“Shocking Reasons Behind Mother’s Demand for DNA Test: Did She Doubt Her Baby’s Parentage?”

It’s a hidden social rule that strangers should always tell a baby’s mother their child is beautiful, even if they don’t necessarily think so. But the safety net of an anonymous name can reveal someone’s true thoughts — even the newborn’s own parent.

“As a mom of two, my babies looked like weird, misshapen potatoes. Puffy eyes, cone heads, squished ears. Newborns are weird looking,” said someone on a Reddit thread, reported by Buzzfeed.

Anonymous mothers shared their true first thoughts upon seeing their babies

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@nebrazkhaMi pensamiento inmaduro en ese entonces 😂 yo pensaba que saldria parecido a mi familia por ser familia pues 🤭♬ sonido original – nebrazkha

Though she had never considered testing the DNA of her child, another mother recalled how her first thought was that her son looked like Don Rickles. 

“Happily, his looks have improved significantly, but I was concerned at the time that he might be designated ‘Ugliest Baby in the Maternity Ward’ or something. For all I know, he was.”

Comments flocked to tell Nebrazkha she wasn’t alone in her line of thinking