September 4, 2011

  • On Being Short

    I'm very short. And it's very obvious. The first thing any boyfriend's parents ever notice about me is how small I am. But my body is not midgit like, it's actually very nicely proportion but I'm just very short. And it's not like I grew up normal sized then one day my growth stunted, nope, I have ALWAYS been small for my age. Front of the line in all height ordered lines! So what's life like from down here?

    The good things:
    - I could pass for a kid for the longest time, which resulted in cheaper bus fare, cheaper movie tickets, cheaper ice skating tickets, kids meals
    - I fit the same clothes I wore in middle school. I can buy limited edition Jordans in kids sizes for 1/2 the price (not that I wear tennis shoes).
    - I can wear ridiculously high heel shoes (6 inches minimum!) and everyone would understand
    - I eat very little so it doesn't cost much to house or feed me... although sometimes I have expensive taste, but at least it's not a lot of it!
    - It's easy to bury my face in my boyfriend's chest. Feels nice when he hugs me.

    The bad things:
    - No one takes me seriously when I'm mad. When I shake a fist at someone it's, "awwww so cute!  A tiny fist!"
    - Everyone makes fun of me for being little. Not that it's a big deal. But I'd rather people not
    - I can't reach things at the top of the grocery store shelf
    - Everything is heavy
    - Everyone is "tall" when I'm describing anyone
    - People think I'm young, which really works against me in the bridal business because I'm deemed inexperienced or untrustworthy
    - I get tired easily
    - People don't notice me. Especially the really tall people
    - I have to alter all my clothes to fit
    - It's almost impossible find high heels in a size 5, more often then not I have to buy the more expensive brands and special order them
    - Anything I do is so "cute!" I want to be gorgeous &sexy damnit! I mean, what if I want to be a supermodel or a pageant queen?! Those thing are out the window.
    - I hate hugging tall people, my face goes straight to their stupid chest! Can't breath!

    That's all I can think of for now. But as you can see there are much more negative aspects of being short than there is positive. So if I could choose, I'd choose to be 5'8".

    Here is a picture of me appearing "tall." And by tall I mean normal height for an asian girl. Hehe.

Comments (15)

  • Being short is awesome because you have shorter arms you can bench more than people with long arms

  • Lol, I get you with the "tall" comment. I'm the same way. I refer everyone as tall.

    But how tall are you? o_O

  • I can add more to your pro list! Um, when you can't get something, you make the taller ppl around you do it, and if they're guys, they get to feel all manly.

    Mm also, when you're short, no one is off limits! LOL. Well, except the really tall guys, 'cause then it's just awkward standing next to them.

  • you're cute~~ *pinches cheeks* HEHE

  • @juslitome - lol if they're too tall you end up getting a neck cramp during conversations

  • You're gorgeous just the way you are. :)

  • @luvs_u - aww thanks...

    @JL789 - yes i agree..i am pretty gorgeous...

  • A lass from Việt Nam was just here for 2 months on a work visa. I know her from Vũng Tàu. She is 4'9". She is short, even at home. She is also one of the more dynamic people I have known. She is in school in HCM for an Event Planning degree. Hạ will surely be successful with her own business. Everywhere she is she organizes everyone around her and gets everyone gladly doing things for her. She was enrolled with a Russian company to go to a place 600 miles from here but she hustled a change in plans and ended working up in my town. She says she worried about being short until a year ago, now thinks it is just fine. The problems of being "too short" or of being "too tall" are mostly in one's own mind.

  • I hate that I don't get taken seriously when I shake my tiny fist! Makes me so mad >:[

  • You don't look that short in that picture! :P How tall are you? I'm average height, but I wish I was taller too :(

    PS: 6 inch heels? Daaang girl, I can't handle heels that hardcore. Props props :P

  • @juslitome -  @sincerely_winnie -  4'11"! :D

  • @youngvan -  Really?! I would have guessed at least 5 feet something. You sure don't look it! :)

  • lol once I was at this dance or something, and I was looking out this window (because it was cool and relaxing), and this 6 ft 8 (I don't know if that's exactly right but it felt that way) guy walked up behind me and put his hands on the window also relaxing, and trapped me in! I turned around, looked up at him, and he didn't even see me! It was really hilarious.

    BTW it is good to be a little deceiving with your appearance, so when people find out how you really are, it makes an even bigger impression. And who doesn't like to be mysterious?

  • cute is better than ugly.

  • regarding the '6 inch heels minimum' and 'wanting to be 'gorgeous and sexy'. To quote Louise Roe last night on 'Plane Jane', "You look very sexy.....the kind of sexy a man might pay for" hahahaha

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