Webbed Toes
After my previous comment about my webbed toes, several people have found my site while searching for pictures of webbed toes. I aim to please, so I’m hoping to get some pictures of my feet up on the site over the weekend.
Mutants of the world, unite!
I’ve created some forums for discussing webbed toes. Hopefully, this will be easier to manage than a bunch of comments on my blog posts.
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I have my pinger running constantly, But I find keeping it running with up to date services a challenge. I will be waiting for your updates.
I hope you both are still on track, I've seen that plan and always wondered if it was as good as they make it sound lol. Love to hear how it's working out for you both.
A small bug report.
If a keyword contains an apostrophe (e.g. a name like O'Connor) the meta tag is broken because single quotes are used (e.g. <meta name='keywords' content='o'connor' />). This would be solved by moving to double quotes (e.g. <meta name="keywords" content="o'connor" />)
Hey I think I answered my own question. I installed and activated the disable-wpautop plugin to keep Wordpress from automatically reformatting info entered when editing pages and posts. It's available here:
http://urbangiraffe.com/plugins/disable-wpautop/
When I enter:
name="description" content="Grittyjane.com serves as an online gallery for artist Jane DesRosier. Shop for original artwork, unique gifts and find out about upcoming online art classes and doll-making workshops."
Wordpress inserts escape characters so it looks like this in the header of the page or post:
name="description" content="Grittyjane.com serves as an online gallery for artist Jane DesRosier. Shop for original artwork, unique gifts and find out about upcoming online art classes and doll-making workshops."
How do I keep this from happening? Do the escape characters affect the way search engine bots view the meta data?
I love to use wordpress because of its plugins. It's easy to manage due to built in pugins.
That's why choosing wordpress for owning a blog is the best place to be.
I’m closing comments on these blog posts in favor of the forums that I set up for this purpose. The forums will allow you to have discussions in a more structured format.
Go: Geek Ramblings Forums
I have webbed toes on both feet, 2nd and 3rd toes, about halfway to three-quarter way. I also am gay and knew so from an early age. Because of these two traits I was always ashamed as a child, felt like I was abnormal. Well guess what? I am!!! and BFD. The Creator made me this way and as such I am whole, perfect and complete just as I am. I am intrigued by the notion that there is a connection to “genious” and webbed toes, because I certainly was considered genious and a prodigy when I was a child. I only wish I hadn’t felt so ashamed about it, that my parents would have done something to make me proud of who I am. As a result, I have never lived up to my potential; I am extremely talented and yet I hide these talents (singing, art, writing) or neglect them and I think that it all boils down to this: if I sold my screenplay, if I became a famous musician, then the spotlight would be on me, and eventually the fact that I have webbed toes would come to light and I would be made fun of. Well BS. I am now in my 40s, and I definitely believe I am a unique manifestation of the Divine Source. Lastly, as an X-Man fan, I LOVE the idea of being a mutant. It signifies the next step in human evolution, a better, more progressive direction for our species. That’s all for now.
I have webbed toes (the 2nd and 3rd, halfway), as does my mum and her mum. but apart from that no one in the family was ever heard to have it.
I used to feel quite embarrased about it, my older sister certainly didnt help! she used to tell me that they looked discusting and that she would help me cut them apart, because she loved me off course….lol!! i dont think she would have ever seriously “helped me” even those times when she was holding scissors a centimeter away!!
i remember my parents and other relatives would call me “paluszek” which is polish for finger/toe because they thought it was so cute
I really quite like them now, i think they make me who i am theyre a part of me. I dont know anyone else with webbed toes, and everyone whos seen mine, have usually never even heard of it before!
I hope at least one of my children have it, i think its cute and id feel like its that special part of me that ive passed on to them.
theres so many people in this blurb though! kinda makes u realise, if the statistic about “1 in 2000 people have it” is true…..there are a LOT of people!!
Love ur webbed toes! they rock!!
Wow. I am really amazed at the number of people with this trait. I was born with complete webbing of the 2nd and 3rd toes and fingers. My parents opted for “corrective surgery” of my hands when I was 3. That was in 1975 and was a big mistake. My webbed fingers looked much more “normal” than the scarred partially webbed result of surgery. My parents didn’t have my toes cut and it’s never been a problem. I have a 14 year old daughter with partial webbing of the 2nd and 3rd toes and my 3 month old son has no webbing. Strangely he does have a small hole just infront and above his left ear which the pediatrician says is a gill arch. I’ve done a little research into both syndactyly and prenatal arches since then and find it interesting that both are believed to result from the failure of apoptosis or programmed cell death during gestation. Anyway food for thought.
peace and God bless,
Will
Well, people might want to have them seperated because they’d feel better afterwards. It’s there business, so I don’t think others should be judging their decisions. I respect both people who don’t feel the need to seperate webbed toes, or do feel the need.
