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Pregnancy is an exciting time for most couples. They’re anxiously awaiting the arrival of a little bundle of joy, and for some months, there is that anticipation of wondering if it’s going to be a boy or a girl.

A few years ago, one woman came up with a clever way of celebrating whether a couple is having a boy or girl, by creating the gender reveal party. And since then, it had grown in popularity amongst expectant couples.

Photo: Unsplash/Ömürden Cengiz

What started off as a simple party that had a special cake with a color-coded filling has quickly turned into a major spectacle as different people come up with new ideas of how to reveal their baby’s gender.

As a result, we’ve all seen the many videos, TikTok clips, and reels that have been made by expectant parents and their family and friends. Some open boxes that release colored balloons, others pop confetti with specific colors, and others prefer to go with the smoke flares. Either way, there are so many different types of gender reveals out there, and they all have one thing in common: They’re joyous moments shared with family and friends. At least, they’re supposed to be.

Photo: Unsplash/Siora Photography

But there are some gender reveals that don’t quite go as planned. In fact, they might come with a hiccup or two that then causes the entire moment to descend downhill rather quickly. These moments can be actually quite funny, especially when they’re caught on camera.

Take the unfortunate gender reveal that one dad accidentally messed up, for example. Not only did he mess up the reveal, but he also took a hit to his privates in the process.

In the video, one mom and dad are excited to have a small little gender reveal with their young daughter. The girl is excited to find out if she’s going to have a little brother or a little sister. Mom starts filming, but unfortunately, Dad can’t seem to get the confetti cannon working.

Photo: YouTube/Gemma Bayliffe Newby
Photo: YouTube/Gemma Bayliffe Newby

Mom ends up bringing out the blue balloons, revealing to the little girl that she’s going to have a baby brother. Dad is still working hard to get the confetti to go off, but he ends up turning the stick around, absent-mindedly pointing it right in line with his groin. Unfortunately for Dad, that’s when he finally gets it to go off…

The clip didn’t stop there, either. Once the young girl saw “blue” she thought she was having a sister and was sourly disappointed when her parents told her she was actually having a brother. The reveal ended with lots of sad tears.

Check out the video below:

Have you ever had a gender reveal go awry? What was your experience? Let us know!

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