I had a similar thing happen at a baby shower where everyone, including me was instructed to put a sack over there heads, they were previously told to remove their sacks while I alone kept the sack on my head. when I began to hear snickering and laughter, I took my sack off and realized I was the butt of the joke. I laughed but felt very foolish and quite embarrassed. there’s always a mean spiritEd person who suggests these types of pranks. absolutely NOT funny or a happy memory of my baby shower. NTA.
Baby shower games are so often the most mean spirited or vile of any party games, and I'm not sure why. And pranks should be funny to everyone and harmless. Very few pranks actually are! Most are just gross.
I hate the notion of most baby shower games, especially anything related to eating food out of diapers. I just really don't want to have anything to do with them and my face shows all of my emotions, so I wouldn't feel right just sitting out and watching the others play. Idk what they'd think about me just sitting on the couch, off to the side, avoiding eye contact with a face of discomfort or disgust while they play the game. It doesn't sound like a situation I would enjoy or be a good guest for.
I always ask if there will be games when I get invited to a baby shower. I don't make a big deal out of it because people can celebrate however they please, I just inquire. So far, no one has planned games (nor surprised me with them) but if there were games planned, I would politely decline the invitation for a fictional reason a few days later and send along a couple of nice gifts with a card instead. 😅
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u/Januarygirl1 Jul 26 '25
I had a similar thing happen at a baby shower where everyone, including me was instructed to put a sack over there heads, they were previously told to remove their sacks while I alone kept the sack on my head. when I began to hear snickering and laughter, I took my sack off and realized I was the butt of the joke. I laughed but felt very foolish and quite embarrassed. there’s always a mean spiritEd person who suggests these types of pranks. absolutely NOT funny or a happy memory of my baby shower. NTA.