Some newborns are noticeably cuter than others?
A high school acquaintance had a baby boy a few days ago. The pictures are on FB, of course. The baby is, well, awkward looking. There are very, very few comments on the pictures, even though she has 900+ "friends". Usually the first pictures of a baby are flooded with "Oh he's gorgeous", and "What a sweet little boy" and things like that. Nothing on this one. I noticed the same fate with another acquaintance who had a baby last fall. The baby's nose was squished and someone actually had the gall to comment "If you think my nose is bad you should see the other babies".
Isn't that horrible?
Even though I'm still not in the "yay for you" camp when it comes to pregnancy and birth, I always comment on these comment-less pictures because I feel bad for the parents (who surely, and rightly, think their child is perfect) and the babies (who's awkwardness is probably the result of a tough delivery). It makes me sad that people won't even congratulate if the baby isn't anne geddes material.
People suck in general, you know?
8 comments:
People can suck, big. Superficial idiots. Wait till they see the pix of the babies born in our little club. Beautiful, all of them, but dead. Makes a smooshed nose seem sort of inconsequential doesnt it?
You are a good friend for leaving word for her. Her baby is perfect. She's luckier than she knows.
I always thought all babies were cute, but I was told I was wrong by the NICU nurses.
They all kept saying how pretty Alison was and finally I just said, "Yeah, but all babies are cute at this age" and then I got a resounding "No they are not."
People are such idiots. I still think all babies are cute and besides they have to come out of a small area so of course they looked smushed!
That reminds me of the Seinfeld episode with the ugly baby and how no one wanted to say it was ugly or adorable so they said it was "breath-taking". It's a bummer when it happens in real life. I wouldn't know but I would guess after a week or two that baby will be less smushed looking.
K@lakly is right, that baby is perfect and she is lucky.
you're a good person for offering congrats on Facebook. 10 months on, I'm still avoiding Facebook and not sure when if ever, I will go back. I still can barely send a congrats text or email these days.
But yes, people do suck. And that girl is lucky.
I don't think all babies are cute, but I do think they're all miraculous and deserving of love. I still sometimes look at babies around me and think, "Mine was so much cuter," but I know this is partly because I'm jealous of the healthy, living ones, and largely because I'm biased.
I'm glad you left word - a healthy baby is worth celebrating.
I know I am the same way. I always feel bad if no one is commenting. They should be happy for the parents no matter what.
I was one of those ugly babies!! My mom had a very difficult birth - and I came out kind of strangely shaped. My dad still mentions it 38 yrs later! I always try to leave comments. Just like you said - that baby is beautiful and perfect to the parents and they deserve to hear that.
Yikes, people can be so cruel. I'm with the others, any baby born healthy and live is worth celebrating.
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