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Is there any way to make my big feet smaller?

 

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I'm 14 and in my freshman year, and my feet are size 14 womens. I hate having to get boys' shoes and never being able to wear heels or girly shoes. Is there a surgery to make my feet smaller?

 

Up until the 1900s, wealthy young women in China had their feet bound because small feet were considered ladylike and beautiful. Much like having pale skin several hundred years ago in Western Europe meant that you didn’t have to work outdoors and were thus part of the upper class, having your feet bound in China meant that you physically couldn’t work. Binding your feet started at a very young age—from two to five years old—and involved breaking the toe joints so you could bend them toward the sole of your foot. It was incredibly painful and often resulted in infection and life-long disability.

 

I’m not telling you this to gross you out, but to show you how some women have gone to great lengths for smaller feet. While I’m sure there are some surgeons out there who would be willing to alter the length of the bones in your feet to make them smaller, I am just as sure that there are far more surgeons and doctors who would absolutely not recommend destroying your body in such a way.

 

I know it’s not fun to be limited by your shoe size, but instead of thinking of what your feet don’t allow you to do, like wearing a lot of girly shoes, focus on what they can do, like carry you across the finish line when you run the mile in gym. To find the shoes you’re craving, you might have to get creative. Try shopping online at places like Zappos, which let you search by shoe size to find the pair of your dreams.


BY BRITTANY TAYLOR ON 10/9/2012 3:54:00 PM

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I really don't think you want small feet. I am 11 years old and wear size 13 (childrens) It is really embarressing because I can only wear kiddie shoes.Frown I think you are lucky to have big feet.

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by sweetpeadoodaa on 10/17/2012 5:05:12 PM

 
 

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plz help! so, I'm the tallest girl in my class. I always feel so awkward when i am with my friends. Also, most of the guys are super short!!! How can i make myself shorter?

 

Hey girly, there's no way to make yourself shorter. Instead, embrace your height and be proud of your long limbs! I'm sure you can think of lots of great things about being tall. Plus, this is a problem so many models have had too. =) You might feel awkward now, but within the next few years, your girl friends will all start to catch up to your height and the boys will pass you. So no worries!

Lauren I.

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by kkbarbie on 10/17/2012 4:15:32 PM

 
 



I am 5ft 6 and weigh 80pounds and got size 9 and a half feet and I'm in the 8th grade and I'm proud of my looks, there wasnt ever a time when I got embarrassed caz whenever something like that happens, I laugh at myself, I got a crazy humor! I am weird and abnormal like that and that's at people like me, I am a nerd and is always positive and living tht life with my friends having fun! : D




No sorry girl! There is nothing you can do to naturally reduce the size of your feet!  
mailyse f.

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by Susmita24 on 10/12/2012 4:55:21 PM

 
 

I'm 12 and fit a size 2!!! And my sister is 9 and is already getting into a size 1 and wears my shoes without asking!!!!!!!! I seriously need her to stop that!!!

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by galpal on 10/11/2012 8:07:37 AM

 
 

i heard you could run bare foot to make your feet smaller it takes a little but it wont hurt your help

P.s. check out aba anderson non toxic it is amazing

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by girl on fire on 10/9/2012 9:18:31 PM

 
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