a fifteen-year-old son. My son has not yet gone

through the growth spurt that always accompanies

I can imagine that as my son, I would feel

extremely self-conscious at all times. Speaking from

experience, it's hard to be so different than all your

classmates are. Many high-school students dislike

having distinguishing features that set them apart

from the rest, such as being short. These features

can be the basis for a lot of teasing and humiliation.

Being a female, I don't have any first-hand

experience dealing with a male's perspective, but I

would think it would be even harder to be a short boy.

Males in our society are stereotypically strong and

muscular. Rarely do we see couples in which the wife

is taller than the husband. My son must feel

humiliated by his peers because he does not fit the

Teenagers are very impressionable. They are

still trying to form their own identity, separate fro

thing for a teenager to feel like he doesn't belong

anywhere and that no one likes him, leading to drugs,

laughing about your appearance, because they are too

Teenagers often have such a burning desire to fit in

alcohol, even death. I need to find out what my son

it is impossible for everyone to be staring at you and

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