![]() ![]() Here’s my favorite part of the must-read Catmull excerpt: You can’t raise that ugly baby on your own. The ugly babies have to somehow become beautiful. People need to keep the ideas moving, developing, morphing-I would say, in no small part by prototyping and testing them. He’s not saying that people need to stubbornly cling to their first ideas about a new product, service, process, or any other new thing. Let’s be clear about what Catmull is saying and not saying, when he speaks of “protecting” your ugly babies. Because sometimes the ugly baby would rather play in the sandbox forever.Įnglish: Walt Disney World, Pixar Studios. At some point, it has to grow up and change into something, because the beast is still there. Of course you can't protect the baby forever. Pixar is set up to protect our director's ugly baby. Every new idea in any field needs protection. When I was a researcher at DARPA, I had protection for what was ill-defined. A new thing is hard to define it's not attractive, and it requires protection. Every one of Pixar's stories starts out that way. It's like the fetus of a movie star we all start out ugly. ![]() The cost of that becomes clear when you think of how a movie starts out. No longer appreciated was the art of “story development,” of taking the time to work with ideas that could become gems. In their place were new people from the production side, who were bent on cranking out as many productions as possible. There were some contributers who were more interested in humour than admitting to thinking their kids are ugly.He notes that by the 1990s, most of Disney’s original animation leaders had left the company. "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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