My 16 year old son is angry about his height and blaming his mom. Now demanding HGH. Need advice.

[Rabbi]

Hi everyone. I am a dad who is 6,5 and my wife is 4,11. Our son is 16 and about 5,4. His friends have been making fun of his height and it has really been affecting him.

Lately he has become very angry and keeps blaming his mom for his height. He says it is her fault and that he got the short end of the stick. This has caused a lot of tension at home and really hurts my wife.

Recently it has gotten worse. He is demanding HGH and bone scans and keeps saying we are ruining his life by not doing it. We can afford it, but I am absolutely not going to put him on HGH or chase medical tests just for height. I do not believe it is the right or safe choice, especially when doctors have not said he needs it.

He feels embarrassed, angry, and stuck, and nothing we say seems to get through to him. I worry about his confidence, his mental health, and the damage this is doing to his relationship with his mom.

Has anyone dealt with something like this? How do you help a teenager accept their height and stop blaming a parent? How do we set firm boundaries without making him feel ignored?

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Rabbi]

We can afford it, but I am absolutely not going to put him on HGH or chase medical tests just for height

Straight child abuse ong

 

[jester]

Hi everyone. I am a dad who is 6,5 and my wife is 4,11. Our son is 16 and about 5,4. His friends have been making fun of his height and it has really been affecting him.

Lately he has become very angry and keeps blaming his mom for his height. He says it is her fault and that he got the short end of the stick. This has caused a lot of tension at home and really hurts my wife.

Recently it has gotten worse. He is demanding HGH and bone scans and keeps saying we are ruining his life by not doing it. We can afford it, but I am absolutely not going to put him on HGH or chase medical tests just for height. I do not believe it is the right or safe choice, especially when doctors have not said he needs it.

He feels embarrassed, angry, and stuck, and nothing we say seems to get through to him. I worry about his confidence, his mental health, and the damage this is doing to his relationship with his mom.

Has anyone dealt with something like this? How do you help a teenager accept their height and stop blaming a parent? How do we set firm boundaries without making him feel ignored?

Any advice would be appreciated.

you already are a terrible father for picking a 4’11 as the woman to procreate with, you were aware of this fact.
get him on hgh and ai
if it doesn’t work pay for his ll
it’s your fault. he shouldn’t “accept” being 5’4, that’s not even near average for a 16yo male and he shouldn’t endure the suffering that comes with it, no one should honestly, but you’re 6’5 so what do you know
i’m 6ft and his same age but i really feel for dude, i can’t imagine how miserable his social life and mental health can be at that height, insecurity is a big bad wolf ready to bite you in the ass at every given opportunity
that said it’s all a game of bones, if you truly care about him you’re gonna let him get on hgh (but supervise him and don’t let him blast 20iu ed)
i think working up from 4iu to 12iu ed and maybe some letrozole or arimidex should be fine
take your responsibilities, you picked that woman as your mate and you knew your offspring could end up being not very tall. you’re a grown man. to each choice there’s a consequence

 

[Faxed]

Father needs to be quartered

 

[enlightful]

Genetic recombination is one son of a bitch