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Post by bearfootzcontinued on Apr 12, 2018 13:16:45 GMT -6
Like, I don't know how the rat tail conversation started but when we started watching Wonder I caught myself fixating on the kids rat tail and thinking "that's what the kids are going to make fun of him for" - and then I felt like an asshole.
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Post by Queen Mamadala on Apr 12, 2018 13:17:29 GMT -6
I mean, no one is going to TELL you your kid was ugly. Also I am anecdoted out for the day. Nah. They'll be like "Oh, what a cute outfit" or "Look at that hair!" or say nothing. When I was pregnant with dd1 my grams was all "I want me a beautiful grandbaby. No ugly grandbabbies!" which took me back to a "talk" we had when I was 15 when she explicitly told me she wanted good-looking grandbabies. Lololol She was also tipsy.
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Post by wasabi on Apr 12, 2018 13:19:00 GMT -6
I mean, no one is going to TELL you your kid was ugly. Also I am anecdoted out for the day. Nah. They'll be like "Oh, what a cute outfit" or "Look at that hair!" or say nothing. When I was pregnant with dd1 my grams was all "I want me a beautiful grandbaby. No ugly grandbabbies!" which took me back to a "talk" we had when I was 15 when she explicitly told me she wanted good-looking grandbabies. Lololol She was also tipsy. I'm sorry but I am loling at the anecdote after quoting the "tired of anecdotes" post
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2018 13:21:26 GMT -6
/relevant
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Post by justbecause on Apr 12, 2018 13:21:39 GMT -6
I mean people still think my baby is a girl because his car seat cover is pink. Even after I say his name is John.
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Post by lonefox on Apr 12, 2018 13:22:48 GMT -6
I mean, no one is going to TELL you your kid was ugly. Also I am anecdoted out for the day.
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Post by justbecause on Apr 12, 2018 13:22:49 GMT -6
My mom always said to marry a smart man. Otherwise you’ll have dumb kids and end up surrounded by idiots.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 12, 2018 13:23:33 GMT -6
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Post by veganontuesdays on Apr 12, 2018 13:23:52 GMT -6
I would totally threaten (behind my sister’s back) to accidentally on purpose cut off her kid’s fat tail. I would also definitely give her grief about it to her face.But that’s just how we roll. When I told her my second kid’s name (while the kid was in utero), her response was that kid is going to hate you. Fat tail
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Post by veganontuesdays on Apr 12, 2018 13:24:10 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2018 13:24:18 GMT -6
I think most babies are cute. I think most toddlers are not. So messy and such unruly hair. (Mostly talking about my own kid) I agree. I also think their growing, disproportionate bodies add to the lack of cuteness. I see so many giant heads and still tiny bodies.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2018 13:24:50 GMT -6
I can’t keep up today. But my reaction to most tiny babies is “ooh look at that face!” I say it with inflection that makes it sound like I think the baby is cute...99% of the time that is not what I’m thinking
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2018 13:25:37 GMT -6
I mean, no one is going to TELL you your kid was ugly. Also I am anecdoted out for the day. This gif has killed me. Perfect.
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Post by veganontuesdays on Apr 12, 2018 13:26:18 GMT -6
Newborn babies are cute with their eyes closed. They look like aliens with them open.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2018 13:26:53 GMT -6
Autocorrect hates me.
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Post by Queen Mamadala on Apr 12, 2018 13:28:15 GMT -6
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Post by sheilathetank on Apr 12, 2018 13:33:22 GMT -6
good looking parents =/= good looking kids. My aunt and uncle are two great looking people, but man are my cousins homely.
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Post by Queen Mamadala on Apr 12, 2018 13:33:50 GMT -6
I can’t keep up today. But my reaction to most tiny babies is “ooh look at that face!” I say it with inflection that makes it sound like I think the baby is cute...99% of the time that is not what I’m thinking Exactly. You know what's up. I did smile when my grams told me I did good. I mean, it wasn't all me, but I'll take it. But c'mon, it's not like we control how genes express and surprise throwback genes.
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Post by shan-ah-doo on Apr 12, 2018 13:34:19 GMT -6
I mean, no one is going to TELL you your kid was ugly. Also I am anecdoted out for the day. Legit lol
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Post by McBenny on Apr 12, 2018 13:35:40 GMT -6
The worst is when people fish for compliments on their baby's face or name or something.
I am a bad liar. Like it won't come out so I try to avoid those situations.
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Post by imapenguin on Apr 12, 2018 13:36:15 GMT -6
My great grandmother did tell me how beautiful DD was as a baby. And she is not a woman who pays compliments out of love. For comparison she also told me DDs first name was lovely, but she didn’t know where her middle name came from.
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Post by shan-ah-doo on Apr 12, 2018 13:37:05 GMT -6
I’m serious, I was worried for a minute with Soph. She had a huge head, huge eyes and a ton of baby acne. Oh and half of her head was bald. She was something.
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Post by shan-ah-doo on Apr 12, 2018 13:37:55 GMT -6
And she always looked frightened.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2018 13:38:47 GMT -6
I’m serious, I was worried for a minute with Soph. She had a huge head, huge eyes and a ton of baby acne. Oh and half of her head was bald. She was something. That is surprising to learn because she is a very cute kid. The definition of a glow up, I suppose.
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Post by piratecat on Apr 12, 2018 13:39:40 GMT -6
And she always looked frightened. Well the world is a frightening place.
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Post by tater on Apr 12, 2018 13:40:34 GMT -6
Are we talking awkward looking kids? because my kid has his two front adult teeth coming in right now and it’s something.
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Post by robot on Apr 12, 2018 13:41:57 GMT -6
My mom says she knew my brother was a super funny looking nb. He was really long and skinny and just looked like an alien. She says she had a lot of fun showing him to random people who wanted to see him and then saying "isn't he perfect?" and watching them cringe before they very unconvincingly agreed.
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Post by piratecat on Apr 12, 2018 13:42:31 GMT -6
My mom probably would've told me if my kid was ugly.
She did say more than once how it would have been nice if he had gotten my H's big eyes. And I stare into her small eyes and roll my small eyes at her.
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Post by shan-ah-doo on Apr 12, 2018 13:43:01 GMT -6
I’m serious, I was worried for a minute with Soph. She had a huge head, huge eyes and a ton of baby acne. Oh and half of her head was bald. She was something. That is surprising to learn because she is a very cute kid. The definition of a glow up, I suppose. Thanks. It’d be an understatement to say I’m relieved lol.
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Post by justbecause on Apr 12, 2018 13:44:58 GMT -6
In our high school year book, seniors included a baby or kid picture. Some of the baby pictures were...something.
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