Where do UGLY PEOPLE come from?

[rt2dz]

When DS6 was born, people used to tell me "He is such a beautiful baby. And this time I mean it!" People lie about cute babies and most admit it. Not that he wasn't cute, he was then and still is--he already has little girls that want to marry him, chasing him around trying to kiss him. What's wrong with their parents!?!

Of course, when DS3 was born, people would say "He's adorable." Nobody ever said he was beautiful/cute/etc. The reason being he WAS an ugly baby. He is drop dead gorgeous now; I had five strangers today tell me what a looker he was. I have friends introduce me to others by telling them I'm the one with the really super, good-looking kid. People also change. And thankfully so, I didn't know what to think of him when he was born.

 

[goofy's friends]

Cool beans, if your babies looked anything like the pic in your signature, then I hate to tell you.........people were lying to you.

Anyone see the sienfeld about the ugly baby????????

 

[arminnie]

I've seen a number of babies who were "not beautiful", but I think all young children are adorably cute. I don't think I've ever seen a 2-3 year old that I didn't think was just precious.

 

[NeverlandClub23]

I worried about this.

All moms think their babies are the most adorable creatures ever, right? And everyone tells new mommies that babies are so very, very cute.

So, I wondered if I had ugly babies. Because I'd never know (being blinded by the mom thing) and nobody would ever tell me (because people don't do that)...so I worried that my babies might be ugly and I'd never know.

Of course, they weren't. They were the cutest little babies ever born...I can tell! And people said so!

Definitely, if people said so!

 

[lyzziesmom]

My second DD was NOT a cute baby. I hate to say this, but she looked like a baby chimp for about her first year. I mean seriously, even when I go back and look at pictures of her, it's like, "Oh yeah I wasn't imagining it, she really was funny-looking." NOW though, at 2 1/2, she is one of the cutest little things I've ever seen. People stop us all the time to tell me how cute she is - that did NOT happen when she was a baby.

I remember one baby in particular that I saw in the grocery store several years ago. I had to do a double-take, this baby was so ugly! I bet he grew up to be a cutiepie though.

To answer the OP's question:
Ugly people come from... (are you ready for this?).... ugly parents!

But seriously, as someone else already said, beautiful people can turn out to be very ugly, and ugly people can be beautiful. It's all in the attitude and personality.

 

[azgal81]

Ugly people come from two ugly people who reproduce.

Most babies are not cute. I guess some are but I think telling someone they have a beautiful baby is just a automatic reaction. I don't say it because I don't want to lie!

 

[SwedishMeatball]

This one must be one of that 2% then.

If a baby's face isn't the cutest, then I focus on their fingers and toes.

 

[MrsPete]

Ugly often comes from failure to take care of one's self. Poor diet, lack of exercise, failure to pay attention to hygene.

Did anyone ever watch that show -- I don't even know if it's still on -- called "Honey, We're Killing the Kids?" It was a reality show about families who were raising their children to be junk-food gobbling couch-potatoes. The producers did age-enhancements of what those children would look like in 5, 10, 20 years IF they continued to live their present lifestyles, then they did the same age-enhancements of what those children would look like IF they made some positive, healthful lifestyle changes. In addition to being more healthy, each of the kids was significantly more attractive in the "healthful lifestyle" image.

 

[Saphire]

All babies are beautiful. I guess it all depends on if you define 'beauty' by their features or by their soul.

I agree. While some babies may not be beautiful in a physical sense, all are beautiful because they represent hope and life and promise. When you look into that sweet face, don't you just think about their future and wish they experience all of life's joys, while surrounded by love? That is what is beautiful... new LIFE!

 

[Aidensmom]

While some babies may not be beautiful in a physical sense, all are beautiful because they represent hope and life and promise. When you look into that sweet face, don't you just think about their future and wish they experience all of life's joys, while surrounded by love? That is what is beautiful... new LIFE!

Well put!

As far as physical attractiveness, I will admit my son was not a "cute" newborn, but I would still say he was a beautiful baby, as he represented what Saphire stated above.

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

Is it wrong for me to pray that DS gets a little LESS cute as he ages? Because if he continues getting cuter and cuter, we're going to have to beat the girls off with sticks.

