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Jan 3, 2024 · The procedures left Hoge with severe deformities on his face. At age 14, Hoge's parents began talking to doctors about yet another major operation that would fill in the dents on the side of his head, reconstruct his nose (again), and bring his eyes a little closer together.
Apr 28, 2021 · In this polarized world we live in, genuine curiosity about one another can help us feel empathy for people who may have had different experiences from us. Don't let societal norms define you: When Hoge declined surgery at age 14, he was making a choice on his own terms.
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- Ugliness is not the absence of beauty. It’s not in opposition to it. Ugliness is its own, wonderful thing. Defining ugliness only in opposition to beauty narrows our sense of normal.
- We can acknowledge differences in appearance without attaching value to them. Stop trying to convince people that differences in appearance don’t matter by pretending they don’t exist.
- Beauty itself is a million points on a map. Beauty is a contested space. Notions of what is or isn’t beautiful are constantly changing. No one, except maybe supermodels, will win, however, if we define beauty as just one point on the end of a continuum with ugliness at the other.
- The way we talk about appearance robs kids of their natural acceptance. Folks, I’ve got news for you: our kids are way ahead of us when it comes to this stuff.
Jan 17, 2024 · Listen now: https://go.willhoge.com/EOTWsWill Hoge "End of the World" (Official Audio)℗ & © 2024 EDLO RecordsLyrics:It's quiet in the kitchen the bills are a...
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Will Hoge Live - End of the World - Elkton Music Hall, Elkton, MD - 3/8/24
Sep 16, 2013 · Hoge was born 41 years ago with a massive tumour in the middle of his face. At first his own mother couldn't bear to look at him and the family was advised to "put him in a home'".
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Feb 8, 2017 · By Susan Storer Clark | February 8, 2017. Life isn’t always pretty. Robert Hoge’s memoir of growing up with massive birth defects is a triumph of spirit. Click to view larger. Illustration by Lonesome Daughter. He was born ugly.