Nothing says “it’s not about you” quite like your mom hijacking your gender reveal. A Florida mom-to-be thought she was about to pop the confetti cannon and find out her baby’s gender. That is, until her own mother swooped in with a mystery balloon and stole the show. When the dust (and pink confetti) settled, TikTok viewers were left cringing. They called it “the ultimate case of main-character syndrome” and compared it to “blowing out someone else’s birthday candles.”
What Happened at This Gender Reveal Party?
While the initial TikTok showing the reveal has received almost 30 million views, Gianna’s (@gianna.wulf) behind-the-scenes clip is quickly gaining traction and looking to overtake the first video with 20 million views in just two days. The first video had viewers quickly enraged, but the second clip seems to be hitting differently with people who are experienced with dealing with entitled and narcissistic behavior.
The minute-long clip starts off with Gianna and her husband each holding a confetti cannon at what seems to be a backyard gender reveal party. As they’re about to reveal the colors, in the background, the mother says, “Screw everybody,” and immediately enters the frame of the video holding a black balloon. As she settles beside the couple, someone in the crowd asks her to “Get out of the picture,” but the mother indignantly responds: “No, I gotta get in it! I got something going on, nosey!”
With the mother duly ignored, the attention is back on the couple as the crowd counts down from 10. The cannon pops, and both blue and pink confetti fill the air. Of course, confusion quickly ensues. Gianna’s face is incredulous as she immediately understands what is happening. Lo and behold, the mother pops the black balloon and–this time–only pink confetti can be seen. According to Gianna, her mother just stole the spotlight.
Is this attention-seeking?
The entire cringey scene has gotten 12,000 comments with people citing boundaries needing to be established–ASAP.
One comment says, “Time to set boundaries early.” While another says, “She’s going to try and be in the delivery room and demand to hold the baby first. Set the boundaries now mama.”
Other viewers are saddened to see a mom’s special moment stolen right from under her. One viewer says, “This is actually really sad. You only get that moment once and she took that from you even if her intentions were pure.” However, maybe the intention wasn’t pure to begin with, as another viewer says, “This is so sad, who makes someone else’s pregnancy about themself???”
A gender reveal can be extremely important for a couple, and seeing how Gianna and her husband had planned to reveal it together, the mother swooping in is a big blow. As one commenter put it, “I’m so sorry she took that moment from you.”
What did Gianna say?
In an email to the Mary Sue, Gianna shared that this behavior was typical of her mother. According to her, the mother would think it would be something “great and exciting.” Whereas Gianna believes it’s more about seeking attention.
“I have confronted my mom about her actions,” she said, writing that, “No matter what she’ll believe she did nothing wrong even if I tell her I feel that she did.”
Gianna continued that the whole situation didn’t really bother her because “it’s expected.”
“If I really knew that she was this big of a problem, I wouldn’t have had her as the gender keeper,” she wrote. “But no matter what, she’s my mom. I know that she has good intentions, regardless of how they come out. Along with the fact that I was so happy I was having a girl I could never be mad.”
As for whether she agrees with viewers condemning her mom’s actions, Gianna said “everyone is allowed to have their own opinion.”
“Regardless of how people portrayed her actions, this is not even close to a reason to ever cut off my mom,” Gianna concluded. “We are still very close and maybe that’s why I deal with the things that she does we fight and we get over it. We don’t hold grudges.”
@gianna.wulff I was too happy at the fact it was a girl tho #genderrevealfail#genderreveal ♬ original sound – Gianna wulff
Are Gender Reveals Controversial?
This topic is still wildly popular with different opinions surfacing every day. Whether or not they are silly, these types of parties go viral for some reason or another. The Mary Sue has covered a gender reveal party with a boyfriend, girlfriend, and–wait– the pregnant woman.
The Mary Sue reached out to Gianna via email for comment.
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