Sometimes you think to yourself “Why the hell did I not grow?” I wish someone could answer that question for me. There is no bigger struggle than being short and everyone pointing it out to you. Majority of the time people will also think you are not your actual age. So instead of being 20 they think you are 16. There are so many different struggles that go along with being short that only short girls out there will really understand.
1. You’ll never find pants that actually fit because they don’t sell them short.
2. Everyone uses you as an armrest.
3. Driving is not easy; you can’t reach the pedal.
4. Majority of mirror are hard to see in, so you have to stand on your tippy toes just to see.
5. You get drinks spilt on you very easily at the bar.
6. You have to speed walk just to keep up with everyone else who are walking at a normal pace.
7. People will never guess your age correctly because they will always think you are 16.
8. You can’t reach majority of the stuff in the kitchen cabinets so you have to climb on top of the counter to reach.
9. You will get called every possible name out there for a short person.
10. You are most likely the shortest girl in your friend group.
11. You have to stand on your tippy toes just to kiss your boyfriend.
12. The sun visors don’t even help when you're driving.
13. “Can you reach that for me?” has become a daily question that you ask anyone and everyone.
14. Everyone else can stand in the six foot section in the pool while you struggle to keep your head above water and not drown.
15. Even though you wear heels you are still shorter than everyone.
16. You can’t share your umbrella because its hard for people to get on your level.
17. You always have to look up at people to talk to them.
18. Throughout the years everyone else kept growing and you never did.
19. You have to stand in the front row of every picture just to be seen.
20. You have to move the seat all the way towards to dash in order to drive.
21. Your feet don’t reach the floor when you sit down in a chair.
22. You gain 5 pounds and it instantly shows throughout your whole body.
People constantly ask what it's like to be short. Well, now that you know all of the struggles of being short, you can kind of get and idea of what it is like to be short. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to be a normal height, or to even be tall. But then I think how much I actually do like being short. Being short can also have many benefits. I couldn’t imagine ever being tall. One thing is for sure, I don’t mind being short.
