Real beautyWhen a first-time father cuddled his newborn son,he immediately noticed the baby's ears conspicuously standing out from his head.He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might taunt his child,calling him names like Dumbo.A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy―the ears presented only a minor cosmetic problem.But the nervous father persisted.He wondered if the child might suffer psychological effects of ridicule,or if they should consider plastic surgery.The nurse assured him that it was really no problem,and he should just wait to see if the boy grows into his ears.The father finally felt more optimistic about his child,but now he worried about his wife's reaction to those large, protruding ears.She had delivered by cesarean section, and had not yet seen the child.She doesn't take things as easily as I do, he said to the nurse.By this time, the new mother was settled in the recovery room and ready to meet her new baby.The nurse went along with the dad to lend some support in case this inexperienced mother became upset about her baby's large ears.The infant was swaddled in a receiving blanket with his head covered for the short trip through the chilly air-conditioned corridor.
