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Originally Posted by snoodles
Chris,
My son was always very small, very short and very thin - he was teased horribly - the whole bit....
He came home from school one day and asked me "Mom - what is a midget ?"
Oohhhhhh I could barely hold it together - don't even remember what I told him to play it down. I do remember going to my bedroom later, closing the door to be alone and crying my eyes out.
Also, when my 2 children were very small - people thought I had twins but my son was nearly 3 years older than my daughter and for a while my daughter was taller than my son as they grew up.
He is now 29 years old and 5'8" or 5'9" tall (not sure exactly height) but he is a good sized man and bulky (not fat) but a very strongly built - sturdy man.
Funny thing - both my son and daughter are the same height to this day and - "I" am the munchkin !!! 
As a child - we were just hoping he would make it to be 5' 2" tall (and that is my height and I am a short female !!! The pediatrician was charting his growth and that was what he was targeted to reach.
During his early teenaged years - he shot straight up !!! So you just never know.... |
Marcus is the smallest of all of his siblings as well. But, his Dad is only about 5'7" (I know he is shorter than I am), and he is a very accomplished writer, so his height never seemed to get in his way. Hopefully, if won't hinder Marcus either.