Charlie Crenshaw 是一個住在美國喬治亞洲 6 個月大的小女嬰,她和一般的寶寶沒什麼兩樣,不過她的臉上多了一個胎記,這是一個毛細血管瘤,從她出生開始,她的媽媽 Katie Crenshaw 就被各式各樣的關心、好奇、悲憐包圍,但對 Katie 而言,寶寶 Charlie 的美好,完全沒有因為這胎記有任何影響。
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不少人看到了 Charlie,都為她的胎記感到心疼,人們祈禱它會好起來,但這些話聽在媽媽 Katie 耳裡,卻有不同的想法,她在她自己的部落格 Twelve & Six 上回應道:
"She isn’t in pain or ill,She simply has an unusual quality about her appearance. The most common sentiments are ‘I’m praying that it goes away.’ Or ‘Bless her poor little heart.’ I’m constantly being asked ‘When will that go away?’ I’ve even heard things as harsh as ‘turn her to her good side’ or ‘Too bad, she’s so pretty otherwise’.
I encourage you to, instead of praying it will disappear, pray that she grows into a confident girl who loves herself no matter what she looks like. Pray that constant comments and opinions from friends, family and strangers will end before she’s old enough to overhear them. Pray that she will be a strong person in the in an age where we are bullied for any number of reasons."
對於大家希望 Charlie 好起來,Katie 認為,Charlie 並沒有生病,所以也不會有好不好起來的問題,Katie 表示,大家與其希望這個胎記消失,不如希望 Charlie 成為一個有自信的女孩,不論她臉上有沒有胎記,都能好好地愛自己,不如希望這些來自朋友、家人,甚至陌生人的評論和意見,在 Charlie 長大後會停止。
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大家說著,「沒關係,我們只要看她好的那一面就行了!」對媽媽 Katie 而言,是不成立了,因為 Charlie 沒有不好的那一面,哪來好的那一面?相信擁有這樣的母親,Charlie 一定可以成為那個,Katie 希望的有自信的女孩!
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