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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 86123" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Interesting thought, Fran. I'll keep it in mind but I'm not sure our budget can stretch - I need to be with difficult child 3 for his schoolwork, so anything like that turns into a family affair. </p><p></p><p>Esther, I had a cute idea about the matching scars in the neck - try and find one of those kids' costume things of Frankenstein, like a half-collar you wear at the back, with plastic bolts. Or you could make one with a girls' plastic head band. It would be a lot of fun for the grandkids, or if you get door-to-door salesmen...</p><p></p><p>And if they ever operate on your thyroid, your scar will continue right across the front, although they are usually successful at hiding a thyroid scar in the crease of the neck. If they do that, you could tell people you're bride of Frankenstein (I went to a fancy dress party once, as bride of Frankenstein - I now have the hair for it, too).</p><p></p><p>I have a huge curved scar on one side, from kidney surgery when I was 20. For years I've told curious people that it's a shark bite.</p><p></p><p>I was always worried about scars showing on my body. When I had my appendix out in my teens, the doctor was clever and hid the scar very low. But when I had the kidney surgery, I gave up worrying. Even in a one-piece swimsuit, part of the scar showed. So I just went on wearing my bikini and showed off the whole scar. Amazingly, people noticed it less than when I wore the one-piece.</p><p></p><p>And with door-to-door salesmen, or various canvassers of different religious groups - I was going to buy a t-shirt which had red splashes across it and a very realistic-looking plastic axe in the chest (apparently embedded) and wear THAT when answering the door. It would speed up the whole process, I figured.</p><p></p><p>You're never too old to enjoy being undignified.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 86123, member: 1991"] Interesting thought, Fran. I'll keep it in mind but I'm not sure our budget can stretch - I need to be with difficult child 3 for his schoolwork, so anything like that turns into a family affair. Esther, I had a cute idea about the matching scars in the neck - try and find one of those kids' costume things of Frankenstein, like a half-collar you wear at the back, with plastic bolts. Or you could make one with a girls' plastic head band. It would be a lot of fun for the grandkids, or if you get door-to-door salesmen... And if they ever operate on your thyroid, your scar will continue right across the front, although they are usually successful at hiding a thyroid scar in the crease of the neck. If they do that, you could tell people you're bride of Frankenstein (I went to a fancy dress party once, as bride of Frankenstein - I now have the hair for it, too). I have a huge curved scar on one side, from kidney surgery when I was 20. For years I've told curious people that it's a shark bite. I was always worried about scars showing on my body. When I had my appendix out in my teens, the doctor was clever and hid the scar very low. But when I had the kidney surgery, I gave up worrying. Even in a one-piece swimsuit, part of the scar showed. So I just went on wearing my bikini and showed off the whole scar. Amazingly, people noticed it less than when I wore the one-piece. And with door-to-door salesmen, or various canvassers of different religious groups - I was going to buy a t-shirt which had red splashes across it and a very realistic-looking plastic axe in the chest (apparently embedded) and wear THAT when answering the door. It would speed up the whole process, I figured. You're never too old to enjoy being undignified. Marg [/QUOTE]
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