I know a lot more people who make their children wear braces because they think a beautiful smile guarantees them more opportunities in life than because they want to prevent sleep apnea.
- Valencia Laekin:
- I didn't even bother to look at it like that, but you're right. There might be an honest belief in surgery fulfilling some sort of mental issue, but the belief that breast implants will give someone more opportunities in life is completely theoretical without any statistical backing, whereas braces have been proven to correct misalignment and correct things like sleep apnea. Were any social worker or doctor to take a look at a case like that, I'm almost positive they would deny the parents the right to do that to their child.
February 9th, 2011 at 01:09am