When you look at history, you can find a lot of examples of this happening to children with dwarfism. Usually, it was because they were bought by a people (P.T. Barnum is one) who wanted to promote their child as an “oddity” or “freak” on tour. In doing so, names and ages of these children were changed to maximize intrigue for ticketed customers. This happened all around the world with earliest records dating back thousands of years. This is why I think history is so important, it gives us conte