Good excuses for CLL

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Excuse for going MIA: study abroad, backpacking in Asia, wilderness retreat, aka rich people things

Excuse for gaining a few inches out of nowhere: you can say anything but your mom and dad will eventually know what's up. You can tell a small lie but eventually they'll realize you're bsing and you'll come clean.

2 inches is ALOT. It's actually ridiculous how little 2 inches seems on a ruler but in reality, gaining 2 inches is almost comical in how such a small number results in such massive physical changes to you, to others perception of your stature, etc. It's small on a ruler but when added to your legs it just makes you look so so so much taller to your close relatives who see you often

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If your parents are the right age, then they'll probably think that they shrank rather than you grew. That's what I'm betting on.

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If people ask you if you got taller, just be like, "I don't know, did I?"

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Quote from: BelowTheMean on March 18, 2021, 05:58:49 PMIf your parents are the right age, then they'll probably think that they shrank rather than you grew. That's what I'm betting on.

In my experience, it's most noticable when you've crossed somebody's eyeline.  People who were at least a few inches shorter or taller than you already don't notice as much.

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Quote from: FormerKidd on March 18, 2021, 07:36:15 PMIn my experience, it's most noticable when you've crossed somebody's eyeline.  People who were at least a few inches shorter or taller than you already don't notice as much.

For those people who's eyeline you crossed, what did you say when they questioned the height gain? I have told my family and gf but not my friends and am debating what I will say when a few of them inevitably notice.

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If you are young just say you gained 1.5 inches before your growth plates finally closed. Most people won't be able to tell how much height you have gained even if they can see you got taller. A few months before the surgery start wearing 2 inch lifts in your shoes when you are with your friends. Most people don't really pay attention to height for people they are used to being around, unless they themselves have height neurolysis. So after 4-5 months, they might even forget how tall you originally were. If you have friends and family in the 6ft range, then they probably won't even notice it, it's only the people who were a similar height to you prior the surgery.

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just tell them the truth. if they really love you they will understand. if they dont they are fake friend. time to sort them out 

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If you're young, say you grew.  If you're old, tell the truth.

People will notice you got taller.  They will ask you about it.  If you brush it off as nothing, remember LL is not so unknown that nobody will figure it out.  Then they'll think you're an insecure short guy who got surgery to get taller and is still insecure.  Better to be the insecure short guy who got surgery to get taller and is no longer insecure.

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Another thing you could say is that you were able to get HGH in the country you had the surgery in, and it was one of the reasons why you travelled in the first place since your regular doctor wouldn't give you any.

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Just say you need orthodontic surgery of some kind and if your boss asked what surgery that is,you can reply limblengthening but not cosmetic limblengthening.If you were faced with stubborn boss who never allows you to take a half-a-year vacation,you could just quit your job and say fk to him.
As for amazing presence with a growing height and how to explain your growth your collegues(although I don't think they will be curious why you've grown taller),you can just say this orthodontic surgery can at the same time help patients grow taller but don't manage to tell your collegues that you finished this surgery just to grow taller or you'll be a butt of the joke.
To ease your parents and families,just tell the truth.I think they'll understand how miserable you've been all along if they really love you.