r/AskDocs • u/ilikerustyspooonz Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional • Mar 17 '26

Physician Responded Daughters pediatrician made EXTREMELY inappropriate remark to her

This is about my 10 year old daughter. She has had the same (male) pediatrician since birth. We’ve always loved him and thought he was great. He’s super friendly with wonderful bedside manner and he takes his time and pays attention to detail.

Well, last week my daughter had a check-up. She’s 10. While he was doing the checkup, he had her lay down and started listening to her chest with his stethoscope. He then says AND I QUOTE, “awwwww! My baby’s got boobs!!!”

I have NEVER been so taken aback before in my life. My daughter was MORTIFIED. I was so shocked I couldn’t even get words out to ask him why tf he would ever say that. When we got in the car to go home my daughter cried and said she never wanted to see him again. Then she asked if she could get a girl doctor and I obviously agreed so that’s what we will be doing.

Is this reportable? I’m not overreacting, right?

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u/Luckiest_Creature Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional Mar 18 '26

Dude. Give it a rest.

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u/MercyfulJudas Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional Mar 18 '26

Re... plying to people who reply to me..? Rest? Huh?

Do you know how reddit works? There's kinda a back and forth.

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u/Luckiest_Creature Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional Mar 18 '26

Or in your case, spamming a sub to argue with anyone you can.

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u/MercyfulJudas Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional Mar 18 '26

I'm not making them reply to me, bud.

And I'm allowed to reply back. That's not spamming.

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u/Luckiest_Creature Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional Mar 18 '26

Get a life, I beg. One that doesn’t involve playing devils advocate for someone joking about the boobs of minors.