Germangirl wrote:
Overread your sentence. Just corrected my post with "Why would they stop half through?"
very common, even now when the ears are really like handles.
And his ears have been like that. They still stick out, but not as bad as back then.
But they COULD be totally close - so why not do it right?
because it often takes more than one surgery.
my colleagues son is just waiting for his third surgery, he's 12 now.
Often they can't correct it with one or two surgeries, it depends on how much they stick out.
Dunda wrote:
very common, even now when the ears are really like handles.
And his ears have been like that. They still stick out, but not as bad as back then.
But they COULD be totally close - so why not do it right?
because it often takes more than one surgery.
my colleagues son is just waiting for his third surgery, he's 12 now.
Often they can't correct it with one or two surgeries, it depends on how much they stick out.
I recently read an article that said it's become almost standard procedure to pin a baby's ears back before they turn one. The reason is to avoid the teasing/bullying that the child is sure to receive. That's US news - don't know what the procedure is in other countries.
Germangirl wrote:
But they COULD be totally close - so why not do it right?
because it often takes more than one surgery.
my colleagues son is just waiting for his third surgery, he's 12 now.
Often they can't correct it with one or two surgeries, it depends on how much they stick out.
I recently read an article that said it's become almost standard procedure to pin a baby's ears back before they turn one. The reason is to avoid the teasing/bullying that the child is sure to receive. That's US news - don't know what the procedure is in other countries.
They usually don't do it here in Germany that early in life.
Here it is mostly done when the kids are about 5 or so, because the ears are almost fully grown then. But it happens often that it will get worse again after this first surgery and a second surgery is needed.
There are a few opnions about awhy they put him through the questioning or what the "done" means. I give ON credit, that nobody REALLY knows. All just assumptions. But to me it seems, that he
SPOILER
he was dead or out of order and they have to find out whether or not he is ready for duty.
The top notch acting in the Weisz/Craig/Spall 'Betrayal' is emotionally true, often v funny and its beautifully staged with filmic qualities..
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And to make them stick-up 
