12/15/2024
DURING OUR GENDER REVEAL PARTY, BLACK CONFETTI CAME OUT OF OUR POPPER—I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I FOUND OUT WHO DID IT AND WHAT IT MEANT
So there we were, my husband and I, gripping each other's hands with nervous smiles while 23 guests stood around us, phones out, ready to record the big reveal. You know how these things go—pop the confetti cannon, and if it's blue, it's a boy; pink, it's a girl.
POP! I opened my eyes, and instead of blue or pink, BLACK CONFETTI is floating down. It was kind of creepy, to be honest, especially after all the struggles we had to even get to this point.
"It’s just a defective confetti cannon!" my husband tried to reassure me and everyone else.
"NO, IT'S NOT!" interrupted my niece, stepping forward. "I saw someone switch the confetti cannon 20 minutes ago when everyone was in the other room."
"WHO?" I asked, feeling a surge of anger.
My niece turned and pointed at ⬇️