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Dear Average Boy,
I am 11 years old, 4-foot-3-inches tall and the shortest kid in my fifth-grade class. What should I do when people start teasing me?
Signed,
Short Stuff
Hey, Short Stuff!
I think you should get a ladder, look your teaser right in the eye and say, “Look, Jolly Green Giant! I like being short. When it rains, I'm the last to get wet. Plus, I'll always have a job at the Chocolate Factory! Not to mention, I'll win limbo contests for the rest of my grade school career. When you want to go mountain climbing, you have to go to Colorado but all I have to do is find a speed bump. Short is cool!"
That's what I'd say. Actually, that is what I say. Because I'm not on the tall side either. I just laugh it off because I know God made me the way I am for a reason, so I don’t let other kids make me feel bad about it. It sounds like you have a good sense of humor about it as well. Keep it up and keep reading!
Your short friend and mine,
Average Boy