I'm from Eastern Europe, a country where there's no such tradition.
I'm currently in the US, and my friend was throwing a baby shower for her cousin. I didn't think to google what it was and assumed she'd already given birth. So, I thought it's some weird American tradition where you have to bathe a baby for the first time.
I thought it was really weird, but I didn't ask because I didn't want to be rude. I brought some baby shower gel as a gift, thinking I was doing everything right, but then I came home and saw she was pregnant.
I had a 404 error in my brain, and now her relatives are making fun of me. I really thought it was like you come and they bathe the baby for the first time, symbolizing the beginning of something or milestone, but I didn't understand why they would invite a bunch of people, including those you don't know.
TL;DR: I took the "baby shower" literally and now my friend's relatives are laughing at me. I feel extremely dumb
I'm currently in the US, and my friend was throwing a baby shower for her cousin. I didn't think to google what it was and assumed she'd already given birth. So, I thought it's some weird American tradition where you have to bathe a baby for the first time.
I thought it was really weird, but I didn't ask because I didn't want to be rude. I brought some baby shower gel as a gift, thinking I was doing everything right, but then I came home and saw she was pregnant.
I had a 404 error in my brain, and now her relatives are making fun of me. I really thought it was like you come and they bathe the baby for the first time, symbolizing the beginning of something or milestone, but I didn't understand why they would invite a bunch of people, including those you don't know.
TL;DR: I took the "baby shower" literally and now my friend's relatives are laughing at me. I feel extremely dumb