TOV

 

[Evil Genius]

I used to work with a group of women that would look at pictures of peoples kids, husbands etc, and one of them would all ways say "Aren't they precious?" and the rest would kind of smile or giggle. So one day I asked about it and I was told that when they would find someone's family less than appealing they would say that they were precious. To this day, if I hear someone use that word I snicker.

 

[delilah]

If I am pressured to comment on a child that I don't think is particularly attractive, I will make the neutral observation that he/she looks like mom/dad, which is usually the case. In particular, my partner and husband have a really funny looking baby daughter. My office manager coos over the child, saying she is beautiful, and I am thinking to myself, surely beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This same woman's sister once was with my extended family and me in Florida. She made the comment that some passerby's child was cute. I misunderstood, and thought she said my niece was cute. She told me, no, she didn't think my niece was attractive. Well, my niece has blond hair, light brown eyes, and cute little button nose, and a beautiful smile that lights up her face. She is cute in a northern European sort of way. My acquaintance, on the other hand, has prematurely wrinkled skin that ages her at least ten years, a humungous hook nose, strawlike over processed highlighted hair. But, she is my friend, and I still like her. But, I think the child she commented on was ordinary looking and my niece is adorable.

 

[jemiaule]

I worried about this.

All moms think their babies are the most adorable creatures ever, right? And everyone tells new mommies that babies are so very, very cute.

Ok, I am going to sound horrible but no! I had one cute one when he was born and one that was well...uh not so cute.

DS6 was beautiful, no question about it. He was born with a full head of hair and was just lovely to look at. I had nurses come into my room to see him when they came on shift because they had been told about the beautiful baby boy that had been born earlier and they just had to see him.


DS4, now I love this boy a lot...but he was a troll when he first came out. This was NOT a beautiful baby, this was not a pretty baby, this was not even a cute baby, this was not even a "precious" baby. The child was born not only holding the ugly stick but sucking on it like it was a pacifier! No one and I mean no one...not even family said "oh what a cute baby" his first few months.

Thank god he got better looking with age! He is quite the lil lady killer even now in preschool. He looks just like his older brother did at the same age whew!

 

[honeymom]

The ugliest baby that we ever knew, grew up to be one of the most handsome men that I have ever known. Go figure.

 

[dreamcometrue]

my SIL has the biggest ugliest nose EVER. Sadly, my niece inherited it! And she wasn't born with a cute button nose either that developed into ugly nose...no...she was born with the honker! When I first saw her, I was actually shocked to see it, but still smiled and said "oh, she looks *just* like you" to my SIL! Which, you know...was true!

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

lmao oh my god, these posts are seriously making me .......

of course, i did have some Tequilla Rose earlier, but i don't think that's the reason.

 

[SplshMtn99]

I agree that while very few babies are ugly (less than 2%), most are beautiful!!!!!!! I believe that God made babies beautiful so that the parents would give them better care. Unlike animals like dogs, cats, horses, etc... human babies are TOTALLY dependent on their caretakers for a long time. Funny that humans are the smartest beings, but most animals can walk and eat on their own right out of the womb which we can't do. An infant would die if left unattneded and there wasn't someone love and take care of him/her-- hence the cuteness baby factor.

As kids age, their looks change and it only gets worse as they are able to care for themselves. By the time they are teenagers they can fend for themselves, so looks are no longer important for survival.

I like this theory.

 

[Freyja]

Well...not all babies are equally beautiful

 

[DISUNC]

this thread is craking me up!

Shhhhhhh come closer I have a secret!

The guy who sits in the next office to me is seriously UGLY! He is a amateur photographer and has pictures of his wife all over the office. I will just call her Plain Jane. Also his walls are covered in 100's of other pics he had taken.

They had a baby boy in December ....and no one seen any pics of the baby. He kept on 'forgeting" them or they werent developed yet...many excuses. Finally last week he brought in pics of the boy.

I am soooooooooooooo serious when I say...this baby is the MOST BEAUTIFUL kid I ever seen in my life! omg!!! This baby is flawlesses Beautiful! Makes the Gerber baby look like Barney Fife!

Dont know why he didnt show pics sooner!