![]() First, he examined the sources often quoted:ġ) Cardinal Dubois was not an eyewitness and he might not have written his memoirs.Ģ) Voltaire was definitely not an eyewitness. Gary McCollim, a historian I often quote here, weighed in on this rumour of a black daughter recently. ![]() Author Catherine Delors has written a wonderful account of Marie Antoinette having to give birth in an all-too-public manner on her blog, Versailles and more, some of which was also posted to Wonders and Marvels, a blog on the 17th century. One thing is certain: the Queen would not have given birth privately. She did not take vows until she was much older.” Nottage spent close to eight years researching this and came to the conclusion that the story was true: that in 1661, the Queen had a romance with an African dwarf named Nabo, and gave birth to a black baby, a child named Louise Marie, “who was whisked from the palace and sent to a convent where she spent her entire life, first as a novice and then a nun. In this essay was a paragraph that mentioned a romance between an African dwarf and the Queen Marie Thérèse of France. Lynn Nottage, author of the play Las Meninas, writes about the spark for the play, read an essay about the African presence in royal families. Needless-to-say, this has given rise to a number of salacious rumours. There were some contributers who were more interested in humour than admitting to thinking their kids are ugly.Much has been written about the possibility that Louis XIV‘s wife, the Queen, gave birth to a black baby, a daughter. "Well she got the last laugh because she grew up and became a stunningly attractive woman.I saw her and totally did not recognise her at first." She was teased a bit, being called a boy and stuff. They said: "There was a girl I went to grade school with and she was not ugly but not memorable. "Now he's almost 17 and has grown into his body more, has acquired a better sense of style and personality, and is shaping into a handsome young man."Īnd republicanloverz had an inspiring story. "My son was absolutely adorable until he hit upled with his wavy red hair and poor eyesight, made for a rather geeky looking kid", wrote sammy_nobrains. I was heartbroken because I thought she was beautiful." Puberty doesn't always helpĪnd once children have overcome that initial awkward stage, they've got another one to look forward to before they can blossom - puberty. "When my second daughter was born my mom looked at her and said 'Now there is a face only a mother could love'. The stories of mothers sad about their ugly babies inspire pity. Some even struggled with their feelings for the children because of their appearance, with pm-me-a-stray-cat saying: "It was very challenging having loving feelings for a screaming ball of rage that was so disappointing looking". ![]() I naturally thought my daughter was the most beautiful creature on the planet.six months later looking back on newborn photos I was horrified that I posted some of them on social media." One commenter wrote: "I think 95 per cent of newborns are ugly. ![]() Some users even expressed that they regret sharing photos of their new babies. ![]() It's much much better now." Facebook regret Luckily it turned out that it was really swollen from pushing against my insides during my 26 hour labour. Then bam! Suddenly he became cute."Īnd MotterFodder has perhaps the best anecdote, saying: "My daughter born with this ridiculous nose and I gasped in the delivery room. No lie he had a hairy forehead until he was about six months old. He sort of looked like a cross between a monkey and a frog. Huiki commented: "I think my son is a good looking boy now.but my god he was an ugly baby. I felt kind of bad for the kid, but tried to give him tips on how to make what he had work."Ī common theme seems to be the fact that children grow into their features as they get older. I guess the moment that made me realise it was when he started balding at 16. My son had a very odd shaped head due to birth complications, and he never really grew into it. And Rpgwaiter agreed, saying: "I've kind of always known I guess. ![]()
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