Do ugly children become ugly adults?

Oranage2

So I'm in work, a kindergarten, and some kids are pretty and some are ugly. Got me thinking, do ugly children stay ugly?

Please discuss!

howamidifferent

Ugly ducklings become beautiful swans. Did you not get the memo?

zl1whqvjs75cdy

Dunno OP are you ugly? Were you an ugly child?

Sunnyisland

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder o mr gorgeous orange :-)

Riverireland

Ask the ugly kids parents when they pick them up, there might be a genetic trend... More importantly find employment in an industry where your personality is more fitting.

The Moldy Gowl

Puberty

gozunda

Oranage2 wrote: »

So I'm in work, a kindergarten, and some kids are pretty and some are ugly. Got me thinking, do ugly children stay ugly?

Please discuss!

Here's an entire discussion on the subject in one answer!

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_'beauty_is_only_skin_deep'_mean

Sinister Kid

It works in reverse too... There was a few people in my class when I was in school that were good looking kids that are absolute rotters now

irelandspurs

Lots of ugly girls in school turned into stunners, The stunners in school became fat with loads of kids.

Barely There

Fat kids have a pretty good chance of becoming fat adults.

Paddy Cow

Well if you look at good looking female celebrities, nearly all of them at one stage have claimed they were the ugly/goofy looking one at school who never got hit on by the boys.

FairytaleGirl

In general ugly kids grow into their features and become cracking adults (Angelina Jolie, that guy who played Neville in Harry potter are two that really stick out)

I was a gorgeous kid, now I'm an absolute munter

Oranage2

irelandspurs wrote: »

Lots of ugly girls in school turned into stunners, The stunners in school became fat with loads of kids.

Surely just a feel good generalization?

jimgoose

The "Duckling and Swan" thing is a frail hope clung onto by people who, genetically-speaking, should not be procreating outside of highly secure military facilities. When that one inevitably falls through, they move onto the whole "beauty is only skin-deep" fallacy.

Pablodreamsofnew

Aw poor kids being judge on appearance . Isn't that what adulthood is for?!

jimgoose

MrsYelnekoff wrote: »

Aw poor kids being judge on appearance . Isn't that what adulthood is for?!

Have you actually been to school?? :pac:

Pablodreamsofnew

jimgoose wrote: »

Have you actually been to school?? :pac:

Not yet! My son is only 2 years old!!!

Hermy

Define ugly.

Reindeer

http://c2.likes-media.com/img/83f4d7c1fd298a79ac902443c1c038e1.600x Not the ugliest child, but quite an improvement

Ihatecuddles

I was really ugly until I was about 5, Im not the worst looking now though

Pablodreamsofnew

I had those 'welfare glasses' when I was a kid. ugh.

I jumped like a crazy kids on those glasses and smashed them to bits and them hid them under the mat.

I had a lazy eye too! Still turns slightly if I'm really really tired of badly hungover.
I'm kind of proud of it though My husband hasn't noticed it yet though. I've tried to make it turn for him

I guess I'm probably still ugly now but married to my best friend! So whatever :P

Chance The Rapper

Hermy wrote: »

Define ugly.

Offensive to the eye

Pablodreamsofnew

[QUOTE Not the ugliest child, but quite an improvement[/QUOTE]

I still don't think she is good-looking?!

jimgoose

Reindeer wrote: »

http://c2.likes-media.com/img/83f4d7c1fd298a79ac902443c1c038e1.600x Not the ugliest child, but quite an improvement

I wouldn't say that. Nice-looking kid, in a kid sort of way - she looks like Caroline Wozniacki. As an adult, she's more like a malnourished doll! :pac:

jimgoose

MrsYelnekoff wrote: »

...Still turns slightly if I'm really really tired of badly hungover.
I'm kind of proud of it though My husband hasn't noticed it yet though. I've tried to make it turn for him...

Try to make it part of your orgasm routine - that'll hop him off the ceiling! :pac::pac::pac:

darkestlord

They stay ugly and then work in a creche.

takamichinoku

Karl Pilkington tries to give his answer to this question and drifts off hugely...:D

Pablodreamsofnew

jimgoose wrote: »

Try to make it part of your orgasm routine - that'll hop him off the ceiling! :pac::pac::pac:

It won't turn on demand unfortunately

jimgoose

MrsYelnekoff wrote: »

It won't turn on demand unfortunately

Practice makes perfect!

