Grandma, You Made the Bed too Short

Because I’m so much taller than they are, some kids I know call me “Stretch” or “String Bean” or other names I won’t

repeat. I can’t help it if I got tall genes from my parents. But they’re not tall at all and my grandparents are even shorter.

Grandma and Grandpa can even sleep in a bed that would be too short for most grownups. I tried sleeping there once when

we visited about a year ago but my feet stuck out too far.

Dad says I’m going to have all the colleges chasing me to play basketball for them when I’m ready to go to college. By

then, he says, I’ll be tall enough to dunk the ball without leaving my feet. I like sports and hope he’s right but they wouldn’t want

me right now, I’m kinda klutzy. I’m only 12 years old and I am tall, I’m 6’3”, but every time I play basketball I trip over my own

feet. Maybe by the time I grow up I’ll be more graceful, but now, YUK!