Quote from: w1988 on March 18, 2015, 10:16:09 AMWow sad story, it's like being the height of a midget but worse. I think when employers decide against him they think that some other employer will take him on, but of course that doesn't happen. At my workplace there was this guy that was going to be my next work colleague but he got turned turn because he had a fked up ear (I think it was infected after he used one of those stretching gauges), it's a discriminating world out there.
Do you guys think he would benefit from CLL because going from 5'6 to 5'9, 5'9 to 6ft (or whatever) is one thing but going from 4'11 to maybe 5'2 still makes you very short and you still have the torso/head/hands of a very tiny person.
I noticed that others on reddit mentioned bulking up, I doubt that is going to help in this situation.
Now that you mention it, I'm not sure how much CLL would help him. Even after two surgeries, he'd be like 5'5 or 5'6 max, and he'd look really disproportionate. And if he did one surgery to be a little more proportionate, he'd only be 5'2. And bulking up is not gonna help at that height...
Man, my heart truly goes out to this guy. I hope in the end he ends up really successful. I'm rooting for him for sure.
Quote from: Deepak Chopra on March 17, 2015, 04:04:36 AMendomorphisme: "At 182 cm, I know exactly how this guy feels. Why must society discriminate us? 
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This is from someone who wants to be 188 cm so just shut up please, and for the record I am 183 cm
Quote from: endomorphisme on March 18, 2015, 01:44:47 PMThis is from someone who wants to be 188 cm so just shut up please, and for the record I am 183 cm
Endo, I think you have to understand and accept that you will get a lot of criticism for being on this forum when you are 6' tall, and also for thinking you are short at times at 6'
Quote from: NewHeights on March 18, 2015, 01:52:33 PMEndo, I think you have to understand and accept that you will get a lot of criticism for being on this forum when you are 6' tall, and also for thinking you are short at times at 6'
You can criticize me if you are way shorter than me andbif you will end up shorter than me too after ll, I understand that it makes some of you upset.
But when someone says "I don't understand why you are insecure at 178 cm or 183 cm" and then say "I want to be 188 cm" it sounds a bit hypocritical.
Quote from: endomorphisme on March 18, 2015, 02:00:23 PMYou can criticize me if you are way shorter than me andbif you will end up shorter than me too after ll, I understand that it makes some of you upset.
But when someone says "I don't understand why you are insecure at 178 cm or 183 cm" and then say "I want to be 188 cm" it sounds a bit hypocritical.
I see what you're saying, and I think you are right. It is unfair for someone who wants to be taller than 6' to criticize you.
Quote from: NewHeights on March 18, 2015, 02:20:25 PMI see what you're saying, and I think you are right. It is unfair for someone who wants to be taller than 6' to criticize you.
Actually, I retract my statement. I still think it is logical for someone to criticize you if they want to do CLL to be taller than 6'. Take for example a 5'9" or 5' 8" guy who wants to be 6' 1". That person may figure that IF they decide to do CLL, that they might as well go above 6'. I doubt that either of those individuals would consider CLL if they were already 6' however. Therefore they still have a logical argument to criticize you for considering CLL at a great starting height
Quote from: NewHeights on March 18, 2015, 03:57:32 PMActually, I retract my statement. I still think it is logical for someone to criticize you if they want to do CLL to be taller than 6'. Take for example a 5'9" or 5' 8" guy who wants to be 6' 1". That person may figure that IF they decide to do CLL, that they might as well go above 6'. I doubt that either of those individuals would consider CLL if they were already 6' however. Therefore they still have a logical argument to criticize you for considering CLL at a great starting height
No it's not logical at all, doing something but judging others because they want to do the same thing is pretty hypocritical 
There is no doubt that endomorphisme is not short, however, no one has the right to judge him because he pursues his dreams like everyone else here. I don't think that anyone wants to be criticized because he did the surgery, but hoping not to get judged by others while doing it yourself is just wrong.
Quote from: Alittletooshort on March 18, 2015, 05:36:39 PMNo it's not logical at all, doing something but judging others because they want to do the same thing is pretty hypocrite
There is no doubt that endomorphisme is not short, however, no one has the right to judge him because he pursues his dreams like everyone else here. I don't think that anyone wants to be criticized because he did the surgery, but hoping not to get judged by others while doing it yourself is just wrong.
I pursue my dreams like everyone here, yes, but I don't care what others think, on this forum particularly since we don't know each other and we will never meet each other.
