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Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

Left: Instagram model and TikTok creator Gianna Wulf standing next to her husband at her gender reveal party. Caption overlay reads, "Pov your mom had to make your gender reveal about her." Right: Gianna Wulf sitting in the car next to her mother, text overlay reads, "Narcissist mom reveal. Gender reveal story time."

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“Crazy work”: Influencer whose mom sabotaged her gender reveal with a “prank” gives a “narcissist mom update”

Instagram model and TikTok creator Gianna Wulf standing next to her husband at her gender reveal party. Caption overlay reads, "Pov your mom had to make your gender reveal about her."

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“Jealousy is an ugly thing”: Pregnant influencer’s mom sabotages gender reveal with a confetti “prank”

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

2 Panel image, Mother with blue and pink foot print papers and Gender reveal cake

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“My mom says I embarrassed her in front of the family”: Man never receives info while making gender-reveal cake for pregnant sister. He decides to make it grey

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot. She graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

man shares what happened to him when he purchased a gender reveal cake(l) Baby shower party cake with white chocolate frosting.(c) Woman looking shocked at cake store(r)

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‘I woulda asked for a refund’: Customer orders gender reveal cake. Then the worker tells him this

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Baker realizing she made a mistake(l) Black Balloon with text 'Boy? Girl?' on it(c) Woman Sharing gender reveal story on TikTok

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‘We don’t have blackberry filling’: Woman blasts bakery for ‘ruining’ her surprise gender reveal. It backfires

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Three split of man boxing against pregnant wife

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That viral kirramahaley_ gender reveal boxing TikTok, explained

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

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Target shopper catches customer returning baby shower gift

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‘I found your gift returned’: Target shopper catches customer returning baby shower gift

Eric Webb is a native Texan and national award-winning pop culture critic, arts &amp; entertainment journalist, and editor.

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Couple has gender reveal right at their table at Chili’s. It doesn’t go to plan

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‘This happened to us too’: Couple has gender reveal right at their table at Chili’s. It doesn’t go to plan 

David Britton is a writer and comedian based in Rhinebeck, New York who focuses on internet culture, memes, and viral news stories. He also writes for the Hard Times and is the creator of StoriesAboutWizards.com.

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