Guest guest Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Ah well, my children really were/are beautiful :-) Jo I can't believe that people treat not-so-beautiful children any differently!!! Jo - " Lynda " <lurine Wednesday, May 04, 2005 7:37 PM Weird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 ppl treat first second third borns differently, so, some folks might treat children they think of as less attractive differently...they might lavish attention on the *pretty one*, and ignore the one they deem isn't quite up to their er societies standards... Jo Cwazy May 4, 2005 12:58 PM Re: Weird! Ah well, my children really were/are beautiful :-)JoI can't believe that people treat not-so-beautiful children anydifferently!!!Jo-"Lynda" <lurineWednesday, May 04, 2005 7:37 PM Weird!To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Hi Lynda > O.K., in my personal experience, I have come to the conclusion that once a > woman gives birth she developes selective blindness. Mothers of the ugliest > kids in the world think their little darlings are movie star material. I think they've missed something very important in this study.... I think they've got cause and effect the wrong way round.... Perhaps I'm weird (Fraggle.... just hold that thought), but I always think that beauty comes from within - if you feel beautiful, then you are beautiful, whatever your facial features happen to be... and if your parents don't give you a lot of time, then you're probably going to feel less beautiful... I think that makes sense. BB Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Well said Peter - I hadn't thought of that :-) Jo - " Peter " <metalscarab Wednesday, May 04, 2005 9:40 PM Re: Weird! > Hi Lynda > > > O.K., in my personal experience, I have come to the conclusion that once a > > woman gives birth she developes selective blindness. Mothers of the > ugliest > > kids in the world think their little darlings are movie star material. > > I think they've missed something very important in this study.... I think > they've got cause and effect the wrong way round.... > > Perhaps I'm weird (Fraggle.... just hold that thought), but I always think > that beauty comes from within - if you feel beautiful, then you are > beautiful, whatever your facial features happen to be... and if your parents > don't give you a lot of time, then you're probably going to feel less > beautiful... > > I think that makes sense. > > BB > Peter > > > > > To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Hmm, bias towards the non-ugly one eh? I guess it's a good thing both of my kids are damn cute, huh? HAHAHAH Sorry couldn't resist. Talis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 ppl treat first second third borns differently, so, some folks might treat children they think of as less attractive differently...they might lavish attention on the *pretty one*, and ignore the one they deem isn't quite up to their er societies standards...~~~~~~~~~~I can say that this is true. I was constantly compared to my older sister. She was very small framed, tall, blond, size 2 on a fat day, total literal blond bombshell. I've always been built different, and could never look like her no matter how low my weight would be. My mother always made snide comments to me about how pretty she was and how I was too much of a tomboy etc... She was a gymnast and my parents forced me into it to make me more girly... I looked like a boy in a pink tootoo it was horrific. Of course now she's a drug addict with no job and I'm a PhD student with low self-image. Overall, I think I won the deal. Talisman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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