Pablodreamsofnew

jimgoose wrote: »

Practice makes perfect!

we've been together this long and I haven't achieve the 'lazy eye look' while having sex, I'm starting to give up hope! Whats the point in having a lazy eye as a kid if it goes by the time you are an adult and have some fun with it?

louisenf2014

I remember reading an article about how lots of research had been done and the better looking you are the easier your life will be. It starts when you're a kid and teachers will subconsciously have more time for you and be nicer to you without setting out to do so. It then continues on as you get older, you get more breaks. According to the article anyway. That said, i've encountered plenty of beautiful people who were a little vacant. As in, there was never any great need to develop a personality. I wasn't an ugly kid, pretty plain I guess but was chubby until I hit my twenties. After I shed the weight it was actually shocking how differently I was received (and still am).

I think if a child is pretty much mutant-like and is clearly a product of poor genetics it's not going to go away but goofy teeth and gigantic lips etc - that can all develop OK with time.

SaoirseRose

I was a fat baby, cute toddler, fairly dire looking kid, and an awkward gangly teenager.

I'm decent enough looking now, wouldn't want to catch me first thing in the morning but I scrub up well. I like to think I grew into my looks; well that, or I'm in denial. :P

My wee bro was the strangest looking baby, massive eyes and a tiny wee head. He's a handsome fcuker now though.

DeadHand

Oranage2 wrote: »

So I'm in work, a kindergarten, and some kids are pretty and some are ugly. Got me thinking, do ugly children stay ugly?

Please discuss!

You have no business working with kids for a living with an attitude as mean spirited and vapid as that.

I bet none of those kids is as ugly as your personality.

miss no stars

I think it's more a case that kids don't take great time to make themselves look their best, they're just concerned with getting on with life and can't dye their hair, wear makeup or grow tactical stubble (all of the above gender dependent as adults!). As adults, people learn how to make the best of their features and how to present themselves well. Some kids also have very adult features that they just need to grow into and can actually end up looking really beautiful even if they looked gawky as a kid. But a kid who doesn't have great features (pokey eyes, huge nose, mealey mouth, massive cheeks, poor bone structure) isn't going to be able to change that when they get older so will never turn into a swan. They can look presentable and look well, but they'll never be a stunner.

I think the idea of ugly kids growing up beautiful comes from kids who aren't so much ugly as gawky and needing to grow into their features.

pickarooney

jimgoose wrote: »

I wouldn't say that. Nice-looking kid, in a kid sort of way - she looks like Caroline Wozniacki. As an adult, she's more like a malnourished doll! :pac:

I thought it was Charlize Theron at first glance. The adult picture doesn't look like a human.

Did someone say Angelian Jolie was an ugly child??

DeadHand wrote: »

You have no business working with kids for a living with an attitude as mean spirited and vapid as that.

I bet none of those kids is as ugly as your personality.

Blah blah. As if you've never seen an ugly child.

Maximus Alexander

When I think about girls from my area that I hung around with as a kid, I can think of a couple that were very pretty but didn't fare well after puberty and a couple that were fairly plain (not ugly) who turned into stunners. I don't remember knowing any ugly children, but I can't imagine someone that you would actually describe as ugly having much chance at improving.

jimgoose

pickarooney wrote: »

I thought it was Charlize Theron at first glance. The adult picture doesn't look like a human.

Did someone say Angelian Jolie was an ugly child??

I don't believe so. A quick root threw up this bio page, which has some photos of her as a youngster. She was always kinda cute:

http://www.absolumentjolie.com/site/en/angelina-jolie/menu-biography.html

Frank Lee Midere

pickarooney wrote: »

I thought it was Charlize Theron at first glance. The adult picture doesn't look like a human.

Did someone say Angelian Jolie was an ugly child??



Blah blah. As if you've never seen an ugly child.