Just my two cents.
found this helpful
http://www.emedihub.com/
hey guys i also have joined toes on my 2nd and third of both feet. u can buy clips that make them look split when your wearing sandals. if not go to birkenstock thay have a fantastic range of semi closed toe sandals which cover them somewhat.
do not cut them
god gave them to so few of us as an instant membership to that great nightclub upstairs
if u lose them he wont remember you. note: none of the worlds tyrants, dictators. hitmen, assassins or evil men have ever been recorded to have webbed toes.
it is said that john the baptist had his second and third of both feet joined.
ps; look how many people are in this blurb. i thought until now i was the only one, yep im keeping them!!!!
ive read so many posts about how webbed toes from the american indian heritage. wether or not thats true , i dont know. i myself come from a line of cherokee indian tribe and i have webbed toes. wether or not it is because of that is debatable. but in any case, it is a genetic abnormality that my mother and fther and grandmother taught me to be proud of. for i have webbed toes as well as my grandmother who did , along with her twin sister, and my great mother. ive been told it runs every other generation of that chance happening, but in our case its beem three generations straight. im rpoud of my abnormality becasue i was taught from being young to show them off and tell others i have something you dont. and the response usually is wow. so be proud of them an show them off, for you are uniquely different.
I have partailly joined toes on my left foot and love my webbies! The only people who have ever noticed them without help have been ladies giving me a pedicure. They never say anything but I do get annoyed when they try to jam cotton or tissue btw. my 2nd and 3rd toe before painting! Otherwise, I love showing them to people and freaking them out a little bit. My dad also had webbies and I was told they are an Irish genetic trait. No idea if that is true, but it’s what I’ve always said. I also tell people I swim really well, in circles that is (as right foot is web-free). If you say this just after pointing them out, you beat ‘em to the punch line and everyone laughs. My fiance also loves my webbed toes and is always happy to give me a foot rub!
Sunny, I sent you an email to the address you registered on the forums. If you are still having problems, send me a note, and we’ll see what we can figure out to get you going.
I tried to register on the syndactly forum but it won’t send me a password. I had the surgery and I wanted to share my story. Can anyone tell me how to get my membership activated?
How is it bizzare to correct a deformity regardless of how big or small it is? Ask the people who are fascinated by them if they would want to switch their toes for webbed ones. How many would jump at that offer? A lot of people are fascinated by a lot of different things doesn’t mean they like what they see. Yeah, it’s true, who cares what others think, the most important thing is what you think about yourself. But not everyone is happy with what they have and if it makes someone happy to correct it, more power to them. Same goes to those who love their webbed toes..ect..ect.
You are right about having other things to worry about in this world! But not everyone feel’s so confidant about looking different.Especially when I was swimming and all the other kids noticed my webbed toes, and had many comments about them. If your experience was wonderful then thats what you need to share, with out ridiculeing other people that did not have a great experience in this situation.share don’t compare
I don’t understand why people are so self-conscious about such a thing as having toes joined together! It’s laughable that people go to lengths to have them SEPARATED! how bizarre!
I was born with joined second and third toes on both feet – they’re both joined halfway. People are fascinated by them – not ‘freaked out’ as some people would make you think.
Embrace it! It separates us from the boring normal toes!
There are bigger things in life to worry about than what your toes look like!
