Why does everyone tell new mums their baby is gorgeous?

[d000hg]

I admit I'm not a fan of babies but they can be kind of cute - but newborns all red and squashed are not objectively beautiful other than in the sense any new life is beautiful so when someone puts a photo on FB why do you get so much gushing about the baby looking "gorgeous", "stunning", etc?

I stick with "congratulations"

[Mich the Tester]

I admit I'm not a fan of babies but they can be kind of cute - but newborns all red and squashed are not objectively beautiful other than in the sense any new life is beautiful so when someone puts a photo on FB why do you get so much gushing about the baby looking "gorgeous", "stunning", etc?

I stick with "congratulations"

Me too, especially when they're fugly little tulips.

[speling bee]

I admit I'm not a fan of babies but they can be kind of cute - but newborns all red and squashed are not objectively beautiful other than in the sense any new life is beautiful so when someone puts a photo on FB why do you get so much gushing about the baby looking "gorgeous", "stunning", etc?

I stick with "congratulations"

Because it's a kind thing to do.

[d000hg]

Because it's a kind thing to do.

A bit like telling someone "of course everything is going to be OK" or "I won't let that happen" when it's something over which you have no control?

[speling bee]

A bit like telling someone "of course everything is going to be OK" or "I won't let that happen" when it's something over which you have no control?

No it's not.

[Mich the Tester]

A bit like telling someone "of course everything is going to be OK" or "I won't let that happen" when it's something over which you have no control?

But it wouldn't exactly win you friends if you said 'Oh what a fat ugly pigfaced baby you have!'

[d000hg]

But it wouldn't exactly win you friends if you said 'Oh what a fat ugly pigfaced baby you have!'

Yes, but they're all ugly so I don't mention the baby's appearance. I say congratulations, ask if they've already chosen a name and if everything went OK, and sometimes present gifts like cigars, champagne or (in some cases) blue cheese

[vetran]

its good manners, pick out a feature you like & comment on it.

Oh doesn't (s)he have lovely eyes/feet/nose. If they are fugly.

Job done.

[d000hg]

its good manners, pick out a feature you like & comment on it.

Oh doesn't (s)he have lovely eyes/feet/nose. If they are fugly.

Job done.

The other thing I hate is "he's got your <feature>". No it bloody doesn't, unless you have a very strong genetic feature/disfigurement in which case mentioning it might not be polite

[cojak]

A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The bus driver says: 'Ugh, that's the ugliest baby I've ever seen!' The woman walks to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her: 'The driver just insulted me!' The man says: 'You go up there and tell him off. Go on, I'll hold your monkey for you.'