I appreciate your honesty here. This is all so difficult, and I appreciate the line about the opportunity was there and you stepped into it. I just keep thinking how this has become so widely accepted as just no big deal, with no regard for the human life that could be permanently harmed. It truly hurts my heart to think about it. Someone called it a pyramid scheme- the promise of happiness at each step until all the steps are completed and no guarantee that this was the best solution, so now you must just accept what you’ve done. I wish you peace and I’m sorry this was allowed to happen to you.
Powerful. I relate particularly ‘cause I, too was a precociously tall teenage girl! Back then (1963) my parents came at me with “We hear there’s a ‘treatment’ to make you stop growing.” That seemed totally wacky (who the heck wants to ‘stop growing’?!) Saw it as a judgement of me (‘you’re freaky’) more than anything. Well, being a tall woman has caused me difficulties conforming, clothing-wise (women’s shoes & clothes don’t fit) & getting misgendered (taken as a man) occasionally. Not a big deal since my life’s been filled with plenty of good stuff (friends, art, music, books, nature, etc). I kinda joke being taken for a man gives me a unique perspective, like a spy or a fly on the wall, observing surreptitiously. Plus, get to see over the crowd & reach high shelves! I wish you the best & hope you don’t despair. Thanks for sharing.
I appreciate your honesty here. This is all so difficult, and I appreciate the line about the opportunity was there and you stepped into it. I just keep thinking how this has become so widely accepted as just no big deal, with no regard for the human life that could be permanently harmed. It truly hurts my heart to think about it. Someone called it a pyramid scheme- the promise of happiness at each step until all the steps are completed and no guarantee that this was the best solution, so now you must just accept what you’ve done. I wish you peace and I’m sorry this was allowed to happen to you.
Powerful. I relate particularly ‘cause I, too was a precociously tall teenage girl! Back then (1963) my parents came at me with “We hear there’s a ‘treatment’ to make you stop growing.” That seemed totally wacky (who the heck wants to ‘stop growing’?!) Saw it as a judgement of me (‘you’re freaky’) more than anything. Well, being a tall woman has caused me difficulties conforming, clothing-wise (women’s shoes & clothes don’t fit) & getting misgendered (taken as a man) occasionally. Not a big deal since my life’s been filled with plenty of good stuff (friends, art, music, books, nature, etc). I kinda joke being taken for a man gives me a unique perspective, like a spy or a fly on the wall, observing surreptitiously. Plus, get to see over the crowd & reach high shelves! I wish you the best & hope you don’t despair. Thanks for sharing.