But ethical questions were not of great concern to Stephen Thompson because he says he knows what it's like to be short.
Thompson, a junior at Texas A&M University, now fits in just fine, but when he entered high school, he was just 4 feet 11 inches.
?I was trying to stay strong for myself, for my family. So my outward persona was happy, probably,? says Thompson. ?But on the inside, I was dealing with a lot of depression.?
Thompson says people thought he was 10, 11, or 12 when he was 15, 16 years old: ?I?d go to a restaurant, sometimes they?d say, ?Do you want to see the kids' menu?? And you know, I mean, it sounds funny. You try to laugh at it. But really, you know, it?s devastating.?
It took nightly injections for two and a half years, but Thompson eventually reached 5 feet 9 inches. He says he no longer feels like he?s trapped in a little boy?s body -- a welcome change that lets him be just another guy on campus.
?It changed my whole outlook on everything,? he says.
Wishing it wasn't so short....
Thompson, a junior at Texas A&M University, now fits in just fine, but when he entered high school, he was just 4 feet 11 inches.
?I was trying to stay strong for myself, for my family. So my outward persona was happy, probably,? says Thompson. ?But on the inside, I was dealing with a lot of depression.?
Thompson says people thought he was 10, 11, or 12 when he was 15, 16 years old: ?I?d go to a restaurant, sometimes they?d say, ?Do you want to see the kids' menu?? And you know, I mean, it sounds funny. You try to laugh at it. But really, you know, it?s devastating.?
It took nightly injections for two and a half years, but Thompson eventually reached 5 feet 9 inches. He says he no longer feels like he?s trapped in a little boy?s body -- a welcome change that lets him be just another guy on campus.
?It changed my whole outlook on everything,? he says.
Wishing it wasn't so short....
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