl’s slender stiletto if they think it’s a girl. One lucky winner would take home a prize – a gag gift of baby oil brought by one of the guests.
Over the next few hours, about 50 friends gorged on a dozen pizzas and guzzled down some beer until it was time for dessert. Then we all gathered in our kitchen in front of the massive sheet cake, giving our guests a brief reminder of the import of the moment.
Anticipation mounted as we eyed the icing. We slowly cut into a cake, separating a piece.
I looked. Sheryl looked. I wasn’t quite sure. I checked again. She checked again.
Cheers echoed through the house as we saw the pink icing.
It’s a girl!
According to Momania, “there are actually bakers that specialize in doing cakes this way,” but as with all things motherhood-related, this new trend has drawn controversy.