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<blockquote data-quote="Ironbutterfly" data-source="post: 691042" data-attributes="member: 19951"><p>Copa- about your son and his feelings about his appearance. See I would have sat him down and shown him pictures of people who are disfigured from car accidents, war, born that way, criminal act of violence, Muslim women who have had acid thrown in their face, fire victims, etc. There are fat people, anorexic people, too tall, too short. I worked in a hospital setting for many years; every day I saw disfigured, sick people. Daily I would count my blessings that I and my family weren't those people. YOU have to learn how to be comfortable in your own skin. To get there, many go through counseling. If he won't do counseling, well, then he will continue to be what he is- self-conscious about his appearance. Maybe it was the way I was raised- we were not along allowed to be vain or have self-pity; well some pity, but we couldn't mope around about it. Grandma would say put your big girl panties on and move on. I think when we see the worse of things, it helps to be blessed with the best of things we are given. He should volunteer at a Veterans Hospital or even a hospital and go to the burn unit and I tell you- it changes you and how you see yourself and your problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ironbutterfly, post: 691042, member: 19951"] Copa- about your son and his feelings about his appearance. See I would have sat him down and shown him pictures of people who are disfigured from car accidents, war, born that way, criminal act of violence, Muslim women who have had acid thrown in their face, fire victims, etc. There are fat people, anorexic people, too tall, too short. I worked in a hospital setting for many years; every day I saw disfigured, sick people. Daily I would count my blessings that I and my family weren't those people. YOU have to learn how to be comfortable in your own skin. To get there, many go through counseling. If he won't do counseling, well, then he will continue to be what he is- self-conscious about his appearance. Maybe it was the way I was raised- we were not along allowed to be vain or have self-pity; well some pity, but we couldn't mope around about it. Grandma would say put your big girl panties on and move on. I think when we see the worse of things, it helps to be blessed with the best of things we are given. He should volunteer at a Veterans Hospital or even a hospital and go to the burn unit and I tell you- it changes you and how you see yourself and your problems. [/QUOTE]
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