Would you ABORT YOUR MALE SON if you knew that he'd GROW UP TO ONLY 5'4"?

Question

Considering that its fact that very short men have much harder lives than the general population (make less money, date much much less - if at all, or remain an involuntary virgin for life) - would any of you abort your MALE son if you knew that he was only going to grow up to 5'4" or shorter? Researchers in Sweden have found that short men are most at risk for suicide anyways-

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/07/1...

I wish my father never had kids with my mother. Height is almost always passed on through the womens side. My mother is only 5'0" and my father is 5'10" - I have to suffer my mothers genetic sins and live my life at 5'4". I'm a 23 year old Stanford psych student who has never dated and chances are I will never date due to my repulsive height. Women say that height is not important - but thats not at all true - height is everything and now I have to suffer as a 5'4" cripple.

And please, no "god" or "Jesus" answers - those concepts are rationally meaningless.

Answer 1

I'm 5'6" and dated a guy who was 5'2" for about one year. He was an incredible person. We broke up because I moved across the country for a job. Shortly after we broke up, he met a girl who is now his wife. His father was also fairly short and still got married and had two kids. I don't think that height is a limiting factor in whether or not you get dates. Your attitude seems to be a problem though.

Answer 2

Sins of the Mother?... R U insane or just plain... Look U ungrateful brat U should respect N love U'r mother 4 she gave U life, height has a lot 2 do with what U eat drink and do with Ur life(dumb ***) Wait don't tell me U just saw "Gattaca"...don't blame ur parents 4 what U do N don't do coincidently my father was short as my mother, but I never thought about my height much the less worry, I'm 5'2" yeah I'm a woman but is not easier on us still I'm comfortable with my height.Now, my mother(4'10" tall) later married a man (5'11") and their kids R taller than me they were also sportively active (I was not) N they had 2 boys who R taller (5'5", 5',10" ) and growing I believe men have until the age of 25 consulted a doctor, take some vitamins N move Ur *** to the gym U might have had a chance it worked for 4 of my cousins and a neighbor. N by the way I've known a lot of guys below avarege height who have had no problem with women ( they also seem to like tall girls like my cousin, hm, ) anyway, is not all about the height but the approuge, U know? And 2 aswer Ur question, No I would Not kill my son even if I knew this poor excuse for an alarming demise would be his outcome you want Ur kids 2 B healthy,happy and U hope that their successful in all that they do that they do good things and hope U raised them to B kind,gracefull and respectful human beings, yeah some people want to make their kids be what they R not to fulfiil their dreams I think that's only because every1 has a different concept of "A good Life".besides Ur 23 some people specially now a days dont settle down till late in life go out N enjoy take risks when approaching a girl do it directly even if U get nerves if they shoot U down it's all good it's part of life maybe U should look down here somewhere U know for a girl more to your height the only difference if there's more of us n we're all fine . Good luck ;D

Answer 3

No way!!!
5'4" would be taller than me anyway!

There are a lot of short women out there! Not that you have to limit yourself to shorter women.

If you want to be taller, avoid women who wear heels.

I'd guess you, like anyone else, look at appearance when you are considering asking a woman out. You should try to dress in a way that will make you look taller. You can also use the way you dress to help counteract some of the negative effect on employment and pay.

Anyway, you don't have to date a lot, just enough to find the right person and get married. I think the less ppl you and your future spouse have had relationships with, the stronger your marriage will be.

BTW, if we got rid of kids for not being perfect, there would be no kids!!

Answer 4

No ! Height doesn't determine a mothers love. Now, I am female, 6' 1" tall, my mother was 5'6" & my dad was 6". My sister is 5'8". When I was in garde school and especially junior high, I HATED being the tallest. I was so shy and withdrawn because of it. But something happened when I hit high school. I decided there wasn't anything I could do about getting so tall, so I decided to just "go with the flow". The tallest guy I ever dated was 6'5", the shortest? 5'4". I figured if it didn't bother him to walk down the street hand in hand with me, then WHY should it bother me? Look at Michael J. Fox, he's only 5'4" and his wife is taller than him. Nicole Kidman is taller (5'10") than her husband Keith Urban (5'8"). Same with Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. Just walk tall (be proud of WHO you are and WHAT you've accomplished in school) and have a sense of humor. That's the FIRST thing alot of women notice, I do. So start living your life, you may be only 5'4" on the outside but you can be 6'4" on the inside! Good luck!

