Dwarf? Midget? What am I?

[chanmui04]

Hi, I've got a question.

I'm going to be 19 years old in August and I am currently 4'9'' 1/2. My doctor says I'm done growing and probably won't reach 5ft anytime in my life. However, my doctor nor my mother have ever mentioned anything medical behind this, i.e any type of dwarfism (I am proportionate, so midget doesn't work either). I do have a great aunt who is 4'7'', and an uncle who is 5ft. So that side of the family does run short, it looks like. So, what am I? Just... short? Is it incorrect to call myself a midget because I am just.. short? I don't have any diseases or disorders or anything like that, I just.. didn't grow. My 15 year old sister topples over me at 5ft, even when she was 13-14 at 4'11'' she stood well above me. Both my parents are of normal height as well. I just don't understand it, why am I so short?

I'm confused. I feel torn between two things. You'd think something as simple as height wouldn't upset a peson so much, but it does. I don't "fit in" with other little people, because I don't have a medical reason for being so short. I feel like an outsider, I don't feel welcome. I don't fit in with regular people because I'm so short, and they just make fun of me, since I don't have any diseases or disorders as to why I'm this short. They intimidate me.

I mean, I'm sure if I really was a midget/dwarf/whatever, my doctor would have said something right? I don't know what to do.

[April2]

You are not a midget or dwarf. You are just small in stature. I don't think you need to worry about it.

[otaku465]

April2 is right.  Like you mentioned, short height is not the only thing that qualifies someone as a dwarf.

I always felt awkward being girl that was taller than all the guys.  We just have to embrace our height!    

[margypops]

People will like you or not for who you are at least the people worth bothering with will,There are also a ton of super duper high heels out there ,you can wear them and lift you height a lot it will sail you by your sister at 5 ft, Its probably genetic, dont worry concentrate on the nice and great things about yourself.