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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m 5’10 and I hated towering over everyone as a teenager. I was so self conscious of it. I was very thin but I also felt like an overweight giant next to short petite friends.

There really isn’t much you can do. Eventually she’ll feel ok with her height but as a teenager it really is awkward to stand out from your peers so much. Just validate her feelings.[/quote]

I am 5’11 and so sick of this topic of conversation. Of my mother worrying about my height growing up, about having to wear flats at my wedding, worrying about being “too intimidating” in meetings or “ not feminine enough” for insecure men. Of finding pants and sleeves that fit. Of people saying “I wish I were your height” or “take it as a compliment” when you just want to melt into the wallpaper. The best thing you can do for your daughter is to tell her the truth - she is beautiful and tall and maybe tomboyish or maybe feminine and or all of the above and tall. If she learns early on to make it a non issue she will be better off because it is ALWAYS present and does indeed make her different. But everyone has their cross to bear and comparatively speaking it could be way worse. [/quote]

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