to be smugger than a cat in a bowl of cream

[Fibilou]

DD recently did a photo session for a Beautiful Baby competition. The photographer absolutely raved over her (DD was in her element, showing off like a pro !)and she has put one of the shots in her window in a gigantic frame. It's huge.
So I was walking past the shop yesterday and the photographer came out to speak to me. She wanted to know if I would be willing to bring her in for a fake shoot she wants to do for a video that will accompany the pictures of the babies on the paper's website.
AIBU to be smugger than a smug thing ?

How lovely :)

The professional video will be a nice thing for her to have when she's older and if she enjoyed it - where's the hard (seanbonfire)?

You be as smug as you like :)

smug about what?photogenic baby- we all have one of them.just make sure its not a scam for money.are you going to be one of those parents who drag baby around for castings or content with nice pictures

I have to say that if I were you, I would be unbelievably smug. Enjoy it!

No, it's not a scam - she's a professional photographer with a studio and has not asked me for any money.
And I'm certainly no pageant mum - just very proud that she asked and well chuffed we'll have a cool little video to show off.

Being smug over your children's looks is not terribly attractive really.

I can understand you feeling pleased and proud though

Perhaps I was harsh over your choice of words - be proud all you like, smug suggests a feeling that youre better than everyone else when having a good looking child is just an accident of genes. Like traceybath said.

Proud would be better than smug, I think.

I am sure your daughter is a poppet :)

jesus, you can't put anything on here without the cat-bum mouth brigade gettin shirty, can you

Oh people! Don't be so bloody mean!

Of course YANBU to feel so proud/ smug/ whatever! We all think our babies are beautiful... but you have proof!

You enjoy it!

aw - can we see a pic?

i totally agree with justaboutblowingbubbles and iwasyoungonce, so enjoy it and try to ignore what anyone else thinks

Ah, get a life you whingers! This Uber-PC-all must be equal and drab- crowd is utterly sad at best...... [boak]
Enjoy your little girl! Lucky you to have a professional video (on to of all the homemade ones I'm sure ) to remember her fabulous baby days by!

OP that's lovely
ignore the miseries, everyone has an axe to grind on MN these days and it's really irritating me

Just enjoy it! You're meant to think your child is beautiful, it's natural ! It's nice if people agree with you.

Personally I do though thing mine is the best

YANBU I won a Boots Bonny Baby competition in 1990 and my mum got a years worth of free nappies. She still tells people about it now bless her.

:o
But I still love it when people tell me genuinely how beautiful my DCs are - I don't care if they say it to every mum they see it makes my day!

Thankyou everyone, I didn't really want to revisit this thread because I thought I would have been getting more of the same so thankyou for the support ! There is nothing nicer than people telling you your baby is gorgeous, even if you suspect it's just part of the sales patter !

I have updated my profile with a couple of pics of DD including the one in the photographers window - if anyone is in Eastbourne it's Jane de Weck

i can't see it - do you need to make it public? or am i just not your fwiend :(

try now, spb

you have every right to feel very proud. I would too.