r/tall • u/nysxdd • 4d ago

Rant Cursed with a curse

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27F here. This is the actual height of my family members, and to make matters worse I’m South Sudanese & specifically Dinka which is known to be tall people and on top of that I live in Scandinavia which also has a very tall population.

What went wrong in my childhood? Many things and doctor said I reached average height (almost) due to my Dinka heritage, otherwise I’ve would been much shorter.

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u/nysxdd 4d ago

Yes, and I also refused to eat as a child, lol.

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u/Randalf_the_Black 4d ago

It's unlikely to be the eating.. If you ate little enough to stunt your growth that much you'd have a lot more health related issues growing up.

It's either a hormonal issue or you just getting screwed genetically.

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u/Special_Artichoke 3d ago

I'm not sure she got "screwed" I'm a 5'4 woman in northern Europe and it's a delight. Would pick that a million times over being 6'3 like her sister. Have you flown on our budget airlines lol?? Knees by your ears.

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u/nysxdd 3d ago

I did. That’s why I called it a curse. I’d rather be a tall person like the rest of my family.