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10 Things Short People Are Tired Of Hearing

"I thought you were, like, 12."

Jeanne DiMaggio

Aug 27, 2018

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10 Things Short People Are Tired Of Hearing

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1. "You're short."

Wow. A revelation for the ages. I just LOVE hearing what I wake up and realize every. Single. Day.

2. "You look young because you're short."

No, I look short because I have a baby face. That's a dumb statement. I know plenty of short people who look old and plenty of tall people who look young.

3. "Do people ever use you as an armrest?"

Yes, and it's annoying. So don't get any ideas.

4. "I thought you were, like, 12."

The insult of the century. I LIVE for telling people I'm actually 18 and seeing their shocked reactions. Yeah, take that.

5. "Are you sure you're old enough to be working?"

Uhh yeah, pretty sure, considering I've had my working papers for four years and put in 30+ hours a week.

6. "What's it like being so short?"

It's like you wake up, and you're still a person. Wow, can you believe that? That my shortness barely affects my quality of life in any way?

7. "What school do you go to?"

College. I'm in college. High school was so two years ago.

8. "Hey look, I'm taller than you."

Wow, a great observation. One that I never would have realized had it not been for you letting me know that I am, in fact, shorter than you and most other people!

9. "How tall are you?"

Not tall enough, dude. Notttt tall enough.

10. "Did you shrink?"

Ummm, no? I've been the same height – five feet, one and three-quarter inches (I cling dearly to those three quarters of an inch) – since I was 14. You might have grown, though; that's a possibility, considering most people don't stop growing as quickly as I did.

Overall, short people hear a lot of crap...But we know we're fabulous. We might not be able to change our height, but our perspective of the world and the people around us can still stay high and optimistic. Don't let the haters drag you!

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10 Things Short People Are Tired Of Hearing

"I thought you were, like, 12."

In This Article:

1. "You're short."

2. "You look young because you're short."

3. "Do people ever use you as an armrest?"

4. "I thought you were, like, 12."

5. "Are you sure you're old enough to be working?"

6. "What's it like being so short?"

7. "What school do you go to?"

8. "Hey look, I'm taller than you."

9. "How tall are you?"

10. "Did you shrink?"

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1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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"Nobody living in one of the most influential nations in the world should be worried about making ends meet."

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2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

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4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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