Hey, I HAD those special shoes. My parents couldn't afford the leg braces, but I wore those horrible shoes for years. And I don't remember getting a lot of sympathy... Darn. I should have worked those shoes a little better! ;-)

Remember, I was only like 7, we think WAY differently when we're young.

It just goes to show I would do ANYTHING for attention back then.

Anything. Trust me.

Okay and this is horrible and I don't know why I'm telling you this as you DONT ANSWER IM ANYMORE, but um, when I was 11?

I totally wanted to have leukemia so people would pay attention to me.

I was pigeon-toed and I had leg braces. I don't remember it, tho. I think I was only two or three.

Y, I used to wish I had braces, and glasses (maybe at the same time!!!) so that people would pay attention to me.

Kids are stupid.

Ok, since you're all confessing and admitting, I used to want head gear for my teeth.

NOBODY IN THE WORLD KNEW THAT UNTIL NOW.

Also? I wanted a sprained ankle or broken leg so I could use crutches.

I used to sit under heavy blankets so I'd have a "fever."

Wonder why we're friends.

haaaha

I used to put a blanket over my face and breathe really hard and after it was hot enough, I'd call my mom and ask her to take my temperature. Worked everytime.

Also?

I used to shove q-tips up my nose to induce a sneezing fit and then claim my "allergies" were acting up.

But seriously, I really WAS pigeon-toed.

Now? I just blog for attention.

hahaha. I think I need metal braces for my blog though, it walks funny.

My best friend Amy W. asked me to scare her into running into a wall hand first so she could break a finger. I left and then re-entered the room with a cylinder of rolled up IGNITED paper. We would have gotten much more attention for burning the building down.

But, I like the way you put a positive spin on getting leg braces, shows you're a real glass half full kind of gal.

I almost pulled a Dubya and choked on my pretzel, the comments we killing me. I wanted a broken arm soooo bad. And I used to stick my finger down my throat and puke but that wasn't for attention that was to keep from going to school. Kids are damn weird.

I wanted to have glasses, so I'd get attention. I got them. Didn't get the attention. Then I decided to lie to get attention. Dayum! Did that ever work! I got the cr*p beaten out of me when I was caught.

I'm still pigeon-toed. my stepmom used to give me crap about it all of the time and tell me to CONCENTRATE! when I was walking to keep my toes straight. what a bitch.

Hey Y,
I was pigeon toed when I was born and had to get leg braces. I don't remember them, but there are pics in my baby book with them. I do remember the special shoes and having to sit on a table every night with sand-filled socks draped over my feet and having to turn them out as far as I could stand it. I remember hating every minute of that shit, and the shoes, 'cuz I couldn't ever get the cute shoes that all the other girls had when I was in Kindergarten until 2nd grade.....maybe that's why I have such an obsession with them now??? ;) Thank God I was eventually able to get rid of the ugly shoes and quit doing the foot exercises...although I did have the best toned calves in the 2nd grade!

Y? You rammed Qtips up your nose? Good one! It's a good thing no one walked in on you with 3 or 4 of them dangling!

When I was a little kid I used to walk with my mom in the grocery store (or any store) with a limp. I don;t know why, but I wanted people to look at me and feel sorry. It was embarrassing though when people would stop and ask my mom what happened to me. Then she would go, "What? Oh Andreah! Stop walking like a cripple!"