hey. im 16(turning 17 this summer) and im only 5’7" 1/2 I am so short and its starting to make me really like depressed. Is there anything i can do to grow more? I eat healthy for the most part…im slightly lactoseintollerant, so i dont drink milk…should i try? i just dont get it. im shorter than all my friends(some girls) and its not like my parents are really short…i just wanna be normal…i know that noone on here can really help…but any “grow faster” tips would really help…thanks
If it’s any help to you at all, I am also about 5’ 71/2". I’ve never, ever, thought that this somehow made me less of a human being? Are you sure your insecurities don’t lie elsewhere? I mean, sure 5 and a half feet is probably shorter than average, but so what? I’ve met people shorter than me, and a whole bunch of people taller that me, and guess what? The distribution of intelligence, friendliness, sense of humour, athleticism, and humaneness didn’t correlate to height.
In other words; big deal.
Welcome to the boards peachpit!
I’m the exact same height as you and at 54 I don’t think there is a growth spurt in my future. 
You still have a chance that you could grow some more, but frankly it isn’t too awfully likely.
The best advice I can give you is learn to accept what you can’t change. You are not going to play for the NBA.
I have known many a short person that are tops in their field and great people besides.
As one of my shorter girlfriends once said “It ain’t what you got, it’s how you use it that counts.”
Wise lady, take her advice. Make the most of what you have.
5’7 1/2" is hardly short. Average height for males is 5’9"
i know that im not less of a human being…its just that most girls say they want a guy thats at least 5’11" and stuff like that…it just makes me feel like crap, thats all…and youre right, i know i cant fix it…i just wish i could, and thats why im whining i guess… 
That kind of girl you want no part of. I’m a 5’4" woman and height has never been a consideration for me at all–I’ve dated men over 6’ and men shorter than I am, and at first glance, it’s their smile and their personality and how they carry and present themselves. Height? Never cared, not in the slightest.
Looks to me like you’ll probably gain another inch or two before you hit 20.
You’ll not end up being Conan the barbarian, but that’s hardly a useful thing to be these days anyway. You’ll be able to fit in an airline seat, and in the new miniature cars that’ll be coming out in a few years.
peachpit, I graduated high school at 17 1/2 and an even 5’7 1/2". Two years later, I was 5’11", today I’m the same 6’0" I’ve been since I was 20.
Give it some time, you may not be done.
If you never grow taller, so what? You can steal Katie from Tom, look at it that way!
All you giants can just shove off.
5’6" and I have been since high school. No worries. There are certain…advantages to slow dancing with a tall girl, if you get my drift. Just be you, and when the tall jerk dumps her (and he will. I think the lack of oxygen at the higher elevations does something to the brains of males over 5’11") you will be there…someone she can look into the eys of without getting a stiff neck.
As well as choose clothing and shoes based on style, as opposed to ‘they have it in my size’. I find my 6’5" height to be more of a hindrance, and I’ve never noticed any advantage over my medium or short friends.
I don’t think there is any real difference, except that Smart Cars make me sad, and a lot of casual conversations I have seem to include the phrase “Do you play basketball?” (which may explain why I hardly ever do) 
haha. never looked at it like that thanks, i already feel alot better from what everyone says.
mr bus guy, what did you eat or how did you work out?? i need your secret man! 
Welcome, peachpit.
Since there isn’t really a General Question here with a factual anwer, let’s go get you some additional support stories in another forum.
MOving to MPSIMS.
samclem General Questions Moderator
Mr Bus Guy’s secret is quite simple: he had the right parents for his goals.
I’ve noticed that you’ve posted a couple threads lamenting your physical size. The good news is that you’re still young, and there’s still a chance that you could grow. The better news is that there are people here who know a thing or two about getting big. The traditional location for workout advice threads is over here; post and you’ll get some opinions.
And all this time, I thought it was beer!
Dennis Rodman was something like 6"1’ when he first got into the NBA. He had a HUGE growth spurt and ended up being 6"9’ and ended up leading the league in rebounding many times.
He’s short for a rebounder and that never stopped him.
I’m 5"6’. I care not about genetic freaks…er…tall people.
Peachpit, I have an acquaintance who is what’s commonly known as a “dwarf.” He’s one of the most wonderful and intelligent and successful (and richest) and happy people I’ve ever known. There’s absolutely nothing that guy can’t do. You might want to remind yourself that half the people in the world are “shorter than average.”
You also might want to know that the girl I took to my senior prom was about 5’ tall at the time, and everyone just assumed she’d always be short. I saw her a few years later, and she was about 5’10".
Tall girl checking in.
I was almost 5’ 9" at your age, raised in a mostly hispanic neighborhood with a few Filapinos for good measure. Most of the guys were 5’ 6"or 7"—that’s just the way it was. One of them is still 5’ 6" and still one of the sexier men alive. We dated off and on for years–he was a firefighter on wildland fires, he jumped out of helicopters all over the place–be still, my heart.
His confidence makes him seem tall enough for any girl!
Even if you don’t grow much taller - in a few years some of the girls around you will have grown out of the ‘I want a guy who is x’y tall and no shorter!’ stage. (What kind of stupid ‘rule’ is that to set anwyay?) That’s childish and most of them will leave it (and other silly ideas) behind. Teenage attitudes don’t stick around forever - in most people.
Anyway, I’m 22, female, and only 5’0. I like guys your height! Don’t fret it, seriously!
Dude, remember, you’ll be able to suck face at probably the same height as any girl, so no neck cramps!
I know it sucks, but us chicks are less picky after we graduate high school. As long as you leave the door open to girls who don’t look like supermodels, you’ll find a sweetheart.
and remember, the embarrassment of smacking your head on the doorframe at prom will never befall you