im small

[ciara louise]

hiyahh this isnt about family im only about 4'9/10 ind im 13 nearly 14. all my friends are taller than me and im small. i hate people saying im cute like instead of pretty or sumthing. i wear make up to make me look older , but i hate it when people go wud u like a sticker if youu go and give money or a charity or something, its so annoying . my mum was small untill she was 14 and my dad was small untill he was 16 does this mean i will grow and end up being taller then most of the others at my school. my mum and dad are quiet tall now. and my sister who is 16 is about 5'7 and wasnt ever very small. my uncle is tall. when will i grow? or will i? when i grow how many inchs will i grow in my growth spert. what will be my hieght when i have stopped growing? do you stop growing when you have started your period, i havent started yet but my sister has and shes still growing.

reply soon thankyouu cya x

[Mr k]

Hi ciara louise
Try not to worry too much about your height.. As you say most of your family are of average height .In the next year or so you will shoot up..
There was a couple of lads in my year who were the same height as you are now only years after meeting up they have shot up...
Anyway good things come in small Packages
Just enjoy yourself while your young and try not to worry about it...

[Ice.Maiden]

Ciara sweetheart, I'm sure you'll shoot up a bit more, but probably won't ever be tall - tall. The thing is, as your confidence grows, this won't matter, because whatever you end up as, you're still a person in your own right. I have a niece who has a genuine growth problem. She's older than you, and 4ft. 10ins - but she drives, has a job, etc., etc. When you accept yourself as being you, height won't matter at all. Best of luck - x.

[Pesk]

I was really short until I hit puberty and then I suddenly realised I could see over everyone's heads. Wait for the hormones to kick in!

[JB]

Hi Ciara
When I started senior school aged 11 I was 4'2" and my school skirt was age 5/6! I was the little skinny one! All of my family are on the short side, but by the time I was sixteen I had reached my full height of 5'2" - not exactly towering but certainly normal! I expect that you will far exceed my height in time, but while you are waiting, just enjoy being the cute one - you can get away with murder!

[Diz]

Hi,

Just wanted to say, don't worry about being small. I was small too at your age and I am still quite small at 28 (5'2). Most of my friends that were much taller than me at 13 are now around the same height or not much taller.

I know how annoying it can be being called cute, but you have to learn to ignore comments like that, as you get older people will stop calling you cute and won't comment on your height.

Accept who you are, I spent many years wishing I was taller, thinner, somebody else and it did not make me happy. When I finally realised that I am who I am and that the only opinions that matter are those of the people I care about and that care about me my confidence and happyness increased and I can truly say I am the happiest I have ever been.

Hope this helps x