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Post by mmhmm on Feb 27, 2015 18:45:11 GMT -5
This reminds me of an event in DH's and my lives years ago that still gets a giggle out of me. Friends of ours had a new baby and were welcoming people to come and see her. Mom met us at the door with a bundle all swaddled in pink. Hubs and I prepared to make gah-gah as she drew back the flap of knitted blanket that covered the little face. A nose leapt forth from that swaddling! Just a nose. That's all you saw. That nose was waaaaay too big for that baby! Mom and dad were both well endowed in the nose department, so it wasn't a surprise, really. However, it was a shock! I think I was able to keep from gasping. I know I was able to keep from screaming, or laughing. Hubs did good, too. That was an occasion we chuckled over for years. He was just as concerned as I was that he didn't do something to let the parents know our first reaction to their little, newborn nose.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2015 18:46:45 GMT -5
I don't do well with smile and nod. If I think you're stupid or you just said something stupid, it usually shows even if I don't say anything. I know it does because sometimes people ask me "why are you looking at me like that" right when I'm having those thoughts. At best, I can maybe muster up what I hope is a blank look, if I try really hard.
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Post by Bonny on Feb 27, 2015 18:49:01 GMT -5
Does it say what kind of tree it is? I'm thinking maybe a melalucca (sp)? Bonny-I went looking for that specifically (name of tree) but the person who took the picture made no mention of it and is probably not an arborist. A melaleuca it could very well be. Well now I think you've thrown down a challenge for me to find it!
I haven't been to Ft. Mason since before we moved to AZ. They used to have the SF Garden and Landscaping show there so it was an annual trek for me and whoever I could round up. Now I'll have to sucker um talk DH into visiting there.
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 27, 2015 19:04:09 GMT -5
Bonny-I went looking for that specifically (name of tree) but the person who took the picture made no mention of it and is probably not an arborist. A melaleuca it could very well be. Well now I think you've thrown down a challenge for me to find it!
I haven't been to Ft. Mason since before we moved to AZ. They used to have the SF Garden and Landscaping show there so it was an annual trek for me and whoever I could round up. Now I'll have to sucker um talk DH into visiting there.
I looked around the Internet and I found another picture of the same tree but the poster was referencing Harry Potter tree names so that was no help. The trees behind the gnarly tree in question look to me like chaste trees/vitex agnus-castus though they are not in bloom. I used to have three chaste trees but had to cut two down due to ice damage. Because there is no main tree trunk per se with chaste trees, the many semi-trunks grow out at an angle and get weighed down when heavy ice storms hit us. Beautiful tree-bumble bees flock to it during its summer and fall flowering. You can hear the tree humming.
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Post by dannylion on Feb 27, 2015 19:15:06 GMT -5
Sometimes there's no way around it; the baby is just ugly. I recall my mother telling me about her reaction when I was first presented to her. She said she insisted "Oh, no. That can't be my baby. It's too ugly." She would share that anecdote with somewhat more glee than I thought was absolutely necessary, but it was what it was. I really could not, in all honesty, take offense as the baby pictures all confirmed that I was, indeed, an ugly baby. Sometimes the baby is just ugly.
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Feb 27, 2015 19:20:00 GMT -5
How would you assume he said it to the parents? Even I have done the "smile & nod" when some relatives including brothers or nieces had kids. Some babies really do look like little space alien creatures when they're born.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2015 19:29:37 GMT -5
My grandson was a funny looking baby. But he was still the 2nd cutest baby boy ever, imo. My son was the number 1 cutest baby boy ever. He wasn't funny looking though.
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Post by Malarky on Feb 27, 2015 19:43:05 GMT -5
Sometimes there's no way around it; the baby is just ugly. I recall my mother telling me about her reaction when I was first presented to her. She said she insisted "Oh, no. That can't be my baby. It's too ugly." She would share that anecdote with somewhat more glee than I thought was absolutely necessary, but it was what it was. I really could not, in all honesty, take offense as the baby pictures all confirmed that I was, indeed, an ugly baby. Sometimes the baby is just ugly. And I believe you grew out of it. I, of all the grandchildren. was blessed to meet my great grandmother. I travelled 3,000 miles on a family vacation, as a teenager, under protest, to meet the butt ugliest woman I have ever seen in my life. And she was a nasty bitch. And filthy rich. Is there no justice? While I won't win any prizes, I don't resemble her much. Some of us just aren't that pretty.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2015 20:57:52 GMT -5
Spent ten hours today with another friend, only pregnant with her fourth... But every one with medical or emotional issues.... Checking her 7 year old into inpatient psych facility... I have no more smile and nod left.
