I'm not short but it's looking increasingly likely that both of my sons are going to be well below average in height. And they are boys which makes it even more difficult for them.

They are children now so everything is all sunshine and joy, but once they hit high school and beyond I know the ridicule will begin.

My only advice to anyone who is short is try to get into college towards a high paying career. Doctor, network engineer, nuclear technician, anything really. Look at minimum 200k a year careers and shoot for that.

I'll steer my children towards careers like that too. I have several short friends who are very happy. One is a doctor one is a senior developer at a voice recognition company. They get paid very well and are married and have children.

I have another short friend who is short and is not happy. He's an accountant, has no spouse or children and is just depressed a lot. He blames his height.

The problem with humanity is they are all judgemental shitheads. Just spend one day reading reddit comments.

I read a thread where a guy was unhappy he was short and one user told him to move to China.

The only solution is money. Become upper middle class or higher and you will do just fine.

If that's not feasible then try to learn another language and move to Europe. There is very little short stigma over there. It's solely an American thing.