A Miami, Florida, woman excitedly pops a balloon at the gender reveal of her unborn baby in front of her loved ones. However, she quickly discovers that her mom pranked her on her special day.
In a video with over 4.3 million views, TikToker Koko (@embracingembryo) pokes a small balloon on a table, surrounded by friends and family. The balloon pops, revealing a blue background, indicating that her baby is a boy.
She jumps for joy and can’t contain her excitement. To double-check the results, she reaches for a paper across the table. Then she realizes there’s a mistake.
Did her mom purposely sabotage the gender reveal?
She can barely rip the envelope open as her hands shake with excitement. She kneels to the ground and tears open the paper.
She sees a paper with the words, “It’s a girl.” Koko yells, “Mama,” in a disappointed tone and throws the paper to the ground. Unable to contain her disappointment after her initial reaction, she walks away from her party.
On-screen text reads, “You think you can hurt me? My mom purposely put the wrong gender at my own reveal.” The caption continues, “All I wanted was a beautiful moment. I didn’t expect it to end in tears.”
Like many major life events, such as baby showers, bachelorette parties, and weddings, gender reveal parties can bring out the worst in attendees and hosts alike. The Mary Sue previously reported that another Florida woman’s mom revealed her child’s gender at her reveal party, drawing attention away from the mom-to-be.
How did viewers react to the reveal?
In the comments, some viewers questioned whether Koko was more disappointed with the actual gender of her unborn child or the prank.
“The hate girls receive before they’re even born is crazy,” one writes.
“I thought we all just want a healthy baby,” another says.
Gender disappointment is relatively common. Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Louann Brizendine tells TODAY that around 1 in 5 pregnant women experience some degree of disappointment after finding out the gender of their baby.
However, others come to Koko’s defense, saying her mom was out of line for ruining the gender reveal.
“A gender reveal is NOTTT the time for playing, jokes whatever. Everrr,” a commenter says.
“She wasn’t upset it was a girl she’s upset her mom literally ruined her gender reveal,” another writes.
“I could understand being upset, not because the gender was different, but bc the moment was stolen. She wanted her initial reaction to be THE reaction. You can’t redo it,” a third adds.
@embracingembryo All I wanted was a beautiful moment. I didn’t expect it to end in tears ? #pregnancy #genderreveal #baby #heartbroken ♬ original sound – ?
The Mary Sue reached out to Koko via email for further comment.
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