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One More Inch to Grow, and Counting I am eighteen years of age and my problem may seem very petty,
but to me it is a great deal. My father is six feet tall and my
mother is five feet and three inches. I am five feet nine inches
tall, but it is very difficult for me to accept the fact that
I may never reach my father's height. I still have about six months
to go until I turn nineteen, however, and I am going to try my
very best to gain as much height as possible. My father suggests
I swim, which I did and in the past and put on an inch in a month.
My question is, do I still have a chance of at least putting on
two more inches if I swim? I do not have that sense of inner satisfaction
until I can get somewhere close to my father in height. It's a
burning desire within me to show him that I can still do it. Thank you, A Dear Sid: Wow. Quite a dilemma you have there, young man. In my humble opinion ~ and I know I’m not your father, but you did come to me for advice after all ~ five feet nine seems awfully close to six feet. Please promise me that you’ll spare yourself the struggle to gain height and just be. The following is from a 1950s health textbook titled You’re
Growing Up. 1950: Accept Yourself
Think over your own friends. Do you choose them because of their height and weight, or because they are friendly, interesting, and pleasant? Look at the boys and girls who are liked in your school and in your neighborhood. You will find that this group includes both tall and short, slender and stocky. . . You will discover that body build and success in life’s
activities show no relationship. You cannot help being tall or
short. But whether tall or short, it is possible for you to be
happy, healthy, and successful in some undertaking of your choice. Source:
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your body grows and changes, so must your thoughts and feelings
about yourself grow and change. Then you will be able to regard
yourself as you really are - to accept yourself and to make the
most of your personality. . .
