Thursday, June 26, 2025

Am I a hobbit?

We have a family whatsapp page and Younger Son posted this image the other day.

Both GrandSon1 and GrandDaughter2 asked, independently, "Is that Granny as a lion?"

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Hundreds of small jellyfish washed up on Pobbles today.

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Commenting on the previous post, pbfurn noticed that I had clinodactyly.

Well, first I had to look that up. 

And, yes, it's true, I do have clinodactyly, meaning a bent finger, especially the little pinky. Both my pinkies are slightly bent as are several other fingers. I never knew it was a 'thing' though. I thought I just had bent fingers.

Apparently between 1% and 20% of the population have this abnormality, and it's one of the physical anomalies significantly associated with ADHD. Strangely enough Daughter and I were discussing autism, ADHD, and OCD today, and concluding that most of us are somewhere on some spectrum. I heard a recommendation on the radio that rather than call people atypical the so-called normal ones should be called zerotypical. But I can't believe anyone is completely zerotypical.

Of course I also have eleven toes so that combined probably makes me a hobbit at least.


6 comments:

jabblog said...

I can see the resemblance, now that you mention it - to the lion, not the hobbit. 😉

acorn hollow said...

I never knew there was a name for it but if it is arthritis that is not the same right?
Cathy

Kathy G said...

As you said, no one is completely normal.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Claim your Hobbit identity -- be Loud and Proud!

Boud said...

I think it's Liz cosplaying a lion. So bent fingers are a thing? Mine have sort of crooked about with age. Or maybe overuse. Not sure if it's related to my hyperactive brain..

Marie Smith said...

I think the same. We all have something…