Can I make a confession

[MammaMia]

While I'm in the mood to post, can I make a confession?

Whilst I may tell people that their child/ren is beautiful, handsome, pretty, cute, intelligent, gentle, funny ....

secretly, I believe that there is no other child that comes close to my 2 gorgeous offspring.

Even as I utter the compliments, in my mind, I know the truth .... there can be no more beautiful children than my two.

So, there is my secret .... could anyone else be so deluded as to think their child/ren compare to mine? Bless you, I'm sure they do (and my mind whispers, "how could that possibly be?"

Signed
Hopelessly Devoted to Two
(And a Closet Olivia Newton John Fan)

[Nickster]

Mamma Mia,

I think every mother thinks that about their child! God knows I've been guilty of that one! I am so in love with my Elizabeth - I can't believe such ugly buggers as DH and I ever made such a glorious creature. You sound like such a devoted mummy - what lucky kids you have.

Now - who else will admit to feeling the same way?

[wattle]

It's OK MammaMia - we all secretly feel that. That's what makes us such good mummies.

Otherwise we'd want to swap them for different models - ones that didn't cry, spew, dribble, get sick, whine, squeal, need a dummy, refuse to eat, struggle to breastfeed, keep us awake for years, stretch our tummies, give us stitches, cause varicose veins, create stress and depression, create havoc around the house, stop us from going out when we want to....... etc etc etc....

But when you look at their beautiful little smiles it's worth every second of it!

[MariaO]

I don't know really - while I think, strike that, know that Aoife is gorgeous, I am so into all the babies in my mothers group. Some more than others, I must admit.
My DH on the other hand can not understand why virtually all other babies are not as attractive as his own!

[WeThree]

lol lol mamma mia, i too have the 3 most beautiful children in the world:) no truly, i look at them and it takes my breathe away, how it is possible for these little people to be so gorgeous, and surely everyone who sees them will think 'oh my gosh, never have i seen more lovely children' hehe, no your not the only one who feels that way (although im the only one who is actually does have the most gorgeous children, lol, no really....);) :p :D

[pegasus]

I was just thinking of that today. I was in the shops with DS and got lots of comments about his beautiful blue eyes, blonde hair and olive skin...I was thinking - how am I really supposed to react to people telling me that I've got a beautiful son - do I just say thankyou, or say - yes, we think so too, but we're biased... :p

I tend to only compliment other people's children if i do think they're beautiful and wonder if I sound shallow then. Maybe I'm weird (?maybe), but I'm not the type to go up to strangers and comment on their children - others do it to me and DS, but I wonder about what makes people do that? :confused:

Mind you - my best friend is having a bub in about 4weeks - and I'm sure her bub will be gorgeous (it'll probably be tested then).

Am I alone in thinking - If you haven't got anything nice to say, don't say anything? :rolleyes:

[draught]

My children are so beautiful it brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it. Dh is the same - he keeps wanting me to put them into modelling and TV as he thinks they are more attractive than any children he sees on TV or in magazines. (I agree but am realistic about how painful my two would be in front of a camera so will leave it to other mothers who have less beautiful but better behaved children to fill those gaps!)

I like some of the children of our friends, but none of them are as gorgeous as ours!

[MammaMia]

My kids move me to tears (and not just when the oldest has broken one of my lifelong treasures) when I think about how beautiful they are, and how blessed I am.

My husband has come to expect that such discussions will inevitably lead to a welling eyes, and sniffles.

My mother tells me that you can objectively know that your children are beautiful or not.... but she also informs me that she knows her children are beautiful, and having had a good hard look in the mirror at her number one child (me) I'm not convinced that she is objective as she thinks.

See, there was no hope for me! Generational delusion!

Meanwhile, I'm sure you all have lovely children (said in my most soothing tone that I save for when I know I am right but don't fee the need to labour the point. .... hee hee!).

[sopolicha]

Girls, girls, girls,

I am sorry, but all are horribly deluded - you haven't met or seen (maybe nickster) my three lovlies, so how can you possibly say yours are the best. :p I thought my first one was a beauty - but they just seem to get better and better.

I can't believe that I half produced them and they are even nice people and more often than not I am surprised how clever they are ;)

I think it was Dr Phil who said something like "There is only one truly beautiful and gifted child in the world and every parent thinks they are raising it."

[Nickster]

Yes, I will second that - Sopoli has 3 beautiful, beautiful children.

Hee hee - I will never forget Oliver looking at that twig under the water and asking you "Mummy, is that a seahorse?". TOO CUTE!!!

Still, mine is the most beautiful :p

[dormouse]

I was told before I had my bub that no matter what she looked like, I would think she was the most beautiful creature in the world. This made me worry that I would have an ugly baby, that I thought was gorgeous, & everyone else would be laughing at my ugly child behind my back!
I was so concerned that I asked my best friend to make sure she told me if my baby was ugly! When she came to visit in hospital, the first thing I asked was, "is she ugly?". Thank god she told me that she thought my baby was just as gorgeous as I did!
My precious little thing is the most beautiful bubba in the world!

[Rainbowbrite]

We're the same. DH can't believe how gorgeous MJ is, he hates babies & thinks they're ugly :P We always get stopped in shops by people commenting on MJ's big blue eyes :cool:

I admit I compliment others kiddies, but then whisper in MJ's ear "but no-one's as pretty as you" :D Today I just can't stop hugging & kissing MJ, she's so beautiful :)

RB

[ThomasMum]

Ooh if you met my beautiful Thomas you are going to fall in love with him instantly! He’s most happy and healthy baby, he’s good looking, with big eyes dimpled cheeks, funny and bloody smart takes after his old man! He's not a cry baby except when he's hungry because he knows the world is a FAB place esp having mum and dad who loves each other and loves him to bits!

We both soooooooo in love with Thomas that we couldn’t believe we actually “did” create him lol…

Oh how I love my Thomas......................................

So yeah MamaMia, join the Club of I Have A Perfect Family :)

:p

[Baby Girl]

But you are all mistaken.....

I have the 2 most gorgeous children on the face of the earth :p !!

I too have been guilty of saying how lovely someones child is and then thinking to myself but Nyssa has nicer..... or Sienna has better.....whatever.....

By the way, i also have the 2 cleverest children in the world..... ;)

[Shazbutt]

NO....I DO!! LOL :p



I tend to only compliment other people's children if i do think they're beautiful and wonder if I sound shallow then. Maybe I'm weird (?maybe), but I'm not the type to go up to strangers and comment on their children - others do it to me and DS, but I wonder about what makes people do that? :confused:

Am I alone in thinking - If you haven't got anything nice to say, don't say anything? :rolleyes:

I'm always getting told how beatiful Mackenzie's big blue eyes are and how gorgeous her curls are (not half big-noting here!), but i don't tend to do that to anyone else....my kids are the most beautiful and thats it! Even with my friends kids, i don't tend to say it unless i really DO think they're gorgeous....

Though i do admit, i raved so much about how good looking Mac was when she was a bub, and now i look back and think, nope, she wasn't really THAT cute! Is that terrible?? :o People must have thought i was mad! lol