<p>I think the one thing you need to do is to stop comparing yourself to your family members and start comparing yourself to the male population as a whole. You’ll find you’re well within normal range. Also, check out the heights of Tom Cruise, Zac Efron and Ryan Seacrest. They’re all shorter than you, and they’re doing just fine!</p>
<p>Honestly there’s no reason for you to be sad about this, you can’t do anything about it. You can keep being negative about this until you give up, or you can give up now and just work what you got. I’m kind of short too, I’m 5’9 as well, I have long legs (my inseam is 32 inches) but a really small torso, so basically from the ground to my hip bone it’s 37 inches and from my hip bone to my head tip it’s only around 33 inches. I know I’m not short, I just have a small torso. It’s not unheard of for guys to experience growth spurts into their 20s. </p>
<p>I’ve heard that Kevin Costner was really short until his early 20s, when he grew from 5’3 to 6’1. Yes, taller people make more per capita, but that statistic might be flawed. For instance, taller people are more likely to be athletes, and professional athletes make more money than “regular” working folks, not necessarily because being taller makes them better people, it’s basically because they are athletes and they’re tall. Also, supposedly, shorter people live longer than taller people. The group of people with the highest life expectancy age is the Japanese, and they are fairly short. As long as you’re not uncommonly short, it’s not going to affect your standard of living that much. I love how we all have this big idea in our heads that you have to be this tall, super intelligent, super terrific person to be successful and it’s not like that at all (the tall part).</p>
<p>“I’ve heard that Kevin Costner was really short until his early 20s, when he grew from 5’3 to 6’1”
-And Tom Cruse never had his chance, I am not sure who is making more, I do not like either of them, but both are on A list despite huge difference in height. As far as I know Tom is only 5’4 and look at his wives, both of them!</p>
<p>I’m going to try this: [How</a> To Grow Taller 2-4 Inches In 8 WEEKS! - YouTube](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube) </p>
<p>I can only imagine the obscenity that is going to spew out of people in this thread.Although success and height do not necessarily correspond, I’m still stubborn. I do not expect to gain two to four inches. If I gain two cm from this i’ll be happy. </p>
<p>I admit that I do have a low self-esteem and with the tsunami of stuff I am going through, my height should be the least of my concerns. Nonetheless, I’ll find a way to surf atop it all.</p>
<p>I don’t think exercise will make you taller, except that stronger muscles will give you better posture which can add a little height.</p>
<p>You could always get leg-lengthening surgery, if you can find a doctor to take you: [Short</a> Persons Support: Health : Cosmetic Leg Lengthening](<a href=“http://www.shortsupport.org/Health/Leg-Lengthening/]Short”>http://www.shortsupport.org/Health/Leg-Lengthening/)</p>
<p>P.S. I grew two inches taller while I was in college.</p>
<p>^ ive been considering that.</p>
<p>There are so many things that can be truly wrong. This is not one of them.</p>
<p>I thank my lucky stars every day that my children have normal vision, normal hearing, ten fingers, and ten toes. I consider anything else to be gravy.</p>