I haven't grown since I was in middle school, so at the age of 19, I stand at a proud five feet three inches tall. My mom calls me a shrimp all the time, because my three six-foot tall brothers tower over me and sometimes leave me hidden in the background. This being said, there are many other situations, some inconvenient and some awkward, that short people are bound to experience. However, at the end of the day, I wouldn't ever change my height.
1. Climbing onto the counter to put dishes away
Ironically, I have the job of doing dishes when I'm home, and it's always an interesting experience because I end up walking on the counters as much as I end up walking on the ground. Being short basically requires you to be a semi-expert climber, because you have to make it to the top somehow.
2. Asking a stranger at the grocery store to get an item off of the top shelf for you
This actually happened a few days ago. My mom sent me to the store with a long list of various grocery items, and all was going well until I had to find canned tomatoes. It just so happens that they were located on the top shelf AND they were out of most of them, so the only ones left were at the back of the top shelf. I started climbing up the shelf, but then a man came by and offered to help me. As awkward of an encounter as it was, I am grateful.
3. Not being able to find jeans that are a proper length for your short legs
Buying jeans is a daunting task for a short person, because sometimes the "short" jeans are too short but the "regular" jeans are too long. Cue hours of bouncing from store to store and searching their entire stock for the perfect pair. You're lucky if you end up with two decent pairs of jeans. I suggest taking your measurements and ordering them online.
4. Having taller people bump into you all the time and then saying, "Sorry, I didn't see you there."
Just because I'm short doesn't mean that I'm invisible, but it seems like half of the human population can't understand that. People just overlook you if your short, and you're bound to get bumped into on a daily basis because you aren't in a person's normal line of sight. Just steer clear of crowds, if possible.
5. Getting used as an armrest all the time
I get told that I am the perfect height for an armrest all the time. Tall people apparently love resting their tired limbs on the vertically challenged of society. It gets annoying after a while though. If they use you as an armrest, you don't need that type of person in your life.
6. Being unable to stand in the 5 foot area of the pool
When all of my friends gather at the five foot end of the pool, I just have to sit on the side and dip my feet in or awkwardly hold onto the pool wall. I'm that awkward height where I can barely breathe when I'm on my tip toes, but that gets tiring. The struggle is real.
7. Always being placed in the front for group pictures
During my senior year of high school, my class took a lot of group pictures and every time we were grouping together to take another picture, someone was bound to yell, "Delayne, get in the front!" Trying to awkwardly hide in the back never worked.
8. Whenever you drive another person's car, you have to move the seat all the way forward
I have three very tall brothers, and whenever I drive any of their cars, I always have to move the seat all the way forward. That isn't the issue. The fights start when I forget to put their seat back in their normal spot and then they can't get in their cars the next time they go to drive them.