I had been on this site several times till I got tired of the self-doubt I had after reading the anti-separation posts. I am 41 years old and have complete syndactyly of the 2nd and 3rd toes of both feet. I never allow my feet to be seen: toes hidden in the sand at the beach or under the straps of the lounge chair, standing behind shrubs or in tall grass if barefoot outside when someone arrived, buying only sandals that had straps over the toes so they wouldn’t show, actually being sure to have socks on when going for gynecological check-ups, checking for webbed toes before anything else at the birth of each of my three kids. I could go on and on. These toes have been a lifetime of stress for me. I had a consultation with a podiatrist several years ago who took an x-ray then sent me on my way with a lecture about needing to wear pads under the balls of my feet to keep the skin softer. I finally decided I’d had enough and was ready to do something about my toes. I want to go to the pool without rushing into the water and hoping no kid has his eyes open under water; I want to buy the cute, strappy sandals and flip-flops instead of “granny” shoes; I want to join my daughters at pedicures. This is an intensely personal decision and no one has any right to attempt to sway someone one way or the other. My life already feels so different–I had my first repair done 2 weeks and 2 days ago by a plastic surgeon well versed in reconstructive surgery. The procedure lasted about 1 1/2 hours at an out-patient facility. My husband said I looked like a kid at Christmastime when the surgeon first unwrapped my new toes. I had my second post-operative appointment yesterday and smiled all the way home. I am allowed to walk on that foot now and when I’m ready we’ll do the other one. Unless you’ve felt the stares, heard the comments, lived the life of a “webbie”, you have no idea how liberating this surgery can be. I admire anyone who is comfortable with their webbed toes, but I wasn’t. That’s my entire point–it is up to each individual to make the decision that’s right for them. Don’t listen to the nay-sayers, one way or the other, just listen to your heart and do what’s best for you. It hurts, I was so sick from the anesthesia, I nearly passed out when the doctor unwrapped them the first time, I hate being waited on and relying on someone else to do things for me even for a short time, but all this is totally worth it to me. I cannot wait to have the other one done. My daughters and I have spring plans for pedicures and sandal shopping. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted. Life is too short to spend it constricted and embarrassed over something that can relatively easily be corrected. I wish I’d done it many years ago. I’m sorry for the long post but I wanted to let anyone with webbed toes know that whatever they decide to do with them is just fine. It is their decision and no one else’s opinion should be an issue. I personally feel so liberated so I know I made the best decision for me.
hey fellow webbers, just out of curiosity has any one said to to you “can you swim better” which i think is a load of bull but there you go. coz i cant swim and have a massive fear of open water. which is quite ironic seeing as i live on the isle of wight (an island south of britain), but any way about two weeks ago i got them pierced and you should too. it didnt hurt that much and it didnt mess up my walking in any way. my full plan for them is when they are healed im gonna get some jewelery steel bend them into rings so they go over my second toe and attach bells two them. so when i walk i jingle. i know its a ridiculas thought but you turn this mutation into something to laugh at. and think about its a piercing that very few people can have done and for those who have had it cut SHAME ON YOU you should be proud it. seriously get em out in a pub one day and i bet someone will buy you a drink. it works for me.
I was reading comment #571 and I am pretty amazed! My blood type is 0 negative and my toes are not webbed, but my 6 year old son has a webbed toe on his left foot (about 95% webbed). I am not sure of his blood type but I will find out from his doctor.
I also did a google search on star childen and found the same info and much more on what you stated above! Wow just to think….I also have green eyes and so does my son. Please let me know if you hear anything new on this subject.
I just came across a post in which a woman had her webbed toes seperated using a laser that cauterized the vessels and so forth enabling the skin to be healed without any grafting or cutting. This was supposedly done in NY at a premier surgical center, I will go back and look it up because that’s the second time I’ve heard this of being done. I had skin grafting done but supposedly this other technique leaves way less scarring and heals much quicker. ?? I would imagine if you googled ‘webbed toes cut with laser’ something in regards to this if not the exact article would come up. It was an interesting article because this stated it was performed in the late 80’s or early nineties, that totally blew me away. If this is so I would check it out, it makes sense how it could theoretically work. If anyone knows of this please educate us. That would be great! My little girl was born with perfect little toes like her mom but I still worry because i do want another child and would like to know about this alternative procedures. I just remember this being performed at some type of special surgical institute in NY, I came across it surfing so it may take a little homework but I found it under a basic ‘webbed toe’ search that I use to find this site and I only searched maybe 7-8 pages as I recall. (VV)(VV) webbed toes b4 (”’)(”’)free toes now!! HURRAY!!! pops champaign! dancing girls come in! poodles jump through hoops! spider plays basketball! alligator rides uni cycle! chihuaha does the macarena!! ok u get the point HURRAY!!!!
