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Submitted by: bbAll_grl

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I'm 12 and 6ft. 1in. I play basketball, but the worst thing is kids calling me "911" or skyskraper" (I hope thats right!!). I've had to learn to let all the name calling go!!

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Submitted by: delah

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wow! i'm totally greatful to y'all for givin' me some love! i been feelin alot better about how tall i am lately.. :-) it's like totally cool to hear other tall girls stories and stuff... jj, i couldn't find no website, but that's cool cause i found what i been needin right here... i been talkin' to Jene' she's a great lady and i just wanna tell her thank you for havin' this cool website! i thank all y'all tall girls! i hope we can always stick together! :-)

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Submitted by: Long & Lovely

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I totally understand where you are coming from. I hit 6.2 the summer i turned 12...and i grew another inch that same year. So i've been 6.3 for about 5 years...when i was 12, 13 and even 14 i couldnt stand my height...and ppl took advantage of that b/c they knew i didnt like being tall but once i embraced it and was confident that God designed me this way...i loved it...and no one at school seemed to mind that i was crazy tall...they saw how at peace i was and they knew they couldnt say anything that would affect me...people are even attracted to the confidence and it inspires them to be more comfortable w/ who they are---and i love that!! its so awesome to see people on the street occasionally make regards to my height but they say it respectfully b/c my respect for it is evident... im not saying you can just snap out of this hate 4 your height... it will take time...but be positive, happy--confident being tall is a beautiful thing!! you are long & lovely!! i am in the process of finishing a web site empowering and encouraging tall women like yourself.... its www.longandlovely.com it will be up by the 1st of march!! id love for you to come check it out and please feel free 2 give feedback and tell me what you'd like to see on there...like what would help you boost your confidence in height!!! : ), jj

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Submitted by: Anonymous

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I was 5'10" at 14 and was very self-conscious too.I was maid of honor at my sister's wedding. She and her husband are rather short, so the photographer had me stand a step down and I was still taller than them. But at that point, I just thought, "OK, if I'm this tall, I might as well be 6 feet tall." And I made it (actually made it to 6'1"). It was difficult finding clothes, there were very few tall shops or tall pants at regular stores so I was teased for wearing "floods." Believe me, the really short guys who make the comments are envious. As I got older, the more I loved it. I did date shorter men, if they didn't care, I didn't care. I ended up marrying a guy who was 6'2", so if I wore heels, I was taller - he didn't care because he knew it didn't matter to me. That's the bottom line, and it's hard to realize this when you're a teen, but be proud of who you are! Doesn't matter about the height. And as you grow older, you'll truly appreciate it more and more. Especially in the weight department. If a short woman gains 10 pounds, you can really tell. If a tall woman gains 20, it's not so visible. And actually, when I was pregnant, I didn't look massive because my baby had more room to stretch! I'm now 50 and believe me, I'm more and more thankful every day for my height. I stopped feeling like a "freak" in my 20s and although I still get "height" comments, they're more envious than insulting. Trust me, you'll be happy about it someday, I know that's hard to believe when you're 15, but trust me on this one!

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