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[Haole Girl]

I was born with clubfoot (both feet). In Spain, in the early 60's, they put casts from my feet to my upper thighs. I don't have any baby pics of those first couple of months. Then came braces... then the corrective shoes. My parents tried their best to help...they made me take Ballet (which was excruciatingly painful at four), roller skating, etc. I was teased pretty mercilessly as a child (all through elementary school).

It got better, progressively, as I grew older. Though, once, when I was in college, a group of students watched me walk toward them. When I got to their table, one of them exclaimed, "You're pigeon toed!!!" I looked at her, with the coldest stare, and simply said, "Yes!" It was the end of the discussion. I think that was the last time I was teased about it.

Well, I didn't mean to ramble on and on... but it is one reason I don't take being "made fun of" very well.

Whew... THAT was rather revealing!!

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