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I'm also very short. I will probably give my children hormones to be taller, but just to be around their age average. I don't think you should deliberately make your children smaller unless it poses a health risk or they are female. For me personally, being short isn't much of an issue. As I get older, the advantages are increasing. I don't have many of the back problems friends in my age have and the injuries from falls are much less severe with every inch fewer.

> I will probably give my children hormones to be taller

Is this a thing? Isn't it determined by genetics, unless limited by malnutrition?

You can win a few inches by supplying HGH during adolescence.

As a short person, height won't fix your problems.

Unless your problems revolve around not being able to reach the top shelves.

This is such a general statement, you could replace height by practically anything.

In practice whatever the DCS worker says is illegal is. Your child can be taken away because they saw dirty dishes in the sink.

I am not sure dirty dishes would pass judicial scrutiny. DCS workers aren't the final arbiter.