Posted on 03/15/2005 7:27:20 AM PST by freepatriot32
If you were neglected as a child or if your parents paid more attention to your siblings, take heart.
It might not be your fault. It might be because you're ugly.
That's what Andrew Herrell's research at the University of Alberta suggests. Herrell, the director of the population research lab in the university's sociology department, studied parents' behaviour in grocery stores, where children often suffer minor injuries. He was trying to understand what factors contributed to those injuries.
What he found would stun most fair-minded parents - ugly kids were neglected more often than attractive ones.
"They'll deny it," said Herrell of most parents' reactions, but adds that 426 observations in 14 local supermarkets are telling.
Herrell and his colleagues followed parents and their 2- to 5-year-old kids around the grocery store for 10 minutes each. They checked if the adult buckled the child into the grocery cart seat, and how often the child wandered more than three metres away.
Only 1.2 per cent of the least attractive kids were buckled in, compared with 13.3 per cent of the most attractive kids. Uglier kids were also allowed to wander away more often than their cute cohorts.
Of course, ugly is subjective. Herrell and his research team judged it on a sliding 10-point scale, one being the Lyle Lovett of kids, 10 being Brad Pitt.
Edmonton Journal
© The Gazette (Montreal) 2005
She does appear to be uglier than farting in church.
I'm sure it is the reverse in your case.
...ugly story.
Hey, wait? Are you implying that your in-laws are ugly?
It took me like three hours to finish the hsding on your upper lip.
http://www.icaughtyouadeliciousbass.com/
If certain parents treat their kids this way- they don't exactly protect their bloodlines.
CG is the handsome duckling in that clutch.
I told you! I spent it with my uncle in Alaska hunting wolverines!
Thanks for the link.
It took me three hours to finish the shading on your upper lip
'sorry for the bad typing.
http://www.icaughtyouadeliciousbass.com/
No wonder I felt like my brother was babied! He was adorable, and I was...well...like I said, fugly. Messed up teeth, too tall, awkward. The whole deal.
you and me both i didnt start bloominguntil my early 20s
>Of course, ugly is subjective. Herrell and his research team judged it on a sliding 10-point scale, one being the Lyle Lovett of kids, 10 being Brad Pitt.<
Ok, so if 10 represents Brad Pitt, what is Tom Selleck, 100?
< /panting>
Sweet.
Hauling a drum kit over to a birthday party my son's band is playing for.
I have always thought he was cute. His cute smile, his sharp wit....he's just so intelligent. I saw him being interviewed (by Charlie Rose I think) a few years ago and he just blew me away. Charming.
Same with Mel Gibson & Bruce Willis.
During my teen years, my mom would always say: "You're going to be beautiful when you're 20." Finally, somehow, it happened. I think she was just being hopeful. :-)
Yeah, it must be that third eye on my forehead that my mother told me not too worry about!
No, seriously, I just think that we have become a nation of self absorbed whining cry babies. I also think the baby boom generation is way too narcissistic.
So I guess what I'm saying is that if you're a double bagger, opt for plastic and quit whining!
I agree about the whining babies.........but you serious post in the midst of the hilarity of this thread just struck me as hysterical!!!!!!!!!
Now, about that 3rd eye..................
; )
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