I am thankful for many things, but I still try to hide my legs. I am thankful that they currently work, because in reality some day they may not. I have been stared at, ridiculed, and I have been asked some extremely rude questions. My solution is to make them as inconspicuous as possible. I'm quite sure the bowlegged person referred to by the OP has suffered similarly.

Please don't judge someone unless you have walked a mile in their shoes.