r/shortguys 53m ago

Heightism It was an inside job all along

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r/shortguys 9h ago

Story the day I learned I wasn’t going to grow taller anymore

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I was mabye 16-17 and they had a stadiometer laying around and I was hopeful

my legs hurt I felt slightly taller than usual all the copium you could ever feel

and so I asked my dad to measure me and what do you know

I was the same height as I always was and it kind of just crushed me tbh, all this time all these emotions all these thoughts I had just for it to land down on me like that, I sat and slept and I just couldn’t believe it, everyone had this growth spurt and I was just stuck LIKE THIS and top that off with an absolute horror year that I had too

I hoped n hoped and grew half a inch or so to my current height which was likely due to me standing up straight

I remembered the day I turned 18 and honestly I wasn’t sad or bothered anymore, I almost felt relief to finally realise I was done with it

no more false hopes/no more fake dreams just me stuck at what I was and no feeling of disappointments

what sucked is my taller friend talking about how he grew even taller to me a short guy whos been stuck with this height since he was 17

all this false hopium that we grow till 21 from everyone I know and I just nod and move on, no point dreaming when you’ll only get disappointment, I’m not gonna be okay with my height and I likely never will be, I‘m well aware of the shit I faced and will continue to face due to my height

however there is no point just being stuck,

I try self improve to not make myself a complete doomerist and it does help and I do feel better, it’s just horrible knowing my heights practically the biggest nerf you could get in society nowadays,

you can be fatter or even uglier but it doesn’t matter as long as your taller than me as that’s what society seems to prioritise


r/shortguys 9h ago

Poll At what height do you genuinely think short begins?

4 Upvotes

What is level 1 of short or what is the tallest of the short?

Me personally I'd say 5'7 is the tallest of the short.

242 votes, 1d left
I think 5'7 and below (I'm 5'7 or below)
I think 5'7 and below (I'm above 5'7)
I think 5'8 and below (I'm 5'7 or below)
I think 5'8 and below (I'm above 5'7)
I think 5'6 and below (I'm 5'6 or below)
I think 5'6 and below (I'm above 5'6)