ANSWERS: 5
  • What do you mean ugly? If there is a deformity then a parent should try to correct it. If the child has something like big ears let him or her decide what to do when he or she is old enough.
  • i can't think of an instance (save for a deformity, like dee dee said) in which a parent would *owe* their child cosmetic surgery. i think beauty and ugliness are relative anyway, and supporting such nonsense as cosmetic surgery just because a child thinks that it is ugly is not only ridiculous but also encouraging a superficial and self centered attitude in that child. i know people whose parents paid for them to get plastic surgery and it didn't help the kids one bit. you're the same person with a smaller nose, higher cheekbones, bigger breasts or wider set eyes. you have the same problems and the same fears. being 'pretty' or 'handsome' never solved anyone's problems.
  • I would, but I would also try to find out if there was some other cause for the negative psychological effect like OCD.
  • I don't think I've ever met an ugly person, so I'm going to have to go with a no. If the parents want to, then they can. If they don't, then they shouldn't be forced to.
  • This question is difficult because each situation might produce dire effects. For example, if the parents didn't pay to "fix" the "problem", the child might think that the parents don't love him/her; the child might blame them for a) her "bad-looking" genes and then b) for not caring enough to "fix" it when they could. However, if the parents relented and paid for her to have cosmetic surgery, then it is like they are validating society's beliefs, and breaking their supposed "all-encompassing" love~

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