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Cleftisms are cleft-related comments, quotes and remarks you've come across – they can be funny, annoying and even inspiring. It could have been said by your kid, your uncle, a friend or something you saw on TV.

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So THAT'S the problem!!

Tue, 29/05/2007 - 22:33 — Laura8603
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I adopted my 2.75 year old daughter from China in January. She has a cleft lip and palate, both repaired. I also have an older daughter, Katie, age 4.75. Read The Rest »

They did a great job - you can't see the scar

Mon, 28/05/2007 - 13:15 — FayeS

My son was born with soft palate cleft only - no lip involvement.
I tell people and that's the usual response. I then have to explain the type of cleft he has.

"Oh, did she break her arms?"

Tue, 16/01/2007 - 13:41 — Darcy

The question I'd get quite a bit when people would see her in her arm restraints following a surgery. While it was a completely innocent question, it was annoying to be asked if she'd broken BOTH her arms. Read The Rest »

"Oh, it could have been so much worse..."

Mon, 15/01/2007 - 08:37 — Darcy

"...she could have been born with something serious, non fixable, more severe."

They can fix that...

Thu, 11/01/2007 - 15:34 — admin

'Oh, they can fix that these days... I wouldn't worry too much.' - just about everyone we meet passes on this little gem and it's definitely in the 'annoying' category.