Answer 5

From what I see, instead of studying Psychology you should go make an appointment to see a Psychologist. Also, from looking at your other questions, it looks as if you're severely depressed, and possibly an obsessive compulsive due to you re-asking the same question 2-3 times. Now to answer your question about aborting a male child that would grow to be short, No, I would not abort my child for that insignificant Little thing. I know several guys that are short, and they have healthy, active, happy lives (and lots of girlfriends). As for you not being able to find a girlfriend, it's definitely your attitude that's holding you back. You sound like a very unhappy, hateful, and depressed person, not someone I would want to know.

Answer 6

Your problem goes beyond than just being 5"4'. You need to learn how to love and accept yourself just the way you are, I know a lot of very intelligent, self-confident, productive and very out-going people that are a lot shorter than you are. Come on, 5"4' it's not bad at all, just look around you and see how many people are living happily with real issues and mentally and physically challenges, accept yourself and be happy, also it wouldn't hurt to seek professional help , that might help you to bring your self stem up and realize that you are making a river out of a glass of water (even if it doesn't feel that way to you). And when it comes to women, we just want to be loved and respect, if you find some out there that are looking for the Tom Cruise type of guy, ignore them, they are not real, and most likely don't have to much to offer, not all girls like tall guys. and your high is not bad at all. You could have been: 3"4" or 4"4', but you are 5"4', that puts you in the average high. Hope it helped and God bless!

Answer 7

My husband is all of 5' 5". He's the shortest guy i ever dated and I married him. I'm 5' 7". Perhaps you need to date women from a country where short men are the norm...pretty much any South American country. There are plenty of university educated Latin women who I'm sure wouldn't care about the height. Regardless of heught, women love men who are confident and funny. You sounds pretty depressed and that can be a turn-off. The problem may not be your height but your attitude. It sounds totally stupid but you have to love yourself or at least accept yourself so that you can have the confidence to attract women. And no i would not abort a child because he's going to be short.

Answer 8

That is definitely not a good enough reason to abort, actually a really sh.itty reason if you ask me.
Being short is not a big deal. Midgets don't kill themselves, they don't not find lovers, wives, husbands. They get married and have children. This question comes off rather shallow and superficial. If you actually think that you will spend the rest of your life single, loveless, marriageless with no children I really think you need to see psychiatrist because you are definitely dealing with low self esteem issues.
Btw, there are people that are taller than you who have never dated, there are asians out there who have never dated, there are so many different types of people that feel something about them prevents them from moving up or being happy, well it's not their physical self that is preventing this from happening its their low confidence level and hey some women prefer shorter men!

Answer 9

Exactly how would you know your son was going to reach only 5'4"? My dad is 5'8" and my mom is 5'1" and when I was a child I was small for my age. According to a test I took at a science fair I was supposed to grow to be only 5'7" tall. I am now at my full height of 6'1". Both my brothers are taller than me (6'2" and 6'3") and my sister is my dad's height.

There's no way to know your hypothetical son will be short. And Jesus Christ buddy, if you think your height is the only thing that prevented you from ever having a date, you have MUCH more serious problems to consider. I would not reccommend you have children, but for reasons entirely different than their possible physical proportions.

Answer 10

I guarantee you that your feelings about being short just ooze from you when you meet women. I'm nearly 40. I have met some dynamic short men! They made the decision that their height was not going to prevent them doing anything. Since you are in college, you are no doubt surrounded by beautiful yet superficial air heads. I know that can be discouraging.

Change your attitude! Even if it means counseling. If a woman blows you off because you are not 6'5", it's her loss. You will eventually meet the women who are right for you. But not if you don't get a big boost of self esteem.

There's something about a guy who is confident (not arrogant), witty, fun, and easy going. Good conversation can charm the pants off of any girl.