ItsOnlyMe said:

i thought erin had purple hair...

she has been at it with the peroxide again

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

mate, I can't look at your avvie now without seeing Prince having a dump

5'3"

JustErin said:

well, in my case there's a medical reason for it (a Chromosomal Disorder I was born with) all my family are very tall

Natisse said:

Oh, how interesting. My youngest brother had a friend who has a similar (if not the same) thing. He's a twin and his sister doesn't have it.

Natisse said:

My sister has the opposite: she has Marfan Syndrome and she's about 6 ft. tall and the rest of us are all 5'5" or shorter.

JustErin said:

nope sorry hon it wouldn't be the same thing - what I was born with is called Turner Syndrome and only affects females.

MinneG I've never heard of that! I'm gonna have to look it up!!

I don't have any medical reasons. I'm just short

ItsOnlyMe said:

don't worry, you and natisse are in good company

Natisse said:

I see, it's something similar then.

ItsOnlyMe said:

Ain't nothing wrong with being short .

Serious said:

exactly

Serious said:

Tell that to the giant Yetti who posted above you.

Serious said:

Except I heard that small people smell kinda funny.

Or maybe that's just ItsOnlyMe.

Natisse said:

Yeah Marfan's is a disease of the connective tissue and people that have it are usually really tall w/ long limbs and fingers. It's actually very dangerous for the heart though because it stretches out the aorta and it can tear. She's not supposed to do anything too strenuous or any contact sports.

But her case is "mild" compared w/ other people who have it more severe and have to be on heart medication their whole lives.

JustErin said:

I'll show you smell

minneapolisgenius said:

wow that does sound dangerous... glad she's only got a mild case of it (so do I - some Turners girls/women can have major physical side effects apart from the height thing and infertility. I have very very mild side effects apart from those two)

Christopher said:

me too.

ItsOnlyMe said:

So you'd prefer to be a giant yeti yourself ?

Serious said:

Weill I already have the hairy bit taken care of. All I need is some height.

6 ft (and a bit)

Natisse said:

I had never heard of Turners syndrome. Well, not until you came along. I was just reading about it on a site for it. Good thing you don't have the severe side affects I was reading about like the heart and kidney problems.

ItsOnlyMe said:

So at the moment you are more the tiny teddy bear

minneapolisgenius said:

I was 5'2" until I was 20 and pregnant with my second child. For some reason I grew an inch and now I'm 5'3".

I liked 5'2" better.

Serious said:

Well, a thin teddy bear, yes.

sweet said:

yum

86 posts and I'm still the tallest? Where's that Dex guy?

ItsOnlyMe said:

Are yetis thin , otherwise you'd have to gain weight as well

Natisse said: