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[quote=Anonymous]I believe you want to dial down this competition as much as you can. When you empathize with her, do not sympathize, meaning do not give her any reason to believe that you also feel that being shorter is "worse" than being taller, or that you "feel sorry" for her situation. You can point out that there is room for tall and short and everything in between kind of people in this world. And then lots of "Buck up, Cowgirl! Up and at 'em!" kinds of exhortations. Sometimes with my own daughter, when she's wallowing in her own self pity about something, I'll offer her a snuggle, but then say, "Okay! Snuggle's over! This isn't anything to cry about, it's not important to life or happiness. Focusing on what's not important is a waste of time, so let's do something better." Yadda yadda, cheerleader kind of stuff. :)[/quote]
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