Height, i wish i were taller Options

[lifesux]

Height has always been a problem to me it seems like i can't grow and i know alto fo you are gonna be like learn to deal with it but i cant. It effects every aspect of my life in a negative way. i am turning 18 in two weeks and i cant beleive im only 5'4 is there any way im saying any way at all i can grow ??

[*sofakinglazy*]

Lol.

[iDecay]

sofakinglazy should donate you some height. You should uhh.. stretch. And stop drinking coffee. (If you do)

Moved to health.

[multifaceted]

I'm 5'7" and I still feel short.

You eat healthy and pray to God that you haven't finished growing.

If not, transform yourself into clay and you can stretch yourself longer that way.

When I saw this before in the Boys Locker room, I was thinking the down there height. lol

[*My Cinderella.*]

Swimming usually stretches your body out.

[Laughsalot]

try doing sports...but yeah i think 18 is pretty much over. right now i'm 14 and 5ft2...i hope to grow taller...

[lifesux]

I have fallen into depression becuase of how short i am and im esriously considering suicide i nkow i shouldnt but its really how it makes me feel.

[MrStrife]

So yea, how do you stretch to grow a little bit in height?

[multifaceted]

Hang on the bars all day.

[*mishyerr*]

YOU think YOU have it bad?!

I'm 5 flat. And I'm 17. :(

Oh my god, don't kill yourself because you're short. Being short is a wonderful thing sometimes. !!! People think you're cute!!! :D

[think!IMAGINARIL...]

You could take HGH (human growth hormone) pills, but that might cause your body to.. not be in proportion (like huge hands/feet/face/whatever). It sometimes doesn't cause you to grow taller.

Hang on the bars all day.

Doesn't work. My sister, who's 22, tried that and is still 5'2". I'm glad I have the taller genes or I'd be as short as my sister.

[espressive]

If you want the easy route, I'd say stretch often, though I'm not sure how much that'll help you since you're already 18. Or you could lie in bed all day long to perhaps defy gravity.

But if you want to do it the hard way, take a vacation to Japan and get a leg-stretching operation. Basically, they'll break your legs and insert mechanical devices in your leg that will stimulate growth of new bones to replace the gaps of the broken bones, to put it rather simply. Just typing that makes me cringe. More Info Here.

[moninja]

DRINK MILK!

currently 5'2, 12 years old. drinking milk has made me taller than 95% of my family.

[MrStrife]

YOU think YOU have it bad?!

I'm 5 flat. And I'm 17. :(

Oh my god, don't kill yourself because you're short. Being short is a wonderful thing sometimes. !!! People think you're cute!!! :D

Not if you're a guy!!! Probably get treated like a teddy bear o something. hahaz

[synthase]

^ short guys are adorable in my opinion :)
..for a short girl like me :D
Ive been swimming for 4 years and im still short

[ldyxluvable]

take vitamins!?

[*mishyerr*]

Not if you're a guy!!! Probably get treated like a teddy bear o something. hahaz

...true.

IPREFERTALLGUYS!

sorry.

[Stefanny]

i'm 5'3.
i'm not growing any more.
go eat a lotta noodles. long life? should make you grow too

[Gigi]

5'4? Not short. If you still feel short, move to Asia. You'll be the tallest one there.

I'm only around 5'1, and I'm pretty close to 18 myself. I don't think I'm growing any taller any time soon. I've accepted it.

You could try having an operation to lengthen your legs, but that's a little drastic, no?

[*mipadi*]

YOU think YOU have it bad?!

I'm 5 flat. And I'm 17. :(

In all fairness, there's much more of a stigma against short males than short females. It's not a problem if a girl's short, but if a guy's short...well, there are certain social stigmas that occur.

[*mishyerr*]

In all fairness, there's much more of a stigma against short males than short females. It's not a problem if a girl's short, but if a guy's short...well, there are certain social stigmas that occur.

I wasn't sure if it was a girl or a guy... lol.

But yeah, I realize that it's harder for guys to be short. :[

[voguelove]

I have fallen into depression becuase of how short i am and im esriously considering suicide i nkow i shouldnt but its really how it makes me feel.

..is that why your screen name is life sux?


they have shots that make you grow.

[*mipadi*]

they have shots that make you grow.

