clothes added because if my daughter goes upon a rampage destroying a city, she won't be allowed to dress like a hussy.That's my husband's height. I'm 5'6"--not a bad height, but just one inch above average. There's a wide range of heights in both of our families, but no one who is that tall.
I'm terrified of the day when my daughter hits puberty and becomes the inevitable surly, moody teenage girl. Her possible future height has given me yet another thing to worry about it.
I want her to be confident and love herself and her body. I don't want her to worry about stupid people who make stupid comments. I've come up with three plans of how to deal with this.
Plan A: Wrap her in bubble-wrap and home school her. Never let her leave the house.
I think this is a totally valid parenting option.Q: "How's the weather up there?"
A: Cloudy with high probability of annoying.
Q: "You must play basketball!"
A: You must play miniature golf!
Q: "How did you get so tall?"
A: My mother and father hung me up for an hour every evening with weights attached to my ankle. They did it because they believe in the ten tenets of Zoobooblia, our Lord and Alien. The taller you are, the closer you are to Master Zoobooblia. Would you like a religious tract explaining about the starship coming of our Master?
Plan C: Accompany her everywhere and punch anyone who is mean.
I will take down those 7th grade bullies like nobody's business. I ain't scared.
I suppose Plan D is to be a good role model for self-confidence and loving one's own body. But I'm still rather partial to Plan B.
I agree plan B is very appealing. Plan D should be easy for you, so you can apply both plans simulataneously.
ReplyDeletePlan B is good when dealing with taunts. I was 5'7" by age 12. Try coming up with a retort to being called "Jolly Green Giant" when you are in 6th grade. mine was basically, "Sprout, is that you?" 2 years and 2 inches later, my body decided 5'9" was good. We all need Plan D people in our lives . . . go with Plan D!
ReplyDeleteAre we taking bets for her actual, final height? I say 5'8".
ReplyDeleteWhen you're this tall, people make fun of you in junior high, but the same folks tell you 10 years later that they would kill to be taller. Ironic? Yes. Annoying? Double yes.
And of course in junior high you don't want to hear how everyone will be jealous in ten years. You just want them to be nice now.
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