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A Facebook friend (and casual real-life acquaintance) of mine recently had a baby. Of course, her FB page is now littered with endless photos of her new little flesh-loaf and I am sorry to say, the child is NOT attractive.
Mind you, the kid isn't UGLY per se, but it looks like it just "isn't right" if you get my meaning.
Whenever the photos are posted there are tons of "oogie boogie" comments about how precious and beautiful the kid is. I feel compelled to say SOMETHING, but what? I can't very well put what I am thinking into words. Yet, I am the ONLY FB friend who has not made any comment about the kid since she brought it home more than three weeks ago.
With all due respect, maybe you should just keep your mouth shut? I mean christ how would you feel if you had a baby and your friend said "hey, uh, your kid's kinda weird looking"? It's the woman's child, she's not gonna 'recognize' that it doesn't look 'right' anyway.
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Yeah it's always like that, isn't it? When anyone has a baby, no matter how ugly it is, everyone gushes about how beautiful it is. I prefer just to keep my mouth shut or I'll just feel really phoney. If pressed, I'd just say I'd try to highlight a good feature (hopefully the innocent little thing HAS one) like the eyes or something. 'He has your eyes!' or something that is polite without being too ga ga. Better yet I try not to focus on the physical side of things, perhaps comment on the baby's behaviour or temperament?
You don't have to make a reference to how the kid looks. Just say "congrats" and move on. If, for some reason, you're ever confronted with something like "isn't he/she cute" just say "yes" to please and move on.
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Originally Posted by Bondurant
You don't have to make a reference to how the kid looks. Just say "congrats" and move on. If, for some reason, you're ever confronted with something like "isn't he/she cute" just say "yes" to please and move on.
Another good one is your baby has a 'unique' or 'interesting' look. lol
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