In genetics it's known as "hybrid vigor". My half hard-core washed out WASP/half Eastern European immigrant Jew husband has this in spades |
Look at some of the child stars as adults. Remember that kid from Jerry Maguire? Adorable. As an adult.... not so much. |
Just thinking the same thing. Why do so many gorgeous kids get so homely later? |
DD is boy cute, she came out the splitting image of her father, every single feature of her face is his. And he is not a good looking woman. |
I knew there was a name, thanks. I am sometimes a little jealous, honestly (coming from blah Irish stock). He is sleek, muscular, naturally thick gorgeous hair and has a fantastic metabolism...things I'd pay good money for! And of course I get asked all the time if he is adopted...ba ha ha. |
Bald babies can be very cute. There is a bald baby on Gap that is adorable. I am pretty sure that, proportion-wise, bald babies are over-represented in commercials. Babies with hair often look kind of old (not a good thing for a baby). |
ITA! My neighbors are Barbie and Ken. Their preschool aged daughter is very ugly. She is also a spoiled brat too. |
DD is 8 months and she has bald patches all over her head and sister just doesn't look quite right. But I can tell that once those bald patches fill in, she'll be a catch. |
I agree that often times, babies that are "awkward" looking grow into their features quite well - usually by pre-school. I think some of it is b/c babies have big heads that are so disproportionate to their bodies, it makes them look weird.
But usually by 4-5 you can tell the kids who will have the striking features... |
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Philippe's daughter Ava is gorgeous. She looks exactly like her mother. She is adorable and I bet she'll never have an ugly period. No fair when two gorgeous people get a gorgeous baby too!
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Cute kids/babies don't necessarily translate to cute adults, especially for men. I had a classmate who was the cutest young schoolkid you'd ever seen -- big head, huge eyes, small features. He ended up looking kind of like a stocky Elijah Wood with dishwater colored hair. A decent portion of adult beauty is body shape, hair, clear skin, facial bone structure, and you either can't tell this with a baby or can't make any meaningful distinctions because most babies have smooth skin, button noses, and not much hair. |
Halle Berry's daughter is certainly not ugly but there is something odd about her eyebrow contour:
Sorry to say so, but can't help be reminded of Jack Nicholson! |
Halle Berry's daughter is absolutely stunning.
I don't think Suri is cute at all. |
Wow I feel like that kid is photoshopped to look like Reese! Crazy. |
Cute in the cradle, ugly at the table... As the old saying goes. |