Boy living with Treacher Collins has 53 surgeries by age 11: 20/20 Part 2

"I know everyone looks different, except I look a lot more different than everyone else," Nathaniel Newman told ABC News' Elizabeth Vargas.

[LauraOsubor]

A kid called him a monster and he felt insulted. Any other child would've run away crying but Nathaniel is way more mature than most kids. His future is bright already.

[Twig]

"Sometimes when I'm having a good time, I forget what I look like."

You and me both, kid.

[senyacejimenez]

I’m like crying the parents legit said “ our first baby was born looking funny but it took me a year to finally settle in” THEN with the other baby “he was beautiful like a porcelain doll” like wtf

[KC-crew]

I felt so bad when the mom said she wanted a “normal” child

[littlelibby]

I almost started crying when he said kids called him a monster

[marleywentworth]

It was odd to me that the father said “he didn’t even look like a person” about their first child and then “he looked like a doll. He was perfect” about the second. That’s your damn child. Wtf
They’re both people, they’re both perfect

[adrianna]

Aw I love how his brother is protective

[saraehernandezz]

He looks exactly like his father regardless.

[skins]

The way the parents were talking about their second kid hurts me like they are disrespectful and does the father not realise thar Nathaniel and the dad look alike so much and his voice is really cute.

[zoeanais]

if my kid ever called anyone with facial deformities a monster, i’d go absolutely nuts.
Kids need to know that everyone is different and you can’t use the way somebody looks against them, whether they learn it the hard way or not

[Summerpasta]

Such a beautiful boy. He's so precious and undeserving of this hate. I hope he knows he's loved

[bibipeach]

Imagine that was your parents talking about you and your siblings like that, and then imagine getting older and searching up ur interview you did as a child, out of curiosity, only to find out ur parents couldnt see you without crying for a whole year and on top of that they call your sibling beautiful and perfect at birth. Imagine watching it and finding out that your parents said you almost didnt look human because your facial features, completely disregarding the fact that ur perfect in every other way besides ur face. Yea no wonder theyre getting all that hate, at least theyre in the boys life but come on they could have kept that to themselves and not say it on national televison for everyone to see, including their child.

[freedomfighter]

This poor child. May he have a good life

[fazeenajagdeo]

"I'm an ordinary 10 year old kid. I mean, I eat ice cream, I play game's, I have an Xbox, But on the outside, I'm not so ordinary. I mean, It's hard to walk around being starred around. If i found a genie and had one Wish, I would wish for an normal face."



Auggie pullman. Wonder.

[uneekeadams]

The mom got me mad when she said “I Cried everyday, when I look at him I can’t believe that’s my child”like who does that!

[miraculousdccomics]

He is such a sweet child. You can tell by his voice that he has a heart.

[neurologylove]

I have no hatred towards these parents. Their reaction is 100% normal and understandable. I have yet to meet a parent who is not heartbroken by their child when they have severe medical/developmental issues. This never means they moved them any less than their typical developing child. Talking and expressing exactly how you feel is going to be more beneficial in the long run compared to keeping it in and bottling up emotions.

[mmhuhhh]

No body should make fun of him because he is adorable just the way he looks

[dontmindme.imjustafraidofe]

He’s very well-spoken for an eleven-year-old. I guess being different makes you mature a lot faster than everyone else.

[morganking]

His voice is so adorable and he has the cutest curls