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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think most people's children are average to ugly. Rarely see a truly stunning kid. [b]Their parents always think they're handsome/pretty. [/b]I hope it's not something parents worry about. [/quote]

Yes, I’m sitting here giggling at all the parents proclaiming their children are stunningly beautiful/handsome. Don’t parents know that they are the least objective judges of their children’s looks ever?[/quote]

DH and I are average looking people with an average looking child. [b]We have heard other people tell her she's pretty, but I don't see it [/b](beyond that she has some beautiful features, which pretty much everyone else does, as well).  [b]DD and I give each other 'the look'[/b] when we hear that; we don't really place much emphasis on looks, and she knows that what will get her anywhere in life is her work ethic, and her heart.

DD's best friend is a pretty child, and will probably grow up to be a good looking girl.  I have never heard her parents say boo about her looks, either.  She's a nice kid, her personality is very compatible with DD's, and that's the important thing.[/quote]

To the PP, please be careful.  Your daughter will absolutely pick up and your opinion about her looks and it could definitely have an effect on her self esteem.  [/quote]

Well aware of it, since I grew up being told by some members of the family that I looked like a scarecrow.  DD is old enough to know what 'average' means.  She knows that we're all basically average looking people, and is okay with it.  We have talked about it, but not reveled in it.  What she finds strange (as do I), is complimenting children on something they have absolutely no control over, like their looks.[/quote]

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