OcUK, you can start laughing at me
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Only solution is for the OP to start wearing heels.
And a dress..
And a wig..
and a padded bra..
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And a dress..
And a wig..
and a padded bra..
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HAHA midget!
nah in all seriousness your growing isn't over i used to be the same height as you at 16 but by the time i had finished sixth form i was 5'9".
nah in all seriousness your growing isn't over i used to be the same height as you at 16 but by the time i had finished sixth form i was 5'9".
Are you a fussy eater? People that I know who are short all seem to be really fussy eaters. To the point where they either won't eat if there is no safe food around or they will substitute a meal with 3 bags of crisps. This leads me to believe that a child who is turning food away a lot of the time, isn't going to grow as much as they could. Which makes sense. Also people ~200 years were a fair bit shorter than people today. Evolution doesn't happen that fast, it's down to diet.
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Haha Short stuff. 
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I was a fussy eater, but for the last couple of years, I've been eating a lot better.
Not sure what that has got do with anything..Yes well... I imagine you're white?
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But it's odd. Height on paper is a worse discriminator than race or gender have ever been. Sounds unbelievable but if think about it..
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That is me and I'm only 5' 6"
Did you mum ever tell you that you should eat your dinner if you want to grow big and strong?
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What do you mean by 'on paper'
Do you literally mean, that when assessing someone without meeting them, there is a height in their profile, then they're at a disadvantage?
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Sorry that wasn't the clearest way of putting across what I was trying to say. I meant 'on paper' in the sense that more people have probably been disadvantaged by being small, than being of a particular race or gender in terms of those that get to the very top.
Quick google suggests this :
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/06/10/pm_tall_q/
That's the only link I could find, I haven't read too much into it in all honesty, as said above it does sound a bit crack pot-esq.
Edit 2 - http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/001719.html - that "cites" a University of Florida paper.
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I did a height check today. And I'm exactly the same height as I was 3 months ago. That's right, I've stopped growing. I'm 16 years old and I've stopped growing. I now stand at 5 feet and 4.25 inches tall
The worst part is that two of my friends at school were the same height as me when they first came to the school. Ie: they were 5'4 at 11 years old.
I'm not that concerned about my height to be honest. I see the funny side, and there's also plenty of girls within reach
Oh and before any of you lot say it, here's the obligatory:
Go on, take your shots
When I was your age (many many years ago) I shot up to 6'3 whilst all my mates was slowing growing and hanging around 5'5. Didn't half look weird. As if I was some perv hanging with young kiddies. Luckily I stopped growing and my mates caught up. Sort of.
Just over 6'3.