# Why am I short?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 4, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-short/1031412 "2026-07-04T15:42:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-short/1031412/6 "2026-07-04T18:13:47Z")

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Not feeling any more at peace with the matter, huh?

> [@Tired of this (being short)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-of-this-being-short/1029654):
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> I’m a guy and 5’2 1/4. I feel like I should be taller because my mom is 5’5, my dad is 5’8, and my grandfather was 5’11. I’m tired of being shorter than everyone when I’m in public. This wouldn’t even be a problem if I could grow more, but I finished growing over a decade ago.

I’m sorry. Genuinely.

I have some pretty grim realities in my life. Making peace with them wasn’t easy, but _man_ was it life changing when I managed to get there.

I hope you get there, too.

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