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Dear Abby: Father and son are tired of hearing about their height

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My husband is 6 feet, 6 inches tall. My 19-year-old son is taller. They loathe being asked how tall they are. They have had it with these insensitive, intrusive comments. What's an appropriate response when the person asking makes you out to be some kind of freak?

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Toronto Sun

DEAR ABBY: Father and son are tired of hearing about their height

DEAR ABBY: My husband is 6 feet, 6 inches tall. My 19-year-old son is taller, at 6 feet, 7 inches.

1 year ago·Toronto, Canada

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Boston Herald

Dear Abby: Father & son tired of remarks about height

Dear Abby: My husband is 6 feet, 6 inches tall. My 19-year-old son is taller, at 6 feet, 7 inches. They loathe being asked how tall they are. There are times when they are proud of their height and others when they have felt self-conscious because it can be uncomfortable to “tower” over others. Often, the question is asked in a tone that conveys the person perceives them as some kind of “freak of nature.” They have been told they “must have been…

1 year ago·Boston, United States

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Chicago Sun Times

Dear Abby: Two tall men look down on comments about their height

DEAR ABBY: My husband is 6 feet, 6 inches tall. My 19-year-old son is taller, at 6 feet, 7 inches. They loathe being asked how tall they are. There are times when they are proud of their height and others when they have felt self-conscious because it can be uncomfortable to “tower” over others. Often, the question is asked in a tone that conveys the person perceives them as some kind of “freak of nature.” They have been told they “must have been…

1 year ago·Chicago, United States

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Penn Live

Dear Abby: Tall people are tired of your comments on their height

Often, a question is asked in a tone that conveys the person perceives them as some kind of “freak of nature.”

1 year ago·Harrisburg, United States

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The Detroit News

Dear Abby: Father, son tired of hearing about height

My husband is 6 feet, 6 inches tall. My 19-year-old son is taller, at 6 feet, 7 inches. They loathe being asked how tall they are.

1 year ago·Detroit, United States

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Syracuse NY

Dear Abby: Father and son are tired of hearing about their height

DEAR ABBY: My husband is 6 feet, 6 inches tall. My 19-year-old son is taller, at 6 feet, 7 inches. They loathe being asked how tall they are. There are times when they are proud of their height and others when they have felt self-conscious because it can be uncomfortable to “tower” over others.Often, the question is asked in a tone that conveys the person perceives them as some kind of “freak of nature.” They have been told they “must have been …

1 year ago·Syracuse, United States

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