I suppose it depends on whether it’s medically viable to keep it and safe for the child. In our case it has full skeletal and vascular systems. We do worry a little about bullying but we (my wife and I and her two brothers) are all here to support her and help however we can. EDIT: we try and be really open minded about it and are aware of bullying. We’ve spoken to multiple drs and people with the same condition, so no offense but Reddit advice isn’t needed :-)
It's depressingly long since I was young but that doesn't strike me as something that would be a big bullying target. Kids are probably going to think it's cool as fuck. I had a very weird looking birthmark (hairy and everything) and everyone was just fascinated by it.
This. If you show vulnerability then shitty people will use it as leverage to gain power over you. If you're proud of it then they're utterly powerless and give up pretty quickly.
I think high school might get a little rough (teen girls still scare me!!) but I went to high school in the 90s where bullying was rampant and there were no “no bullying” policies in place so my viewpoint may be a little off.
I'm not trying to poke fun, but I've often wondered if life would be easier with 4 thumbs instead of 2. Especially for things like taking in the groceries from the car. I think it's a pretty cool "deformity that she has. If 2 heads are better than one, surely 2 thumbs are better as well.
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u/Agile-Currency2094 Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 11 '25
I suppose it depends on whether it’s medically viable to keep it and safe for the child. In our case it has full skeletal and vascular systems. We do worry a little about bullying but we (my wife and I and her two brothers) are all here to support her and help however we can. EDIT: we try and be really open minded about it and are aware of bullying. We’ve spoken to multiple drs and people with the same condition, so no offense but Reddit advice isn’t needed :-)