It’s not a big deal, in fact I’ve had the surgery myself on both feet 2nd and 3rd toes. I was told by podiatrists all my adolescent life that it was a terrible risk to take and that I could lose a toe. Well, that’s absurd, believe me. The first plastic surgeon I spoke with and told them what I was told for years laughs (honestly in disgust for the poor lack of educated physicians out there scaring people out of a potentially very happy life without the extreme embarressment and humility in many/most cases) said it was probably one of the most simple procedures to do, so simple I could be scheduled in tomorrow. I was in shock because I was prepared to hear the same thing again and thought atleast I gave it one last shot before preparing to have to live with this deformity that I was terribly ashamed of. I immediately contacted other plastic surgeons who specialized in micro-surgery (hand, small vessels, etc..) and they all agreed that it was a very simple procedure which seemed fitting considering these were simple-syndactly toes we were talking about, not toes that are severely deformed or all webbed together. Think of a burned victim ok, the skin melts together and if they can manage to fix severely burned toes and fingers then it makes sense that this simple surgery with no damaged skin, nerves, or blood vessels, could sensibly be performed with excellent odds. When I told people in a post that I lost feeling between my toes, well, in reality I never could feel between them anyway so how or why would I expect it to feel the same as my other toes do? Evidently the toes were meant to be together so is it honestly a lack of feeling or sensation if you never actually had it before or knew what it felt like? It’s just food for thought because over the years I have a lot more feeling between them. I never lost any other sensation that I had on the outside of the toes or where I could partially feel between them at the tips of the toes (3/4 webbed on left 1/2 on right). I hope people didn’t think they could have a toe go numb or not feel it at all because that wasn’t the case whatsoever. I just noticed that the inside of my left third toe was not as sensitive as my second toe just as part of the grafted area of the second toe was not as sensitive as the other toes and maybe this is how a skin graft is supposed to feel, I really don’t know. But in all reality I went the first 17yrs of my life without ever feeling between them so was it just a mind body disassociation or was there any actual damage done? I would not trade the surgery for the world because not only did I know how other people honestly looked at it( we all know they wouldn’t want our toes anymore then we do-HONESTLY) but when I would walk it would actually bother the hell out of me consciously that my toes were stuck together. I hated that padded feeling and having my toes stuck so close together. It drove me crazy, I would be thinking of my toes 24/7 and how on earth could I seperate them or would anyone do it for me if I only asked. I can truthfully tell you and admit to it, it isn’t healthy to be so obsessed, ashamed, totally embarressed, constantly hiding or keeping things like this inside yet anyone who knows this feeling knows you won’t just go and tell anyone let alone your best friend. That’s probably the last person on earth you would want to tell because we all had that best friend who loved to make fun of people lol If they only knew hahaha ( they still don’t! ) Just in case anyone ever thought, somehow saw, or heard I had webbed
toes I made a point to run around barefoot soon after surgery and could of cared less about the scars. I wanted everyone to know my toes were not stuck together! This was a huge step forward in my life, even tho I was popular, outgoing, and naturally excelled in sports- it totally held me back. Try never experiencing a day at the pool with all of your peers and the people you had innocent crush’s on. That’s not fair to any child and 9 out of ten are probably to embarressed to even want to bring it up to their parents. Hell, going to the doctor was the worst gut wrenching feeling when they would look at your mom or dad and say, “this kids toes are fine, I would not even attempt to seperate them myself.” Wow! Every webbers nightmare! When something like this happened to you and there’s a doctor and nurse in the exam room looking at, feeling between or trying to and examing your feet trying to see how far they could pull your toes apart would honestly make you feel violated in some way. To them they were just toes, to me it was my way out of this hell. I’d walk out of there worse off feeling helpless and seriously violated. It’s true and hurts like hell just having to go and get in the car and sit there in that uncomftorable silence until your parents decide to speak and say something totally stupid, “did you want something to eat?” Like any kid or adult ever wants to go thru this and deliberately chance experiencing this time and time again. People and parents don’t get it, just because you choose to let your child choose for themselves doesn’t mean you’re doing the best thing for your child. Atleast not psychologically. I was ashamed to ask my parents because it made me feel like I was going to somehow let them down that I actually wanted to change my God given body. I mean I was severely ashamed and even became more so ashamed and avoided talking about it all costs because I absolutely hated hearing “oh you’ll grow out of it, you can barely notice it”… You know, if that’s the case and it’s no big deal then get them fricken cut ok, this way we can all be happy right?!? No one likes being talked down to or have to feel like you’re trying to be sold on the idea and accept the brainwashing attempts to make you accept something THEY want you to accept so badly it hurts them too. Why are parents so damn stuck on keeping the toes stuck together????? I swer my mom would deliberately take me to the same kind of surgeons just to hear them tell her what she wanted to hear and not what I wanted to hear. It’s funny how they never took me to a plastic surgeon and I had to research and find out myself that this is who could do it with ease. Now that