I don't care

“Sera* called me ‘Tiny’”, I overheard my younger one telling his brother.

“Did you hit her?”, his brother asked.

“Why should I?”, he replied. “I told her I didn’t need her to tell me something I already knew.”

I worried about it for awhile, and at dinnertime, broached the topic again. “Do you mind being the shortest in your classs?”, I asked. “I am sure you will grow taller soon.”

“Why should I want to be tall?”, he asked. “I’m okay as I am.”

“But don’t people tease you?”

“So what? I don’t care.”

Wish more people were like him.

“What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.”
― Martha Graham

* Name changed

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This is the fourth year that I am going to be a part of NaBloWriM. The Plan is to elaborate (in 100 words) on a quote that touched my heart- let's see how far this takes me. If I can tie it in with the writing prompt, so much the better!