My Kid Has a Big Red Dot on Her Face. Here's How Not to Be a Dick.

By Beth Seaver Parents have no idea how attractive their child is. I mean, every one of us thinks our kid is the next Gerber baby, but we can't all be right... can we? If the outside world is doing its job, friends, family, and complete strangers will compliment your baby on his or her adorableness. New moms and dads who are sleep deprived and crazy in love will be unable to see anything but perfection. Even if your baby isn't what society deems as "perfect." Snaggle tooth? Lazy eye? Nope, just the most precious baby that has ever been. I think my child (hereafter referred to as "Bean") is beautiful. She's basically a living, breathing Campbell's Soup kid with chubby cheeks for days, long lashes, and a mop of curly-ish hair that's the envy of her (slightly) balding dad. She's happy, and fun, and is developing a personality best described as "energetic." Bean also has a large, red, protruding dot on her cheek -- thanks for noticing. The large, red dot is a hemangioma, which is a concentration of blood vessels that is a bit larger than my thumb and looks kind of like a blood blister. It will most likely be reabsorbed into her body by the time she's 10. "Strawberry marks" are more likely to happen to little girls, Caucasians, and babies that are born early, and if they don't grow too large or too close to the mouth or eyes there are no physical effects. Well, other than giving your kid a "good side" for photos. On the scale of "rough stuff my child is dealing with" a he...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news