ZombieKitten said:

Fauxie said:

What?

you are just trying to appease me or be nice or something

and I couldn't think of anything clever to say to that

But they are handsome, aren't they?

I used to think my little girl was really ugly as a baby.

If people got all over her I would say 'but look at that nose!!!' She started to look cute when she got to about 15 months, and she's really cute now, but that's just not me saying it as her mum - lots of people say so

A few years ago we went to visit some friends who had just had a new baby and, i kid you not, the baby looked like Chief Wiggam from the Simpsons. He looked so much like him infact that I got the giggles while I was holding him and had to make up an excuse for laughing.

Lisa10 said:

I used to think my little girl was really ugly as a baby.

If people got all over her I would say 'but look at that nose!!!' She started to look cute when she got to about 15 months, and she's really cute now, but that's just not me saying it as her mum - lots of people say so

A few years ago we went to visit some friends who had just had a new baby and, i kid you not, the baby looked like Chief Wiggam from the Simpsons. He looked so much like him infact that I got the giggles while I was holding him and had to make up an excuse for laughing.

Oh dear.

Well, I think you just found the right way to say/ not say it....:

By publishing this question on the web.

With a little bit of luck, your friend will read this, will make the link and will finally get it!

Fauxie said:

Lisa10 said:

I used to think my little girl was really ugly as a baby.

If people got all over her I would say 'but look at that nose!!!' She started to look cute when she got to about 15 months, and she's really cute now, but that's just not me saying it as her mum - lots of people say so

A few years ago we went to visit some friends who had just had a new baby and, i kid you not, the baby looked like Chief Wiggam from the Simpsons. He looked so much like him infact that I got the giggles while I was holding him and had to make up an excuse for laughing.

Oh dear.

Me and my husband still refer to him as Wiggam.

A friend of mine told me, "I know my baby wasn't cute. I'm so glad he looks better now."

She said a male friend of hers told her that he didn't know what to say when he first saw her son.

I usually just say, "Oh how precious!" or just "Awww..." when the first thing that comes to mind is, "Damn!"

Oh...

I might talk to my friend about "backup plans", saying something about how hard the business is, and that I just want her to make sure she has security while she's following her dream.

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chocolate1 said:

A friend of mine told me, "I know my baby wasn't cute. I'm so glad he looks better now."

She said a male friend of hers told her that he didn't know what to say when he first saw her son.

I usually just say, "Oh how precious!" or just "Awww..." when the first thing that comes to mind is, "Damn!"

Oh...

I might talk to my friend about "backup plans", saying something about how hard the business is, and that I just want her to make sure she has security while she's following her dream.

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When in doubt I usually just comment on demeanor

OOh he's a feisty one!

i just go "Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww"

a nice long one. i think this make the offending parent(s)

think i aprove. never lie. never end it by sayin "how cute"

you ever see someone sing (horribly) and make that face like they're reeeeeeeeeeeeeeally into it... makes you wanna cry, or die laughin.

KingBAD said:

i just go "Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww"

a nice long one. i think this make the offending parent(s)

think i aprove. never lie. never end it by sayin "how cute"

you ever see someone sing (horribly) and make that face like they're reeeeeeeeeeeeeeally into it... makes you wanna cry, or die laughin.

Yes!

In church this past Sunday. There is a woman in the choir who takes over every song and thinks she's the "it"... I had my head down like I was praying, but I was holding my breath so I didn't burst out laughing.

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"no, nooooooooo. i'm really not that good at holdin babies"

"listen, really. i don't wanna hold the baby..."

"get that thing away from me. i said i ain't gonna hold it!!!"

you can tell yo baby ugly when someone calls it IT!!!

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