have you ever told someone-a friend,family member or stranger even,that you think there baby or child is cute and you were lying????have you ever been honest and said how you really felt???
2006-07-07 12:15:58 · 45 answers · asked by callalily07 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
>>>>cali ridah- i would never tell someone that there baby was ugly,like most people i would lie or avoid the issue!!
i asked this question because a few nights ago my father in law told my neighbor that her 2 year old son was ugly!!
i just wanted to get some different opinions!!!
2006-07-07 12:21:50 · update #1
yea i have once but you know what some mothers don't care in there mind there baby is the most beautiful thing they ever seen and some will ***** if you say there baby is not cute
2006-07-07 12:19:44 · answer #1 · answered by ADA A 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
NEVER!!! I would never tell anyone their kiddo was ugly. I would LIE LIKE A RUG! That is a VERY sensative subject. I had a friends whos baby was UGLY (like it fell out of the ugly tree, hit every branch onthe way down and climbed back up and did it all over again), but she grew up to be very pretty. So you just never know what will happen. And what would be the point to hurting your friend or family member (or even a strangers) feelings like that. It is not like they can do anything about it, other than putting a bag on its poor head!
"What a sweetie" is the perfect answer to avoid it all!
2006-07-07 12:21:31 · answer #2 · answered by Sarah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh Yes, I have lied to people about their babies being cute. I wouldn't want to hurt someones feeling's and say no, I'm sorry but your kid is ugly! I've thought it, but I would never say it!
My husband and I had a baby girl two days after this other couple from his command had a baby girl. Anyway, there was a command function and both babies were there, they were about three weeks old, and everyone was just going on and on about Isabella, which is my daughter, and how pretty she was. But all they kept saying about the other baby was Ohhhhh, look at those tiny hands, or how much did she weigh....nobody said she was cute. On the way home, I told my husband that I felt bad because nobody said anything about the other baby, and he was all did you get a look at her? That was mean...But he was right, she wasn't cute! Maybe now she is a bit cuter!!!
2006-07-07 12:48:16 · answer #3 · answered by Naples_6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never told anyone that I don't think they're child is cute. I mean, what good would it do anyone? All parents (that I know of anyway) think their kids are cute from the moment they were born and I'm sure it'd be nearly impossible to convince them they're not. How would a person try to go about doing that anyway?? I think it'd just be pointless to tell a parent their kid isn't cute. Even if they've got the kid in beauty pageants and no one else thinks the kid is cute and the kid has never won anything, I have to think the parents are still going to think their kids is gorgeous and just blame it on the judges or something and say they don't know anything. I can't say this definitely about dads but I know the majority of moms feel this way!
2006-07-07 12:23:07 · answer #4 · answered by tn80 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats so funny that you asked that because me and my cousin were talking about that the other night. I have told a stranger that I thought their baby was cute when I didn't think so, but I would never tell the truth because you're just asking for trouble. The parents of the baby have to think it's adorable and you wouldn't want to tell them otherwise. That would just be mean.
2006-07-07 12:19:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a nurse in a hospital nursery, so I see LOTS of babies every day. Not all of them are cute, you're right, but I always try to find SOME positive characteristics to point out, like long lashes, lots of hair, cute dimples - you get the drift.
I don't lie to them - most know that their baby truly isn't the cutest thing in the world (though, in their eyes they are beautiful)- and they appreciate someone being able to actually look at their child and find the positive, especially if it happens to be a family trait.
2006-07-07 12:22:06 · answer #6 · answered by kids and cats 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I see a baby that's not particularly cute, I generally don't say anything...I just smile and saw, "Awwww" and keep moving (at the grocery sore, for example). This is with strangers. With family...the only un-cute baby I've seen in my family is my sister in law's son. OMG...this baby is the most homely, pitiful, scrawny, pathetic looking child. Have you ever seen a child with progeria? If not...go look it up. He looks like he has progeria. It's really sad, sort of. I mean, he DOESN'T have it, but that's almost how he looks. Poor thing...I'd never tell my sister in law that though...that would really hurt her feelings.
2006-07-07 13:20:12 · answer #7 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yesssssss! I have a freind, well....more like an aquaintance that had a baby last year and is was UGLY! The parents were not very attractive people either so this is what I said, " Oh, how sweet, he looks just like you!" That kept me from lying but not being mean. That sounds so bitchy but sometimes you just don't know what to say!
2006-07-07 13:15:20 · answer #8 · answered by Jennifer H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ever heard of a little white lie? why intentionally hurt someone? as a parent, i have never seen anything more beautiful than my children. i'm sure that all parents feel this way. however...as far as looks go, there are some unattractive human beings out there. i would assume that they also started out as babies. only a socially retarded individual would tell a person that their child was ugly. or maybe recently suffered a stroke?
2006-07-07 12:36:41 · answer #9 · answered by luvbuggies 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I usually try to comment on something that is going to come out genuine. Like, "Those shoes are so cute!" or "He has so much hair." Most people can pick up on the fact that you are not being honest. There is always something cute about a baby to remark on.
2006-07-07 12:20:08 · answer #10 · answered by Tia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My father is also of the old school and would have made a comment. Try to say something so he doesn't sound like a jerk, and then well, make another worse comment.
I have been blessed with beautiful children. (knock on wood, i'm currently pregnant) But I know that it would hurt my feelings if someone told me that I or my kids were ugly.
I wouldn't say anything to them directly. But your damned straight I'll call a friend or my sister to say 'man...u should see the neighbor's kid, that kid is so butt...'
but hey, i just would hope that my kid won't date theirs someday
2006-07-07 14:20:50 · answer #11 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