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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  To the PP who grew 6 inches senior year, that’s awesome but unfortunately not genetically in the cards for my son. But I appreciated the advice.  My son has so many strengths including super funny/likes acting, I have no doubt he’ll be successful no matter the path.  It just hurts for a mother to hear he already hates something so much about himself/gets teased for.  Thanks everyone for the advice![/quote]
My son is about 5'4" at almost 16.  He has always been one of the shorter kids in his class.  It bothered him a lot.  It got worse when he hit MS and he started to pack on the weight. So, he was short and fat (his words), wore glasses and was not athletic.

Fortunately, he is super smart. Straight A student, and he said no one bullied him because they all wanted to be his "friend" so he'd help them with their HW.

I am super short, as is my brother who is as an adult 5'4".  I tell my DS that even though my brother was super short, he went into the military and passed basic training. There were guys there who were much bigger than my brother who flunked out of basic training.

My advice to my DS in MS was that you cannot change your height, but don't let your height stop you from living  your life and being happy.  Confidence and finding something you are good at will go a long way.    But, those MS years were super tough for him.

He's lost a lot of weight in HS but he's still short, and he's ok with it now because he has something he's good at.  He realizes that he will probably be short as an adult, but he's come to terms with it, because as I stated, you can't change your height, but don't ever let it stop you from achieving your goals and living a happy life.

I had to have many a talks with him for him to finally get it.  At 10 to 13, of course, none of those words really meant much at the time, but I hope those words have sunk in now that he is older.

Your DS has more of an advantage than my DS because at least your DS is athletic.  That will help with physique and confidence, IMO.  My DS is not athletic, and he knows it.

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