Comments on: Gabrielle is 13 years old. Her school thinks she should have a breast reduction.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:44:47 +0000

baloney, the British Japanese tc are all just as bad. Most Americans would never consider doing this to their kids.

By: Ridiculous

Ridiculous — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:22:14 +0000

The girl is 13 years old. 13. THIRTEEN. Instead of the teachers/staff at the school teaching the kids that you shouldn’t bully others for the way they look, they ask the girl who’s being bullied to change the way she is. She didn’t ask for this. She’s just a little girl. It’s not her fault. Her body shouldn’t have to change. Poor girl. And suggesting surgery? You’re kidding me. No. Instead of telling a girl to get surgery, they should be teaching children to be respectful and not judge others.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:17:15 +0000

That’s not having a facial deformity, that’s just having a face.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:57:43 +0000

I had 10C breasts when I was age 12 (am now 14E at age 27) and was teased as well, had kids snap my bra straps, was mortally afraid of swimming carnivals, etc. In my first year at high school, when I went up to a D, a compulsory sport was Trampolining. I ask you, who decided that 13 yr-olds whose bodies are changing, who are shy and insecure should do that as a sport?! How cruel!
Well, anyway, the story has a happy ending as now I love my body and my “wonder-jugs”. My mother passed away at age 58 from breast cancer, so that really put things in perspective.
Plastic surgery is an option, i suppose, but should not be the first thing considered when a child is teased and bullied. Sometimes it really is required, such as for a harelip or a cleft palate or similar, or having teeth removed and wearing braces for an over-crowded jaw. The problem here isn’t this girls breasts (hopefully in time she will come to love them, as boobies are AWESOME) the problem is the school is not combating sexual harassment in the schoolyard. Don’t blame the boobs, blame the bullies. And come down like a tone of bricks on the little sh*ts whose inappropriate behavior is causing this girl such grief. I’m glad her mum seems supportive of her daughters assets (pardon the pun).

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:53:36 +0000

I completely agree. I was the same, I was routinely picked on, by strangers for being incredibly skinny and having large lips. Not a great look. But both of these factors have since been what I’m complimented on most.

The issue is that while some of us do grow into our looks, many people don’t. But that doesnt mean they don’t go on to live fulfilling lives, be loved and considered beautiful by people, inside and out. It’s sad that we live in a society where its acceptable for a 14 year old to change the way she looks because others arent ok with it.

By: Georgia

Georgia — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:14:29 +0000

Pah! Change their bodies or faces? They’re STILL GROWING!

It took me high school to grow into my body and face – my eyes were too big (my hands are still bigger than 95% of the men I meet) and my cheeks looked rather like those of a chipmunk… I was AWKWARD!

I turned out ok, I reckon. But I look pretty different from when I was 13.

No one under the age of 21 should be able to have plastic sugery (unless it’s reconscructive following a REAL accident or deformity or something like a cleft palate) – because you NEVER know how you’re gonna turn out til you stop growing.

Most of us aren’t that pretty during puberty – it helps build character and at the other end, most of us turn out pretty freaking adorable!

If they let young girls turn to surgery young, those girls will ALWAYS think surgery is the answer. It is not.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 10:26:10 +0000

telling kids not to get bullied instead of bullies not to bully is basically the same as telling women not to get raped instead of telling men not to rape. It is just ridiculous.

By: renlish

renlish — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:14:14 +0000

A very average looking young lady but hardly “deformed”.

By: snoozymum

snoozymum — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:58:21 +0000

oh! i look at this and see/hear what others have said about me…yet I’ve maintained a commercial modelling income that far surpasses my qualified degree.Have others found this? or am i just luck?…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:41:17 +0000

I had a breast reduction at the age of 17. I was a very sporty girl, tall and around a size 12. I had a DD cup size. At the time I felt it was the best thing that could have happened to me, but the massive scars caused me years of shame with intimacy and this internalised a low self esteem and emotional eating. When I had my baby they grew back to their original size and are now even larger. Although I am finally starting to love my body again (I turn 40 this year), I wish I had never have pushed my mum into signing the papers. I wish I had a professional that could have told me to wait and see how I felt about my breasts as I grew into an adult. I was too young to make such a life changing decision….