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  Date : 2012-07-03
Stress over short height is causing sleepless nights

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DEAR ABBY: I'm 16 and well below the average height for females. It bothers me a lot. I'm treated like a 5-year-old. I get picked up all the time, and it's awkward talking to people because they look straight down at me -- and they never let me forget it.
 
I try to act cool about it, but honestly, I'm losing sleep over it. I'm really self-conscious, and when I get upset people just laugh at me and say I'm "cute." What should I do? -- LOOKED DOWN UPON IN NEW JERSEY
 
DEAR LOOKED DOWN UPON: No one has the right to pick you up or touch you in a familiar way without your permission. If this is happening at school, tell the principal about it because it could be classified as a form of bullying. It will then become the school administrator's job to make clear to your classmates that their behavior is not appropriate. If it's happening outside of school, your parents should be told so they can help you put an end to it.
 
P.S. If you work to develop your mind, you can accomplish what many short people have done -- compensate by becoming a mental giant. Do that, and you'll become a role model that people of every size will look up to.
 
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DEAR ABBY: My sister, "Beth," and I are very close, but a constant source of contention is her boyfriend, "Brody." Beth and Brody have broken up several times, and each time it happens, she fills me in on every horrible thing he has ever done.
 
They always seem to get back together, and then Beth expects me to like him despite everything I know. Does the fact that she forgives and forgets mean that I have to do the same? -- TOO MUCH INFO IN OHIO
 
DEAR TOO MUCH INFO: No, it doesn't. But you should be civil, even if you're not warm and friendly. Then cross your fingers and hope your sister recognizes less drama is healthier and the relationship ends soon.

 
* lose sleep °ÆÁ¤µÇ´Ù (=to worry)

* self-conscious ³²ÀÇ ½Ã¼±À» ÀǽÄÇÏ´Â (=feeling undue awareness of oneself, one¡¯s appearance, or one¡¯s actions)

* look down upon ¿ì½À°Ô º¸´Ù (=to regard or treat as inferior)

* compensate º¸ÃæÇÏ´Ù (=to make up for; to do something in place of something else)

* look up to ¿ì·¯·¯º¸´Ù (=to show respect or admiration for)

* civil Á¤ÁßÇÑ (=behaving in a reasonable or polite manner)

* cross one¡¯s fingers Çà¿îÀ» ºô´Ù (=to wish for luck)
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