you parents who have read this know that you don’t go to podiatrist I reccomend saving your child and yourself this pain and terrible experience. Go directly to a ‘plastic’ surgeon*** who specializes in micro hand surgery. Save yourself the trouble. That’s like going to a dermatologist for a nose job or a ear, nose,and throat doctor. Just because they deal with that particular body part doesn’t mean they are educated or skilled in reshaping it in any way at all. It’s amazing how people overlook something so obvious as this but it’s understandable since some podiatrists attempt to do things other physicians spent years in school to learn. Seriously now, would you honestly want a foot doctor sculpting your body? lol Hey honey we’re going to get you a face lift at Pete’s Foot Clinic as soon as he’s done removing that corn from granny’s toe. lol It isn’t cool and we all have scars, I’d rather have physical scars then severe psychologial scars that sculpt and shape your life. I’ll trade these scars any day for one day at the pool with all my friends, jet skiing, walking the beach without hiding your toes with each step, buying a pair of flip flops that will actually see the outdoors, getting a foot rub, or having sex without sox lol! People take this for granite and parents refuse to not think about sex and somehow in some distorted way think maybe the webbed toes will keep her/him grounded or be a better kid. WHATEVER that’s just sick yet many parents who are honest with themselves know that this is true. If anything it has the exact opposite effect. The first thing I notice about someone to this day is their feet, wtf is that about? Gee I wonder. I reccomend having the toes seperated at an early age to avoid any possible mental damage. Some people are just strange looking to begin with and could care less about their toes but those of us who value our looks and enjoy wearing revealing clothes shoes etc. can’t stand being a side show. You think people just talk about it for a few minutes when they notice? hahahahaha As if, they run
home and call each other up and laugh their asses off or feel sorry for us. Either way they laugh or eww and say poor kid or what a drag can u imagine! It’s only natural to do this whether you’re still growing up or not and only natural to ask someone you were with if they saw those toes too? It’s not normal so of course people will talk about it, think about it, and judge you. They will judge you either way and I just like having the choice to be seen as I want to be seen, not as my parents want me to be seen. They say my happiness is most important right, well then snip snip. It’s no big deal surgically speaking so don’t over think it. If you have to think about it then think about this, ask your child after he/she complains to you about why you ‘decided to cut the webbing’ between their toes. If this would ever even actually happen to begin with just look at your kid the same way you do when you tell them how great their webbed toes are and just say, “Would you really rather be out here in front of all of your friends with your toes stuck together for everyone to notice and see, because you know doctors do sew toes together sweetie, if this is what you would honestly like? If so, this is no problem. I decided to have your toes seperated and if you want your toes webbed toegether then so be it.” Just reverse the situation and think about it from a logical, truthfull, intelligent standpoint and you will immediately see. If you don’t, God help you and especially your child.. Now who in the hell would want to take your kid to the doctor and try to convince the doctor it’s in your best interest to sew your toes together? That’s crazy! No one would want to have to do this unless it served some actual functional benefit of sorts which we all know it doesn’t make you swim any better(worse if you never go in the water)and even then why would you want your child to have to be looked at as a freak or deformed individual? It’s non-sense = no sense.. That’s like going to a doctor and convincing them that it’s in your best interest to cut your leg or toe off. People do this, people also let baby alligators bite their nipples and deliberately get paper cuts between their toes. Does it make it right?? Exactly, we all know what they call people like this. Jackass’! If you choose to seperate your childs toes and they somehow form a psychological disorder that makes them believe they are better off with their toes webbed then maybe I would consider some serious therapy or shock treatment but I sure as hell wouldn’t let them have their toes surgically webbed together unless I had countless reccomendations saying this was best for my child from the very finest physicians available. If your child was not born with webbed toes do you honestly believe you would even flirt with the idea of getting the toes webbed or would you not just think they were nuts or just being silly as kids can be and totally dismiss it? I did not intend to offend anyone at all, yet give you a realistic point of view from someone who is very successful, half way attractive, and absolutely hated their webbed toes. I would have the surgery done over and over and over again before living another single day with webbed toes. I hated it so much I had more then one surgery to perfect it. Yep, who ever said they would get it just right the first time? That’s like telling someone with a deformed face that it will just take one simple surgery to give you the exact look you want. “The tail on your forhead will be successfully removed and the scarring and healed aftermath will never need to be fixed,adjusted or sculpted in way shape or form and if you even think about it your screwed up in the head!” WHATEVER it’s not like they wanted a tail on their head. “Sorry sweetie but we’re not going to allow you to get that wicked nose fixed because we feel you should be more then happy now that the tail is gone, don’t you agree >stern fake happy face
I’m considering surgery. My family knows I have it but we never talk about it. If I bring it up to my mother just randomly I wonder what her reaction will be. I’m going to be 20 years old and it’s bothered me my entire life.
