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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of these responses bother me. They all operate from the assumption that being a short male is a bad thing, that you should be reassuring your son that he will eventually be taller. I think it is better to help him learn how to laugh off teasing and find lots of things to feel confident about in himself.

For context: my husband never got his growth spurt. He is 5'4" (he claims), but I am 5'2" and it seems to me we see eye to eye. His height used to bother him, too, when he was that age, but he did learn just to go with it, and the teasing was always friendly teasing among friends, not taunting.

If one lives one's life as if height doesn't matter, then it doesn't matter.

Height is a genetic thing. We don't tell people to hang in there and hope that their genetic "shortcoming" might get better. So why do we do this with height?

It's sort of like society-sanctioned height "bigotry."

Body positivity, folks!!! Height, weight, build, complexion, nose size, hair, whatever.

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So, I totally agree in principle. Height doesn't matter and there are so many things that are more important. However, for a young boy, it DOES matter and I think acknowledging that it's tough is OK. I think OP is trying to get some feedback on ways to comfort him and that's perfectly fine. My DS who is a toddler is very small (1% in weight) and I think about this as a mother often does. He's a wonderful kid and he's smart and funny and kind. I know that's what matters but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried about others picking on him. [/quote]

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