Some people are better than others when it comes to handling awkward situations in public – especially if it involves strangers who look different than the average pedestrian. That doesn’t mean said different-looking folks want to be involuntarily involved. OP is a little person and has learned to deal with all kinds of questions – …
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TikToker appears to be automatically banning people with dwarfism because it thinks they’re underage
Violet Elliott got a message from TikTok on Sunday informing her that she was being banned from the platform because she didn’t appear to meet the site’s age requirement—despite being an adult in her early twenties. Elliott, a TikToker who goes by @hi.itsvi and Vi on the platform, shared a message with the Daily Dot …
Parents Raise $3M To Save Children With Fatal Form Of Dwarfism
No one decides to have children thinking that, three years and two children in, they’ll learn that not one, but both kids have a fatal genetic mutation without a cure. That’s what happened to Jessica and Kyle Davenport, though, whose 3yo son Kruz and 1.5yo daughter, Paizlee, were both diagnosed with Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia (SIOD). …
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Tori Roloff shares how she talks to her 5-year-old son with dwarfism about being different
It isn’t easy having to explain to a child who is different that they aren’t quite like other children. Most parents would probably prefer to downplay the situation, saying “It’s no big deal. You aren’t quite the same as the other children, but everyone is different.” However, Tori Roloff, 31, star of the TLC’s long-running …
Tori Roloff shares how she talks to her 5-year-old son with dwarfism about being different
It isn’t easy having to explain to a child who is different that they aren’t quite like other children. Most parents would probably prefer to downplay the situation, saying “It’s no big deal. You aren’t quite the same as the other children, but everyone is different.” However, Tori Roloff, 31, star of the TLC’s long-running …
Tori Roloff shares how she talks to her 5-year-old son with dwarfism about being different
It isn’t easy having to explain to a child who is different that they aren’t quite like other children. Most parents would probably prefer to downplay the situation, saying “It’s no big deal. You aren’t quite the same as the other children, but everyone is different.” However, Tori Roloff, 31, star of the TLC’s long-running …