I also have webbed toes and I would love to get the surgery but am so nervous. After reading some of the posts I am still nervous…some are postive but some are negative. I guess that goes with surgery in general. UGH!!!
Check this out,my special friends:
Webbed second and third toes show that your self-esteem tends to be firmly linked to your activities or career, however you are a potential genius!
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Hi all! I had my surgery on Oct 10th. I had the best doctor! NO visable scars on top of the toes. No one will ever know I had anything done. I didn’t need a graph either. I just did the one foot, but I am going to wait until next year to get the next one because of my work schedule.
Hi all! It will be 9 weeks on Wednesday since I’ve had the surgery. I am so glad I am done healing and can do whatever I want now. There are times I wish I didn’t have it done b/c I think to myself it was just skin between my toes and nobody really noticed it and put emphasis on it but me. I also wish that I didn’t have it done b/c now that my feet are healed I have scars (they are still red) and the scars behind my toes are somewhat hard which can be bothersome at times. The doctor says that the redness will go away and the scars will smooth out…I am really looking forward to this. On the other hand, I am glad that I had the surgery done b/c I will never have to be bothered with webbed toes again! I can wear skirts and sandals in the summer, not hide my feet in the sand at the beach, be barefoot whenever I want! What a sense of freedom! I have been using Mederma and have only heard good things about it so I hope that it works! I also soak my feet with Epsom salts everyday…I don’t know that it does anything but just doing it makes me feel better. My advice to anyone that is not sure about getting the surgery is to go for it…you will feel so much better.
[...] A few years ago, I made a post that mentioned in passing that I have webbed toes. About a month later, my logs started showing up a fair number of referals from search engines from people looking for info about webbed toes. So I promised that I’d try to put up a picture. A couple of days later, I posted said picture. [...]
Thanks M&M. Im 13 yrs old, and I would never seperate my toes, its just Im a really sensitive person is all. The good thing is I have been around my friends being barefoot, and they didnt notice my toes unless I pointed them out.(which I hardly did) lol. I guess this girl was paying close attention to my feet for some reason. lol
I’ve created some forums for discussing webbed toes. Hopefully, this will be easier to manage than a bunch of comments on my blog posts.
That sounds like a situation in which the girl was probably insecure herself about something or a number of things. I wouldn’t even worry about it although it’s easier said then done. I only experienced that when I was about 5 yrs old so that tells you the mentality of the girl who said that. She sounds jealous of you for one reason or another. Just curious how old are now, have you ever gone barefoot or been seen barefoot in public around your peers before this experience? Do your best to rise above it. Even if you considered surgery or had the surgery done, people like that will always find something to say to try and hurt your feelers or make fun of you in one way or the other, they are just unhappy with themselves. Even if they appear to be physically perfect per say and not a worry in the world I guarantee this not the issue. Just forget about it and laugh it off. If you let them know it bothers you they will just dig and dig, never let them see you sweat. OK?? Trust me on this one.. Besides this is something so incredibly minor but because it doesn’t impair you in some way other then feeling between them people look at it differently versus someone missing an arm or clubfoot at birth. It’s stupid I know but as you get older webbed toes are not an issue like they are when you are younger. If it bothers you that much to the point you feel like you are getting totally depressed and withdrawn then I would possibly go in for a consultation with a qualified physician to discuss your options. I personally had surgery but I have met people who are totally content with it and love it, it just wasn’t for me although I don’t mind it on other’s, it’s actually cute on girls-seriously.. It’s all in how you look at it and approach it.. Just don’t overthink it and let it get to you, make a level headed decision.. If you ever need to vent there’s a ton of people on here including myself who know what it’s like and don’t mind talking with you, it’s nice knowing there’s other’s out there like yourself.. I only wish I had known about this site before I had surgery, may of decided differently, I don’t know but it would have been nice to talk about it before hand.. Good luck and no worries, besides gangly toes are much worse then a couple webbed toes, believe me!! lol
Today at school, when we got out of Gym, we had to change our clothes. And when I slipped my sandals back on, a girl behind me started yelling “ewww!!” at my toes. And then she screamed to everyone too look at them, and everyone started laughing. when i left from Gym I felt upset and ashamed. what should I do or say?