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Anonymous
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First of all, the bragging about how gorgeous her kids and how "experienced" she is with the modeling business is annoying. You think anyone cares what her plans are for getting her children into modeling. And how would she react to this thread if her kids weren't model material? And then to turn around and say that her friend's child looks like a rat and is ugly is just plain obnoxious! And I don't agree that there are ugly babies out there. They are all gifts, they are all cute. Some are cuter, some are beautiful, but none is ugly. This woman is not only strange to feel this way, she is mean. I think it's rather disingenuous to say that all babies are cute because they are not all cute. Just like adults, they are good looking, average, below average and downright ugly. That is not to say we should be insulting to those babies that are not cute - e.g., saying they look like rats - but it is rather silly to say ALL babies are cute. Some are just not. I adore my DS and to me he is cute because he has certain features that I love and there are little things he does that are adorable but I think that overall he is just average looking. In fact as a baby I did not think he was that cute at all - he looked like a little wizened old man (bless him) and when people oohed and aahed about how cute he was I knew they were just being polite and saying what they had to say when faced with a mother and baby. He is thankfully improving with age but I really can't push too much beyond average right now. Just my 2cents. |
Anonymous
| When my first child was a baby girl, I thought she was really more beautiful than any other child too, and I also got stopped a lot. I think it has to do with being blonde and blue eyed in our case. But anyway I really somehow thought she was going to be discovered someday. Now that she's four, she's still beautiful of course, but after sending her photo to Regis and Kelly three years in a row and not hearing a word, I've decided that perhaps she isn't quite as etheral as I once thought she was. Oh well! |
Anonymous
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I agree, baby and child modeling is trashy. It teaches the child that a pretty face is all she needs in life. Ew. Isn't this how Britney got her start?
And a previous poster who mentioned personality had an excellent point. A good personality goes a LOT further towards making someone attractive. For months, I said things like "how's my beautiful baby?", but I've forced myself to stop recently, because I don't want her to think that being beautiful matters at all. Instead, I tell her that she's funny, for example. For those of you who read Weingarten's chat, I'll drop in an amended standard disclaimer: I'm 31, female, totally hot, and I have a super-cute baby! |
Anonymous
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OP raised an interesting point. Let's be honest. As a NEW parent, don't we all kind of go through the "is my kid really gorgeous or are people just being nice" phase.
Admit it - the first second you saw your baby, weren't you kind of like..."huh? That doesn't look like the babies in Parenting mag. It's wrinkly, and goopy, and squishy!". OK, well that was what DH told me. He honestly thought our twins would come out looking like the pudgy-cheeked 9 month olds passed off as newborns on TV. 
I totally agree with pps that ATTRACTIVE babies are the ones with the smiley, engaging tempraments who coo at anyone who walks by. I have a niece like that. She's the kind of baby who makes MEN want to get pregnant. 
And any kid can look "cute" in a Zutano outfit IMO! But being beautiful and being photogenic are two VERY different things, especially for young kids. So is anyone else watching "I Know My Kid's a Star"...? |
Anonymous
| i've known people who were convinced their babies were the next top models... and of course fell into scams where "agencies" took hundreds of dollars upfront for nothing really. mall "contests" led nowhere. these were moms who needed money, and of course, they lost more money in the end than they made. |
Anonymous
Amen! My baby is way cuter than the Jon Benet Ramsey baby but I will NEVER push her to be a model or into show biz!!! |
Anonymous
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I'm amazed by this. I'm the poster who said my friend's child is one of the faces of Gap. He also models for BabyStyle. They live in CA and he was "discovered" on the street. He's been on three "auditions" and won all three.
Not one of the shoots took more than a few hours. His money goes into a college account. He's obviously a gorgeous child - classic good looks - but also adorable and well-adjusted. They probably won't continue the modeling now that he's going into preschool, but I'm horrified at all the generalizations here about child modeling. It's so Washington DC - "Hollywood for the ugly people." Anyhow, I'm not even coming back to this board to see myself bashed and flamed. I will reiterate, however, that this family is all gorgeous, successful, highly educated, athletic/outdoorsy, and all-around nice, which is more than I can say for the moms on this board. |
Anonymous
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OH, and I'll also add that this family would never brag about their children's good looks! Not in public, or private, or on a BB.
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Anonymous
Don't forget trashy and shallow... and taking advantage of their kid who can't say no! |
Anonymous
You sound bitter! 
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Anonymous
Yes, of course. And ridiculously worked up and angry, considering she doesn't even know these people. Maybe she should boycott the magazine industry and stop shopping too if she's so upset about children being in ads. Oh, and stop buying baby books with photos of babies on the covers. |
Anonymous
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Maybe she should start a non-profit to SAVE all the beautiful babies in the world from the horrors of a Gap photo shoot!
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Anonymous
That's pathetic. Do you really know people who would fall for something like that? |
Anonymous
| OP to answer your question honestly, no this does not happen to everyone. When I take my seven month old out, people smile, but do not harass us about how cute he is. So it is possible that your baby is exceptionally cute. If you would like to submit his photos to an ad agency to save money for college, I do not see the harm. Do not listen to all of these jealous posters. Good luck. |
Anonymous
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I have a friend who was in a Ralph Lauren print ad for perfume when he was the child. The same ad ran for years. Anyhow, he was one of six kids, and it basically paid for his college - much needed money. He's a great guy now - no scars, all a positive experience!
Good luck to you! |