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FAMILY PREFERS TO SIDESTEP QUESTIONS ABOUT GIRL'S FEET

By Abigail Van Buren September 5, 2015 1:00 AM Dear Abby
 

DEAR ABBY: My beautiful 6-year-old granddaughter has clubfeet. Although she had several surgeries, her ongoing treatment requires her to wear her shoes on the opposite feet.

 

Every time we go out somewhere, well-intentioned people seem compelled to let us know she has her shoes on wrong. My granddaughter told me it bothers her and she gets embarrassed when we must explain the reason, and truthfully, I don't blame her. I worry about her self-esteem.

Have you any suggestions as to what we could say to these people without giving out personal information? -- NANNY IN PENNSYLVANIA

DEAR NANNY: If it were me, I would also assume that the person meant well and reply, "We're already aware of that, thank you." Period.



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Sigh. Mountain meet molehill.

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DS2 was born with severe bilateral club feet.

When he was 6 months old, I realized that his orthopedic surgeon didn't know what the F he was doing, and ...

luckily I knew a LOT of operating room nurses.

 

We found the RIGHT doctor.

Clearly these people don't have the right doctor if the girl is still at that stage at age SIX. DS was past that at age 3.

 



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You should write them and give them the name of your doctor.

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Our children learn how to deal with thing by watching us.

I like the answer in the OP.



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I would have simply said, "Oh, thank you."

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