Choosing The Best DNA: Build A Baby
Before scientist had the ability to isolate genes to control the sex, eye color, and hair texture of a baby, I used to hear a lot of women in my environment talk about the ideal sperm donor. They wanted a man with “nice” hair, pretty teeth and eyes, etc… but not to be physically attracted to their partner, rather so that their baby would have certain physical traits that society deems as “cute.” You hear it from aunties and mothers alike, “yall would have some pretty babies.” Of course that’s not a bad thing, but why is that within the first 5 thoughts in her head? It’s not just women, as I know dudes who purposely searched for women taller than 5’9, in order to maximize the chance of their future son being the next Lebron James.
My question is, is there anything wrong with that mind frame? If a person treats you well and loves you unconditionally, is a responsible person, and displays good character traits…shouldn’t that trump physical appearances when thinking about your future co-parent?
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6/20/2010
It should be.. but thats not the way that life works. We have chosen partners based on such characteristics since forever. Its a normal frame of mind. Its how we try to ensure our offspring’s survival. When you think of what the standards of beauty are in your culture, you will find that it will vary little from your own. These standards have values and you will choose a partner based on these values because whether you think about it or not, you want your child to possess this values. It not only ensures survival, but it also promotes success. The only difference is that now, we are gaining an understanding of how genetics work and are trying to manipulate them directly. Choosing someone who is pretty doesnt ensure that they wont develop cancer or have a learning disability in the future. That being said, sometimes we go beyond looks, if a partner is kind, has valuable personality traits, or is able to provide for you and your child then that is another reason to keep them around (generally). If the person is good to you then it can be assumed that they will be good to your child.
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6/21/2010
Well, I have never searched for any partners with the mind frame of them possibly becoming my childrens father or based on what my child would come out looking like… Personally I am to young I believe to be thinking of kids anyway, yet I also have seen genes not work out the way people thought they would, so sometimes you can’t depend on what the person look like or how good a grade of hair they may have or how pretty and light their eyes are but thats just me, I have never thought that way and hope I never become that delusional or naive to think that way, even if that is the way most people think today.
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6/21/2010
I have a few friends who seek out men with “good hair” and a light complexion in order for their child to match what society deems as beautiful..i coiuld care less if you’r hair is straight or your teeth..What i search for is a responsible individual who will bring som ething to the table to help raise our child..I look for what can he teach our child, will he be a good role model, do we share the same values and morals…Unfortunaltly our society is more hung up on looks than brain power, so ther will be a ton og beautiful dumb children running the country soon thanks to their parents
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6/21/2010
Fortunately I don’t have any narrow minded friends that think this way. I mean, sure as young girls my friends and I would joke about having an interracial child she so he or she would have good hair, but I was no where near serious! I think it’s totally weird to search for a partner for the sole purpose of making your ideal baby, but to each is own…
I’ve never looked at a man when meeting him and thought, “DAMN! We gon make sum purrtty babies!”. LOL. Sure my boyfriend has the most amazing skin I’ve ever seen on a man, a great smile, and is extremely smart….but we’re not together bc I wanna have little Milk-Chocolaty-Skinned-Pearly-White-Having-Scholars running around my house and eating up all my damn food! LOL. It’s definitely deeper than that.
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6/22/2010
but i said the same thing because im only 5ft tall and my ex who im involved with i dont know what you would call it but he is only 5ft 5 and i jokingly said that i wouldnt want to have kids with him because i wouldnt want any tiny children especially boys but i guess i was half serious too but it wouldnt matter if it boiled down to it and thats not a good mind frame to have and if a person thinks that way then theyre probably not mature enough where they should be having kids yet because i know im not mature enough or ready to have any yet
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6/22/2010
I always believed that children were made out of love.. Whether a man is 6ft or 5ft, cute or ugly, light-skinned or dark-skinned, good hair or nappy hair and the same with women we all choose our partners on how we feel and what we stand to gain. Even with the technology in today’s society why would you wanna build a child off looks anyway. What happened to love, passion, affection, and finances. Regardless of how we won’t our shorties to look they still need all of the above. Having a child with a person because their handsome/ beautiful doesn’t mean that the child is going to be loved. Personally, choosing a person you can trust and that takes care of you well as an individual would be the type of person who would love, cherish, nourish, and be responsible is what I would choose over looks anyday.
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