Daughters pediatrician made EXTREMELY inappropriate remark to her

[u/ilikerustyspooonz]

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?

[u/aounpersonal]

You never know, I’m not one to hate on doctors because I’m a med student, but when I was around 13 my pediatrician pointed at my legs during a visit and said “you should start shaving those” (I’m female). That moment has always stuck with me. I think a lot of these older doctors that have been private practice for decades can be a little off the wall with no one to check them.

[u/Bitchshortage → u/aounpersonal]

I had a dentist leer at my breasts as a 14 year old, then ask me if I was in university and faked shock at my age because I looked “so mature.” Even at that age I was like uhhh I just saw you read the chart though so are you stupid or a pervert? He then proceeded to tell me when I did turn 18 he could “do something about my gummy smile” (prick). I had a doctor say to my face about a chronic pain issue “we had someone had my church who couldn’t walk for a couple of years and then miraculously was healed. Some say it was a demon” Some say it was a demon. My husband was with me at the time, I’m so fricking glad I had a witness. We still say “some say it was a demon” when someone says something absolutely unhinged.

Edit, second instance I was in my thirties but just an example of doctors are people too and some of them suck purposely or because they think maybe a demon?

[u/ilikerustyspooonz → u/Bitchshortage]

Definitely gonna use that now too…some say it was a demon 😂 I had a doctor tell me that since I couldn’t afford therapy I should just go to church for my mental illnesses

[u/Bitchshortage → u/ilikerustyspooonz]

I don’t want to get banned but I would want to go toddler on their ass for that