As a short person, there have been plenty of moments when I’ve felt a few extra inches could be helpful. Either in a social situation or in a practical way, such as being able to reach an item on a high shelf.

I could fix that if I had the temerity and the money, like a man named “Frank” did in a feature article published in The Guardian.

At 5’6”, Frank had spent most of his life absorbing the passive-aggressive jabs society lobs at short men. So, in the spirit of self-improvement, he picked up the phone and booked a procedure in Turkey that required breaking both his femurs.

It’s around here that I, a man standing at a proud 5’4”, throw up my hands and say no thank you. But for other men, like Frank, shattering your femurs is a small price to pay to be a little bit taller.

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