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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent of a 5’2” 9 year old girl -  she would rather be short. [/quote]

This question almost always comes up for boys only. It’s very odd that OPs example used a girl. [/quote]

Hypercompetitive UMC and wealthy parents now view taller girls as a valuable asset in both athletics (which is now viewed as important for both college admissions and careers) and the marriage market. The modern ideal for wealthy people is a tall, academic, athletic kid who marries a tall, academic, athletic spouse when they are both in their 20s, upping the odds that they will produce multiple tall, academic, athletic kids of their owns. It's a weird eugenics thing but I'm not surprised some parents are willing to use drugs to cheat the genetic factor.[/quote]

Middle class kids don’t need hyper competitive parents and drugs and neither do most working class or wealthy.   There are plenty who are naturally tall, real athletes who easily play in D1, D3 sports. Varsity sports in high school are a given.  Money can’t buy that.

I’m from a very tall Caucasian family with some cute shorties thrown in there.  My aunts, uncles, siblings, cousins, nieces nephews almost all have a similar height person they are dating or married.  One of my nephews is 6’6” and is getting married.   He found a woman he loves who is 6’ tall.

Asian people tend to be shorter, so what.

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