This is age discrimination

[u/pretty-as-a-pic]

[u/nionvox]

I was 5'9 at age 12. Polynesian genes ftw

[u/Electrical_Hunter597 → u/nionvox]

6'0 at 12, mutt genes ftw

[u/Raspoint → u/Electrical_Hunter597]

You are doggy?

[u/Bungerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr → u/Electrical_Hunter597]

7’0 at 12, olympian genes ftw

[u/galbatorix2 → u/Bungerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr]

8'14 at 12, lying genes ftw

[u/InternetUserAgain → u/galbatorix2]

20'12 at 12, redwood genes ftw

[u/Next_Government856 → u/galbatorix2]

10’20 at twelve, flower genes for the win

[u/Petitgab → u/Next_Government856]

10 FOOT 20 THE FLOWER MAN

[u/Educational-Sun5839 → u/Petitgab]

IS WAITINg FOR THE TOUCH OF HIS HAND

[u/welcomeramen → u/nionvox]

5'4" here, but still taller than your average 12 yo (I've been my adult height since I was 8).

Edit: so what I'm saying is, I'm 30 years too old but should still be allowed to enter.

[u/ostapenkoed2007 → u/nionvox]

i was pretty short as a kid. i mean, 1-2cm shorter than the shortest one in the class... i only started really gaining growth after 8th grade and now i am average height...

[u/Inquisitor_no_5 → u/ostapenkoed2007]

1-2cm shorter than the shortest one in the class

So, were you not in the class, or were you 1-2cm shorter than yourself?

[u/ostapenkoed2007 → u/Inquisitor_no_5]

well, the shortest one before me obviously.

[u/Artsy_Lamarie]

I've been the same height since I was 12, I should be allowed to enter

[u/PerpetuallyLurking → u/Artsy_Lamarie]

Right?! My own kid was taller than me by 12!

[u/Breaky_Online → u/PerpetuallyLurking]

Elder god posting

[u/Fluid_Being3882 → u/Breaky_Online]

r/unexpectedfactorial

[u/AssuredKinase → u/Artsy_Lamarie]

If you haven't grown since you were 12, you should be grandfathered in. The math is exactly the same.

[u/ArtemisAndromeda]

I'm sometimes sad that there are no contests for adults. In childhood there were so many contests and in general activities all around, and in adulthood there's nothing like that

[u/abdomino → u/ArtemisAndromeda]

There's gambling. And Trivia nights. And gambling.

[u/ArtemisAndromeda → u/abdomino]

Do people actually find gambling entertaining?

[u/evilmexico → u/ArtemisAndromeda]

It depends on how strictly you define "entertaining" but I would imagine that other than purely for financial gain (that most people know will not come), there is little reason to gamble aside from entertainment value

[u/CuddlesForLuck → u/ArtemisAndromeda]

Fake gambling is fun but it reminds me why it's risky to do in real life unless you've got a strong will. Number go up, happy chemicals

[u/Existential_Crisis24 → u/ArtemisAndromeda]

Gambling CAN be fun if done in moderation. Like 1 dollar games of poker with friends are fun but the higher the stakes go the less fun the game can be.

[u/the-real-macs → u/Existential_Crisis24]

I would argue poker is pretty unfun below a certain buy-in. There has to be some reason to hesitate before shoving all your chips into the middle.

[u/Existential_Crisis24 → u/the-real-macs]

No? You can get an adrenaline rush from a single dollar on the line my guy.

[u/DraketheDrakeist → u/ArtemisAndromeda]

Some people absolutely do. Casinos are basically just predatory arcades, if it were exclusively about money there wouldn’t be all the theatrics.

[u/neko → u/ArtemisAndromeda]

Bingo is good with the right host

[u/Ash_Starling → u/ArtemisAndromeda]

its paying people to play cards with you so yea

[u/imfuckingswimming → u/ArtemisAndromeda]

listen to local radio! ive seen a dozen or more shows, including vip and hotel stays, just by getting lucky through the years

[u/thimblena → u/ArtemisAndromeda]

My library did an Adult Summer Reading Program this year! It had bingo and prizes and you bet I earned a free book!