I m still on this forum because I would like to read diaries about Dr solomin, considering you will do ll with him I hope you will keep us updated
I´ll probably do it with Dr. Kulesh but they work together closly so it should be pretty similar in terms of the treatment. I didn´t fully plan it though, so I´m not 100% sure If I do it this summer but I guess I will.
Quote from: Sean Connery on March 17, 2015, 01:05:23 AMI think this guy's case is definitely one where cosmetic lengthening would result in a benefit to his quality of life. He's a good looking guy and the only thing holding him back is his height. His story made me very sympathetic to his struggles. I found it on the r/short sub-reddit.
r/short thread:
People say not to let it define me and be confident, but it's so hard to do this when you're a lot shorter than other guys. Average height where I live (US) is around 5'10" for guys, so I'm almost a foot under this. I was the tiniest kid/teenager ever and the doctor found that I had a treatable growth hormone deficiency around the time I was 12. My dad is 5'11" and my mom is 5'5", so I was predicted to be around 5'4"-5'6" without treatment and 5'10"-5'11" with it. My family is very poor and they figured that the height range wasn't really that short, so my parents decided not to go through with it (the treatment is expensive). I actually remember being upset at the prospect of being 5'5".
I have always been business saavy and got accepted to a competitive business program for high school. When I entered high school as a freshman, I was only 4'7". Teenagers are cruel and high school was tough for me. I was regularly asked why I was so short, if I was a midget, and stuff along those lines. I was getting comments every single day about my height - sometimes jokingly from my friends, other times it’s from teachers or even people I don’t know in the hallway. It took a toll on me. It seemed like it was always on people's minds when I was talking to them. I found out my growth plates were closed when I was 16, and I only measured 4'10.5". I still legitimately believed I'd be at least 5'4" up until that point and was so upset.
College was better, or maybe I just got used to my height. People still said things to me, but they weren't usually so upfront about it anymore. One time I was walking around campus though and this random jackass walks up to me and says "Hey man. You know, every time you come out on the streets and walk around, everybody is looking at you and thinking 'Damn, look how short that man is.' I just wanted you to be aware of that." I don't think the guy even went to the school, but still. This is probably more extreme than the stuff many of you have to deal with.
I majored in business in college and graduated last year. Long story short, I've been living at home for almost a year now and after 30+ interviews have not gotten a single job offer, even after having what I'd call mostly great interviews. It might not have been "you're too short to work here", but it's implied. I'll give you a story. For one interview I'm expected to meet up with one interviewer and one other interviewee at a local coffee shop. The interviewer gets there and calls me and the other guy up, so we go meet him at the front and the 3 of us go stand in line. The interviewer is probably 6'5", and the other interviewee is about 6'4". The two of them were talking and basically at eye level and I'm standing there like an idiot feeling like a little kid. Anyone could tell the decision was made before I had the chance to say a word by the look on the interviewers face when he looked at the two of us.
Another time I interviewed with these 2 men, it went great, and as I'm leaving I need to use the bathroom on the way out. Well the interviewers think I left, because they are walking past the bathroom and I randomly start hearing them say "Holy crap, that guy was like a midget." to which the other guy says "Do we need to put a 'you must be this tall to interview' sign outside the door?"
It's crap like this that make it hard for me to continue looking for jobs on a daily basis. I feel like no matter what I do, I can’t get people to take me seriously. What are my options here - I need to get a job that's not working at McDonalds, but it seems like my height is an instant deal-breaker nearly every time. If you want to see what I look like (if this helps the cause at all), here's the thread I posted earlier in r/Rateme.
http://www.reddit.com/r/short/comments/2z3u15/411_male_here_24_years_old_i_try_to_be_confident/
r/rateme thread:
1) Headshot: http://i.imgur.com/lfUZeQT.jpg
2) At a party: http://i.imgur.com/DTx6FxH.jpg
3/4) These guys are all around 5'7"-5'11":
http://i.imgur.com/NwXXMRP.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/bIA3Oea.jpg
I have a college degree in business/sales and have been on over 30+ interviews in the past year with no success. I have excellent credentials and social/interviewing skills, but employers just don’t seem to want a 4’11” guy representing them in sales. I also have little/no luck with girls - I go to bars often and no girl is willing to give me the time of day. So I'd like you guys to rate me and be honest 
Thanks.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Rateme/comments/2z3g8s/m24_im_only_411_and_my_height_has_made_it/
Poor guy . hes so short!
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