Jessa Duggar is a good example of a pretty sibling with other average looking siblings. Jim Bob is good looking and Michelle is average.

Anonymous wrote:And I think she's had a bit of plastic surgeon-given assistance as well.

Yup! And she is still unattractive. Not exactly a counter-example to the topic's thesis (while not gorgeous their parents are certainly more attractive, especially her father).

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Anonymous wrote:I noticed this with a friend recently. Her and her husband are gorgeous (Barbie and Ken) and their child is not ugly, but not cute either. Then I realized a LOT of good-looking celebrities have weird looking kids too. What is up with that?

Plastic surgery?

OP here, I've known one of them most of my life, so I know its not plastic surgery for 50% of the genes!

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Anonymous wrote:My husband and I, on the other hand, are nothing special and probably would be in the flat out "ugly" category to most of you.

We are interracial, and our kid looks like a freaking model. I'm not saying this b/c I don't see him for who he is - I do, but really, he's just always been one that is very attractive and appealing.

Most of our friends actually tell us that it's b/c he is mixed. One, recently, called him a "hybrid" - I guess this is a new term I was unaware of.

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

This is a complete misunderstanding of this term. Please read this.

https://choptensils.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/mixed-kids-are-not-prettier-blowing-up-hybrid-vigor/

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Like I said, not my words. Anyway, just offering the flip side to this debate that ugly people can have beautiful babies. No need to be bitchy.

Or perhaps b/c you aren't cute you use any reason at all to brag about how cute your kids are?

By the way, almost everybody is told that their kids are adorable / beautiful. That is the polite thing to do, you know...

Anonymous wrote:I noticed this with a friend recently. Her and her husband are gorgeous (Barbie and Ken) and their child is not ugly, but not cute either. Then I realized a LOT of good-looking celebrities have weird looking kids too. What is up with that?

Plastic surgery?

I think it's interesting when people pick apart the Cruise or Witherspoon kids features... deciding which parent contributed to which feature.

In the general scheme of the world, Tom and Katie look exactly alike (pale skin, dark hair and lashes) and Reese and (whatever the dads name is) look exactly alike (blond, medium skin, blue eyed, round features).

Being part of an interracial couple makes you realize most couples look exactly alike. Even my husband and I have similar shaped features... but if our child is darker he suddenly looks like daddy, if lighter than she suddenly looks like mummy. It's just funny what people think they see in others.

Like mummy, Reese Witherspoon's daughter's chin could cut a loaf of bread. She looks like her for that bizarre reason alone.

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Anonymous wrote:What did Chelsea Clinton look like as a baby and toddler? She was an awkward teen but pretty adult.

Are you crazy? She is not attractive at all.

She's done well with what God gave her.

What does that even mean?

LOL - you mean by being born to rich & influential parents? She sucks as a 'news' person.

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Anonymous wrote:What did Chelsea Clinton look like as a baby and toddler? She was an awkward teen but pretty adult.

Are you crazy? She is not attractive at all.

She's done well with what God gave her.

What does that even mean?

You've never seen anyone that you could tell had naturally good features but looks like a complete mess? If they just got a decent haircut and had a bit of style, they would be quite striking. Well it goes both ways. You can be naturally average (or below average), but having your look together bumps you up a few notches on the scale.

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Anonymous wrote:I see more of Ryan than Reese in their daughter, probably mainly the eyes:

Same. I've never seen the "Reese twin" thing. Her face shape is nothing like her mother's and she has her dad's eyes.

Genetics are fascinating. It amazes me when you see families with multiple kids who came from the same 2 parents and look completely different from one another.

On the flip side...the Duggars all look alike minus some small variations.

Heidi Klum and Seal have some great looking kids. The youngest is adorable:

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Anonymous wrote:What did Chelsea Clinton look like as a baby and toddler? She was an awkward teen but pretty adult.

Are you crazy? She is not attractive at all.

She's done well with what God gave her.

What does that even mean?

And I think she's had a bit of plastic surgeon-given assistance as well.

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Anonymous wrote:What did Chelsea Clinton look like as a baby and toddler? She was an awkward teen but pretty adult.

Are you crazy? She is not attractive at all.

She's done well with what God gave her.