Probably won't work on someone who's 18—human growth hormone only works properly when you're still growing.

So basically, I'd just accept it and be happy with who you are. I'm 21 and only 5'2", so I know how you feel—but the only time it bothers me is when I'm shopping for clothes, and that's because I can never find anything in my size. Look on the bright side: At least you're unique. And you can always compensate for your size by having a big personality.

[starlette]

I feel like a damn giant. I'm 5'6.5 (same height as beyonce :winnk:) but really 5'4" is so not that short. I have friends way shorter. Its awkward. cuz I'm like the jolly light skinned giant lol. anyway, height isnt something people regularly discriminate about. Its not like beign short wuld stop people from hiring you...I mean unless the job required you to reach high heights? I don't know. Just don't worry about it. At least you arent short and obese. 5 feet tall, weight 300 pounds..you KNOW that sucks!

[mmhmichelle]

DRINK MILK!

currently 5'2, 12 years old. drinking milk has made me taller than 95% of my family.

AMEN. I drank a lot of milk when i was little.
and yeap, i'm also 12 and 5'2..AND A HALF XD
i should go measure myself again.
people said i shrunk.

Get two friends of yours that totally hate eachother.
And make them pull your arms.
oh wait,no.
Make them step on you and pull your legs ?

[Shahin]

Play basketball.



...something about all that jumping.

[oXMuhNirvanaXo]

I am 5'11. It sucks. -_-

[multifaceted]

I don't see why height is such an issue. Height should be the less of your worries.

[mmhmichelle]

^ Agreed.
If it's about dating,girls don't go out with guys because of their appearance.
( unless,of course,they are shallow. )
Height shouldn't matter. My friends always date girls like,4 inches taller than them (:

[*mishyerr*]

^

I'm shallow. I like guys who are taller than me, not shorter than me, lol

[mmhmichelle]

Oh,nice.
i like a guy about 3 cm shorter than me :D

[*mishyerr*]

My boyfriend is 6'4". I'm 5'. <3

[mmhmichelle]

WOW! he's tall. O_O

[naeem]

I think short girls are cuteee.

[MrStrife]

^ I second that. Also with really long hair. *drool* jk hahahz

[*chaneun*]

I have fallen into depression becuase of how short i am and im esriously considering suicide

Good.

Anyway, I'm 5'4" and 15. My boyfriend is 17 soon and he's 5'11"ish

[Dreamers]

I might get banned for posting on such an old topic, but.....If you are a girl, you are blessed.
If you are a guy, then like the others said, work with it! I'm attracted to tall guys, but I also like short ones! My first true crush was on a guy who was 4'11...in 4th grade, he was that tall, I was around 5'2 at that time.

Now, I'm 5'5, and most likely have stopped growing because I haven't changed shoe sizes or height since last year(5th grade). Probably doesn't help because you are hearing this from a 12 year old..hehehehe....Alot of girls are short, not alot of boys are short. There truley are girls out there who like short guys.

If you are female

There are truley TRUELY guys who like shorties Even then, if you are a girl, you're about average actually...

[*stephinika*]

There's nothing wrong with being short! It's one of my recognizable traits cause I'm so damn tiny haha...4'11.5"!

[silent_thoughts]

lol. my boyfriend is 5'4''. he complains too but seriously, i think if ur asian, that is good height since most asian girls are pretty shrot anyway. and its nice to not have to look up at him when im with him. ahha

[NgocQuyen]

i think i'm like 5'4 5'5. my boyfriend thinks i'm pretty short, but compared to other asian girls that i know i feel like a giant. :\

[*steve330*]

Hi. I'm the 6'4'' boyfriend rofl.
I wish I were shorter :(
Anyone want a few inches?

[laxumaster8]

im 5 foot 9, and im 14...so i have more time to grow

[loveylovely]

But if you want to do it the hard way, take a vacation to Japan and get a leg-stretching operation. Basically, they'll break your legs and insert mechanical devices in your leg that will stimulate growth of new bones to replace the gaps of the broken bones, to put it rather simply. Just typing that makes me cringe. More Info Here.

Eek, I saw that on Ripley's. Paainful. I say just try stretching.

I'm 17 and I'm 5'3 1/2" and I'm okay with it. There are girls in my grade who are shorter.