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Post by mroped on Feb 27, 2015 21:14:04 GMT -5
Those kids crack me up every time I run into them. I don't know if is the medication that they are on or that's how they typically are but they move around like they are on a spring. And they say the darnedest things too!
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 27, 2015 21:19:42 GMT -5
Nick and Nora Charles are posting.
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Post by mmhmm on Feb 27, 2015 21:31:16 GMT -5
My grandson was a funny looking baby. But he was still the 2nd cutest baby boy ever, imo. My son was the number 1 cutest baby boy ever. He wasn't funny looking though. My brother was an ugly baby. He just looked ... wrong. He outgrew it, though. He was an adorable toddler and is a pretty normal-looking man.
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Feb 27, 2015 21:51:44 GMT -5
Will Smith was on "Ellen" yesterday. He was quite open in admitting he was a "weird looking" kid - but fortunately he "grew into his ears".
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Mar 2, 2015 10:10:46 GMT -5
Sometimes there's no way around it; the baby is just ugly. I recall my mother telling me about her reaction when I was first presented to her. She said she insisted "Oh, no. That can't be my baby. It's too ugly
This reminds me of a story my MIL told me. She was telling me about having BIL, she said he was an UGLY baby compared to SIL. This was back in the 1960's, long before they had computer systems to match baby to mommy. So she's in her hospital room when the nurse comes in with this cherubic looking baby with bright blue eyes and blond hair.
She insists that is not her child, they brought the wrong baby. Nurse keeps trying to tell MIL that she was still "out of it" and this was her baby. MIL finally snapped and said "No that's not my kid, mine was the ugly baby!"
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Post by The Captain on Mar 2, 2015 10:20:52 GMT -5
DD was a beautiful baby. Not to brag but the type that had lots of random strangers stopping you in the store, parking lot, clothing store, etc. Blue eyes, golden almost white hair in little curls (she was born with a headful of it) chubby round face and a smile that could (and still does) light up a room. It scared the hell out of me because I'd have total strangers (remember I'm not very outgoing) cooing over her and asking questions. Yes, total strangers reaching out to touch her. Freaked me out more than once and I was always very worried someone was going to try to snatch her. I seriously couldn't wait for her to grow out of that adorable stage. Now that's she's a tween I'd probably happily offer her to the first one that wanted her (just kidding!)
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Post by justme on Mar 2, 2015 11:04:48 GMT -5
My niece wasn't cute when she was just born, but honestly I'm not sure any is after going through that ordeal, but I haven't seen many just born. Was getting cute by 2 weeks and then became a friggin doll. One of the prettiest babies I've seen.
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Post by lexxy703 on Mar 2, 2015 12:41:21 GMT -5
DD was a beautiful baby. Not to brag but the type that had lots of random strangers stopping you in the store, parking lot, clothing store, etc. Blue eyes, golden almost white hair in little curls (she was born with a headful of it) chubby round face and a smile that could (and still does) light up a room. It scared the hell out of me because I'd have total strangers (remember I'm not very outgoing) cooing over her and asking questions. Yes, total strangers reaching out to touch her. Freaked me out more than once and I was always very worried someone was going to try to snatch her. I seriously couldn't wait for her to grow out of that adorable stage. Now that's she's a tween I'd probably happily offer her to the first one that wanted her (just kidding!) That was my brother when he was a baby. Big blue eyes & long curly blonde hair. People would stop her in the grocery store & say oh what a beautiful little girl. She'd pat me on the head & say thank you & they would respond oh I meant the baby.
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 2, 2015 12:51:54 GMT -5
DS was gorgeous with the long eyelashes and the curly hair. DD had cute ways about her. Still does. But both were stone ugly at birth and stayed that way for a good solid month or two.
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Post by marvholly on Mar 3, 2015 6:49:35 GMT -5
Good grief! Doesn’t anyone do it for fun/practice anymore? Pretty much everyone amongst my family & friends had EXACTLY the number of kids they wanted and planned to have. Exceptions ‘might’ be DD1 who had twins the second time around & 1 friend who had a surprise 3rd.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Mar 3, 2015 7:59:51 GMT -5
Good grief! Doesn’t anyone do it for fun/practice anymore? Pretty much everyone amongst my family & friends had EXACTLY the number of kids they wanted and planned to have. Exceptions ‘might’ be DD1 who had twins the second time around & 1 friend who had a surprise 3rd. WEll, we do NOW that we've got the accidents out of the way! In all honesty, both of our kids were accidents. DD was pretty cute. DS, well, you know how Peter Griffin on Family Guy has that itty bitty chin surrounded by a huge face - that was DS at birth. His face changed and he grew into it but I was scared he wouldn't that first month or so!
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