People of an average height just don’t understand how important those “extra few inches” actually are.
I’m at the other end of the scale at 4’9 with kids size 12 feet. I was at the obese end of the scale in the overweight BMI category at 9 stone 5 but if I’d been 5 foot I’d be classed as a healthy weight.
In order to stay a healthy weight I can only eat 1200 calories and 1000 to lose weight. If I was 5 foot I’d be able to eat an extra few hundred more.
At 5 foot I’d get some adult clothes to fit me, now I have to have everything altered as clothes meant for an 8 year old obviously don’t fit a woman’s body.
At 4’9 I was restricted to driving instructors who had smaller cars, struggled with reaching the pedals and visibility driving, I only learnt to drive properly when I bought my own smaller car. My friend at 5’ can drive any car.
I also struggle to reach the top shelves in my fridge, my top cupboards without a stool, I can never see anything going to gigs or anything with a crowd, my feet never touch the floor on chairs (or even the toilet!) and I get constant attention.
I can imagine it’s equally annoying to be tall but I bet you get treated with respect and not picked up, leaned on, patted on the head and kids constantly standing next you you saying “I’m taller then you”. I’ve had a few words with parents who think their child is being cute and don’t realise that when their kid does it every time they see me that it’s just annoying.
Those few inches if you are tall or small make a big difference.
As for the shoe size it’s impossible to imagine how frustrating it is. I can wear kids shoes in the same way OPs daughter can probably wear men’s but they aren’t at all supportive as they are made for junior children. I have constant feet problems due to the size of them and it’s so disappointing not being able to wear heels or find shoes to match your outfit. people constantly tell me it must be great to be able to buy cheap shoes but don’t understand they usually have Velcro and cartoons on. It’s my dream to walk into a shop and just buy any shoes, I constantly get assistants bringing me a 3 because “they are for tiny feet” they then look amazed when my foot falls out despite it being 4 sizes too big. I wonder if they would be as surprised if they brought me a size 8 instead of a 4?!
I know people don’t mean to be patronising but it is annoying seeing people compare being a fairly average height to being a height that impacts on your life a great deal. It’s nice to see people trying to be positive but I think people advising OP to get further medical advice are right. My parents declined growth hormones but I often wish they hadn’t.
My nephew is very tall and has Marfan syndrome, he wasn’t diagnosed until he was 16 but was 6 foot 2 at 12 years old. His dad is tall but the rest of the family are all shorties.
Pushing sports was entirely the wrong thing for my nephew but he wasn’t interested anyway. He was also the worst for picking me up and measuring himself against me!