Every bully in any schoolyard will now target Samantha for being such a cosmetic surgery freak.
I had to put up with being called ‘ugly’ throughout my childhood. My face was asymmetrical; still is that way. Much later men told me I was beautiful, but that isn’t really important, at least not to me.
Back then, there was nothing that could be done. In high school my best friend, who had an enormous hooked nose, underwent plastic surgery, and it changed her life radically - and all for the better.
So this little girl had her ears done; so what?
I think she looked darling with those ears, but I’m neither her nor her mother. My opinion doesn’t count, and that should be the way it is.
Knowing that she is loved, appreciated, and valued by her parents would have made her ears a lot less relevant.
Looking at the ears I don’t think the parents went too far.. I could see doing it or not doing it...
Nowhere as extreme, but my son had a good sized strawberry birthmark on his lip. When he was 5, he had surgery to remove it. We had it done because we knew it would be a detriment to him. He is now 20 and I am so glad it was done. People can be cruel and I did not want him going to school and having it be the focal point. We did it prior to him starting school, so it was a done deal before it could be an issue. Until I read this post, I almost forgot! He has a tiny scar, but that is it. I look at his photos from when he was a toddler and know it was the right decision.
Our daughter was born with a mild form of muscular dystrophy. She ran & walked tip toe until she was a sophomore in high school. Sure she had some teasing, but it never discouraged her. With the loving support of her parents reminding her that she was a gift from God, her self esteem rarely wavered and when it did, with God's guidance, we helped her retrieve it back tenfold. It's called building character that counts with values that count in the eyes of God, not man.
her mom is the one with the issue.
My nephew had the surgery but I don’t remember how old he was.
I think it was probably the right decision to get the ears fixed. People in general, both adult and kids, can be really thoughtlessly cruel about other people’s appearances, and for a child to grow up thinking they are ugly is not a good thing.
However, I’d like to SMACK the reporter who decided to include the child’s name in the news story! For the rest of her life, whenever anyone googles her name, they’ll know all about this ears story. She should have been able to have the ears done and forget it. Now it will always follow her.
That means she could be President someday.
If the surgery was successful, I have zero problem with what the parents did. Avoiding bullies (or, more accurately, avoiding being teased - as calling teasing bullying diminishes what bullying really is) is but one benefit of the surgery. The girl’s self-esteem will also benefit.
Hard to say except
- Her old ears were cute, better than her new ears
- Mom seems hyper-sensitive
- Her old ears probably would have grown out fine after a few years.
I think she was cuter before they were pinned back so far but I don't begrudge the girl getting the deformed ear repaired. The best part was it didn't cost taxpayers anything.
Children can be so cruel and it can impact the victim for a long time. I have no problem with this little girl or her mother for getting the procedure. It’s a relatively simple fix and can have a dramatic positive difference. This is not botox injections or a boob job. I’d compare it to having a cleft palate fixed. It will save this girl from a lot of heartache and will improve her self-esteem. As a mother, I do what I can to help my daughter. My daughter has a very large bosom, which can be very painful and throw off her posture. She is extermely self conscious about it and rarely leaves the house without a sweatshirt. I have had discussions with her (that she initiated) to do breast reduction surgery (which I would pay for myself) if and when she is ready. She has a considerable amount of weight to lose before that decision would be made but if it will help her overall longterm health, I would do it.
The surgery will result in a valuable lesson learned: that her ears were not the reason she was bullied, they were merely the excuse.
Good for the parents. It’s no different than fixing a “lazy” eye that wanders off to one side, for example. That little girl will grow up to be a more confident individual.
People can be so cruel. I don’t have a problem with her ears getting fixed.
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