It’s fact. Not all babies are cute.

So why is it that we always say “Ohhhh.. He/She’s so cute” when we see a baby, even if he looks like a baby iguana?

I gotta admit that as much a straight shooter that I am, I often find myself saying that a baby is cute even if the baby looks like my left testicle.

Why is that? Is it reflex or are we consciously straight up lying?

I guess we could say it’s nature’s fault. Same way as a knee jerk reaction, maybe we’re genetically programmed to say that all babies are cute.

But that wouldn’t be true, would it? Everytime I would call an ugly baby cute, I could hear the cute words coming out of my mouth, but in the back of my head, I would know that the baby could easily be considered Chupacabra’s spawn.

So there you have it. We might have reasons for doing it.

Maybe we’re just being polite. Like asking “How are you doing?”, but praying that the person would simply say “Fine.” and not elaborate. 

Maybe we’re just too chicken to say it.

Or maybe we’re afraid to be honest, because others might be too and ask whether my wife would be having sex with an anteater on the side.

Luckily, I’m a great baby maker. My kids are gorgeous, so I don’t have to worry about that problem.