He's not working specifically with them, paid to not discriminate between them and look after their welfare. It's clearly the wrong career for the OP. Unless he was just there "working " to fix the plumbing.

mad muffin

macaulay culkin

hoodwinked

there is a guy in our group of social friends who would be considered ugly, he rarely gets any girls on a night out despite his personality being a good one,

one night we were out and he walked up and started talking to this absolute gorgeous girl who hugged him, the guys were all staring as she was as they called her "stunning" when the two of them came back over to us he introduced her to us, it was his sister.

i figure when two people make a baby, the child either gets a combination of their genes that are suited to each other (in this case his sister) or not suited to each other (him) or it is a case of half suited either you will grow into features or will grow out of features at different stages or look just ordinary like myself i suppose where you are nether stunning, or ugly

Frank Lee Midere

You can't really tell much from kindergarten.

Here is a (horrible click link) site with kindergarten aged pictures and the celebs as adults - I don't know many of he celebs but you can't tell me the kids are obviously going to turn out beautiful

http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/reveal-celeb-baby-pics-22225.gallery

Balmed Out

pickarooney wrote: »

Blah blah. As if you've never seen an ugly child.

I've seen less then good looking babies but then I never think anyone is ugly until a little before puberty.

Frank Lee Midere

As for teenagers. Some potentially good looking teenagers are plagued by spots or braces. Hence the swans from ugly ducklings. The other side happens too. Good looking cheerleader marries early and piles on the pounds. Unrecognisable in her 30's. Good looking guy loses hair or piles on the pounds.

A lot of adult loss of looks is weight related.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I think ugly kids will grow up and be less ugly.
Cute kids/cute teenagers are usually the ones who age bad or grow up to be ugly. Cute puppy ugly dog

EoghanIRL

I wonder what Rebecca Adlington looked like as a child .

Oranage2

DeadHand wrote: »

You have no business working with kids for a living with an attitude as mean spirited and vapid as that.

I bet none of those kids is as ugly as your personality.

I'm an excellent kindergarten teacher and I regularly get complimented on my ability.

But that doesn't take away from the fact that some kids are cute, some plain and others ugly.

I myself was a cute kid, good looking teen, ugly adult.

Arbiter of Good Taste

DeadHand wrote: »

You have no business working with kids for a living with an attitude as mean spirited and vapid as that.

I bet none of those kids is as ugly as your personality.

Wow! Calm down.

Guess what, some people are not good looking. Some children are not good looking. The OP has eyes and can see. Don't take it so personally, it's not as if she's abusing the children or calling them ugly to their faces.

DeadHand

Oranage2 wrote: »

I'm an excellent kindergarten teacher and I regularly get complimented on my ability.

But that doesn't take away from the fact that some kids are cute, some plain and others ugly.

I myself was a cute kid, good looking teen, ugly adult.

Good for you!

The thread subject doesn't bother me. Had it been started by some randomer I'd have treated it with the indifference it richly deserves. The fact it was started by someone in a position of authority over children doesn't sit right with me. The thought of somone in this position silently judging and categorizing children based on their looks and discussing it on the internet for lolz stinks badly to me. It's the type of attitude that breeds bullying.

Anyways, never mind me. Continue discussing the relative attractiveness of infants. That isn't the least bit creepy.

LiamKK1982

DeadHand wrote: »

Good for you!

The thread subject doesn't bother me. Had it been started by some randomer I'd have treated it with the indifference it richly deserves. The fact it was started by someone in a position of authority over children doesn't sit right with me. The thought of somone in this position silently judging and categorizing children based on their looks and discussing it on the internet for lolz stinks badly to me. It's the type of attitude that breeds bullying.

Anyways, never mind me. Continue discussing the relative attractiveness of infants. That isn't the least bit creepy.

You seem to be the only person in this thread with any kind of common decency. To call another person ugly is such a nasty POS thing to do.

Oranage2

DeadHand wrote: »

Good for you!

The thread subject doesn't bother me. Had it been started by some randomer I'd have treated it with the indifference it richly deserves. The fact it was started by someone in a position of authority over children doesn't sit right with me. The thought of somone in this position silently judging and categorizing children based on their looks and discussing it on the internet for lolz stinks badly to me. It's the type of attitude that breeds bullying.

Anyways, never mind me. Continue discussing the relative attractiveness of infants. That isn't the least bit creepy.

Don't worry It's just a harmless observation, it doesn't bother what the kids look like .

anncoates

I was a beautiful kid but thankfully I've gradually grown into being merely good looking which is less hassle.