Shrinking
Did you ever notice in old black-and-white photographs how short the old people are?
My mother was under 5 feet tall and my father just over 5 feet. Thus, it was grounds for rejoicing when I continued to grow into my 20s to my Apogee of 5 feet 9 3/4 inches.
Now, however, approximately a half a century later I have receded to 5'7".
It's not so much that I noticed, it's that my sons and grandson continue to point it out saying "I'm taller than you now".
I suppose the scientific explanation is that the padding between my vertebrae has been compressed by gravity and the years.
I have said that my goal is to live to be 100 and if so I might just reach my parents' height.

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Stand on your head everyday and reverse the effect.
You will always be huge to me.
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I like that you have no control over this competition. :)
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Hollander Sends
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