[Crash2]

I'm 16 and 5'7". I'd have to say I'm ok with my height but wouldn't mind being taller.

[rewop]

^I don't think you're helping out much...sorry.

but yea asia's 'stretching' method might be the most effective as well as reliable way to solve your problem if indeed you dare take such a drastic measure. the human growth hormone treatment would've had to start around the age of fourteen. it takes time for the dna to work effectively in your system. but then again you would have to consult a doctor for those shots and they are neither cheap nor so easily handed out.

but if it is height holding you back from what you want to do in life; try not to let it, because its your integrity, charisma, and your will to do things that people will notice overall. cheesy but its the truth.

and if that doesn't make you happy. then think of it this way.
say a comet was going to strike earth and the government has only enough money to make escape pods suitable for people of a short height, then you would be in luck.

[dannyordinary]

I'm 6'3 and a half.
I hate being so tall.
Everyone expects me to play basketball, and be good at sports
when in reality all I am is a boy who's into fashion and web
design.

geesh

[MrStrife]

At what age do people usually stop growing?

[dannyordinary]

At what age do people usually stop growing?

supposedly 18-21. I hope sooner for me though
I hate leaning down when I'm near a tree.

[dustbunny]

WTHHHHHH 5'4? YOU KNOW HOW LUCKY YOU ARE!? IM 5'. JUST 5'. IM BARELY NOT A MIDGET!!!!!!

[dannyordinary]

^ i'm 6'3 and a half..what are you talking about
=]

[dustbunny]

^ what am i talking about? whaaaa?

[me1issaaaa]

I'm sure someone's already said it, but I don't feel like reading every page of this. But, you only grow when you're asleep. So... sleep more? Take vitamins. If you're so concerned with it, talk to your doctor about those shots that increase your hormones and all that good stuff.

[Crash2]

^I think I'll go take a nap now

[Pan-Duh09]

lol
well, I'm 15 [turninng 16 in Dec.] and I'm 5 ft 4
It sucks when ur sis is 5 ft 7 and only 13

[perfezione]

Midgettsssss

[lostgrl16]

im 5' and havnt grown since i was 13 lol im almost 21

my boyfriend is 6'4 soooo yea haha

[babierain]

5'4" isn't even that short...

[Jeng]

I definately wish I was taller, 5'2'' argh, I want to be 5'7''.

[breakingdawn]

5'3 3/4.

I'm shrinking. I swear I was 5'4 last time I got measured.

[*brownsugar*]

I definately wish I was taller, 5'2'' argh, I want to be 5'7''.

YOU ARE 5'2??
What the heck! I thought you told me you were like 5'7.

How do you even reach the cash register at McDonalds?

[xchrystizzle]

Hang on the bars all day.

so what should I do to get short? I'm 16, a girl, and about 5'9, on my way to 5'10! asdf. I wanna be a model but my parent's aren't for it. and I don't do cocaine.

[misoshiru]

Hi. I'm the 6'4'' boyfriend rofl.
I wish I were shorter :(
Anyone want a few inches?

i do!! can i have at least 2 inches?

hoho, i measured myself this past weekend, and i've grown! regardless of it being only 1 cm, but hey, i've been 18 for a couple of months now. it gives me hope that i'm still growing.

[*Steven*]

im 5' and havnt grown since i was 13 lol im almost 21

my boyfriend is 6'4 soooo yea haha

Haha that's how Michelle and I are

YOU ARE 5'2??
What the heck! I thought you told me you were like 5'7.

How do you even reach the cash register at McDonalds?

Stool

i do!! can i have at least 2 inches?

hoho, i measured myself this past weekend, and i've grown! regardless of it being only 1 cm, but hey, i've been 18 for a couple of months now. it gives me hope that i'm still growing.

Yeah, 6'2" is ideal for me :)

[misoshiru]

yeah! we have a deal.

[EmoEyelinerx]

try doing sports...but yeah i think 18 is pretty much over. right now i'm 14 and 5ft2...i hope to grow taller...

Haha im taller and im 14, im 5'3. Not by much though =D I hope to get around 5'7 or a little taller when I get older.

Try stretching, doing basketball. Ask the doctor if theirs any hope. Pray to god you arnt finished growing.