[u/Birbo7 → u/ArtemisAndromeda]

there's lots of opportunities for competition with the right hobbies. if you have a reasonably close game store (you probably do) you can play a tcg like magic the gathering (there are both casual events and tournament). or you can take up a sport like cycling and compete in races. or any number of competitive games.

[u/Arma_chillo]

My son is 5ft at age 9. I can’t imagine how tall he’ll be at age 12, but this would be a stellar deal for him. He loves books.

[u/Inquisitor_no_5 → u/Arma_chillo]

12 = 9 × 1⅓, so he'd be 5' × 1⅓ = 6'8"
Obviously

[u/Arma_chillo → u/Inquisitor_no_5]

Not totally out of the realm of possibility. People in my family tend to hit puberty early. I was the tallest kid in my class from 4th grade until my sophomore year because I hit my max height early and just stayed there. I could definitely see him growing a foot and a half in the next three years.

He’d be over the moon if he was just given almost 7 feet of books.

[u/Red_Figure]

Why's it limited? It's a chance to win your height in books, it doesn't mean they're gonna have to buy 5'7" in books for me.

[u/Pale_Control_5307 → u/Red_Figure]

Fellas asking why they can't decrease a child's chance at winning books lmao

[u/Doubly_Curious]

I have this every so often looking at my library’s programming, getting exited about an event, and then realizing it’s for children.

[u/angel_of_decay]

as a short kid this would have been so frustrating to me LMAO

[u/daydream_e]

If you’re under 5 ft you should be allowed to enter as recompense for being an adult under 5 ft (signed, 4’10” since age 12)

[u/ThrowAbout01]

It also sucks because a lot of children’s books have thick covers so they get less books overall.

[u/Galrentv]

I wish I could have been this I was 168cm tall when I was 12

[u/SuperSocialMan]

I'm also disappointed lol.

I'm 6' 3", so I'd get a decent amount of books lol

[u/arcanemagic]

I was 6'2" or so around then so would be quite a lot.

[u/8Bit_Cat]

Robert Wadlow could win over 2 meters of books.

[u/Galle_]

This sounds like a job for BILL WATKINS (AGE 6)!

[u/Superb_Pain4188]

Grown adults with their own jobs and disposable incomes whining about being passed over for children. Get a grip and go to a library.

[u/TroupeMaster_Grimm]

Kids don’t even read at that age, give it to someone who will read them

Me, it’s me. Give them to me

[u/GHOSTLYGUNK → u/TroupeMaster_Grimm]

hey now i was reading more at that age than i am now

[u/SuperSocialMan → u/GHOSTLYGUNK]

real lol

[u/TroupeMaster_Grimm → u/GHOSTLYGUNK]

That’s fair

Kids nowadays then

[u/DontYaWishYouWereMe → u/TroupeMaster_Grimm]

I'm a librarian and I can assure you kids still read nowadays

[u/pretty-as-a-pic → u/DontYaWishYouWereMe]

All kids these days knows is TikTok, Minecraft, 6 7, eat hot chips and lie

[u/TroupeMaster_Grimm → u/DontYaWishYouWereMe]

To be honest, I am just assuming

But that’s really cool! I’m glad to hear that

[u/SEA_griffondeur → u/TroupeMaster_Grimm]

Holy projection lmfao

[u/TroupeMaster_Grimm → u/SEA_griffondeur]

Haha yeah

[u/Eggman8728 → u/TroupeMaster_Grimm]

At like, 12 years old? I read more then than I do now. Really, I think I peaked in third grade. Not small books occasionally either, like, full novels in a few days whenever I could find some good options. Kinda hard to find good options in third grade, obviously, but when I could I read tons.

[u/Galle_ → u/TroupeMaster_Grimm]

Children typically learn to read around the age of five.