[weed]

im a "tall" girl. im 5'6 and some. i wish i was 5'4.

[emazing]

You can't believe you're only 5'4"?
I can't believe I'm still 4'11". Trust me, people have it worse than you do.

[*jeanna*]

my dad told me i was going to stop growing when i was 5'5''. i was heart broken. now i'm 5'8'' :D
although i feel weird since everyone else i know is pretty short

[Ahmanduh2]

Haha, this is funny, I used to feel so short, but I didn't really care all that much. I mean asians are short so that's expected. But anyway all of the sudden I had a major growth spurt. I'm taller than both my older sisters who are 21 and 19 (I'm 18). Being short really isn't that bad at all. Just know there is someone out there who is short as you or even shorter and maybe around your age. Even right now I kinda wish it was a little bit shorter. That's because my date for prom, is just a little bit taller than me, but I might be taller than him if I wear these really beautiful 3 inch high heels to prom, maybe we might be the same height. lol.

[heyo-captain-jac...]

I'm 5'7". Everyone in my family is under 5'5". I have no idea how I did it.

[Comptine]

I'm 5'1.5"

My father and my uncle (they're brothers) both had two girls. I'm the oldest out of the four girls. I have a younger sister of 5 years, a younger cousin of 2 years, and a younger cousin of 9 years.

ALL OF THEM ARE TALLER THAN ME.

My younger sister is like 5'5" at the very least. My younger cousin of 2 years is about 5'8". And the youngest out of all of them is my height.

WHY'D THEY GET THE TALL GENES?

[Sandraaa]

Not if you're a guy!!! Probably get treated like a teddy bear o something. hahaz

LMFAO.

Haha. Well, the dude hasn't posted since. Maybe he killed himself?

[madilove]

if you go to a doctor can't they check like growth plates or something to see if you'll get any taller?
i'm thinking they can, like with x-rays and all that jazz


so before all the stretching and stuff, i'd suggest you check that out.

[Lanochka]

I'd love to be 5'4.
I'm 18 and only 5'1

[Eww]

I'm 5'3'' and 13.
Still growing, I hope o_o.

I started growing a lot when I began to play tennis.
Go exercise? Stretching would probably help a lot too.

[Reidar]

No, it wouldn't.

[Comptine]

^It would if you did it in the right time period. If you tried to do it when you're 20, chances are you won't do much. If you're still at the beginning of puberty and young, exercise can be the difference between being 5'1" or 5'3". Stretching can help elongate your spine, adding only a couple of inches. Other exercises can help strengthen your bones or elongate your muscles. It's not guaranteed to work for everyone but it's been shown that if kids exercise during the onset of puberty, it helps with development.

[Reidar]

That's because exercising increases endocrine factors, such as GH secretion (and even then, the amount that actually contributes is specious), not because of lumbar flexion. If spinal decompression had permanent effects, it wouldn't even be a recurring practice to begin with.

Synthetic bone density has nothing to do with that, and exercising does not lengthen your muscles. It shortens them. Your muscles contract as a defense mechanism against stress, which is why you feel stiff after activities like weightlifting.

[fosheezy]

I'm 5'4" & i'm turning 18 in like 5 months. Hahaha. I kinda hope to not grow. It's like an average height, no? Nothing wrong with that (:

[gordita]

i dont think there is anything you can do to get taller. if you drink coffee, stop, b/cot stunts your growth.

but lemme tell ya, being tall isn't that great. i've been 6'1 since i was like ten (im 14 now, in case you care lol) and it isn't that amazing. i'd rather be a few inches shorter

[Reidar]

Coffee doesn't stunt your growth.

[Kay-]

im in grade 8 and im only 5'3 =[ i hope to grow to 5'7-5'8 by the time school ends but it's pretty bad being this short cuz all the guys i date and all my friends are in grade 11 and 12

[karmakiller]

I don't think many things make you grow taller, or stunt your height growth. You could always go to the doctors and have them break your legs and reset them. Or go get your hands on some growth hormone. Orrrr you could just work on accepting yourself the way you are. I'm 5'6 and I honestly wouldn't want to be any taller. I only have on other girl friend that is shorter than me, but I've learned to be okay with it. I'd rather be short than 6' or taller and have all eyes on me when I walk through the door.