Being short has a couple cool perks: We always have a comfortable amount of legroom on planes— first class has got nothing on short legs. We're often uplifted...literally, people love to lift short people. Half the time I hug someone my feet lift off the ground. So hey, there are
1. Capris = pants. You cuff your jeans and roll your sweatpants twice, sometimes thrice in order for them to work.
2. At amusement parks, you can’t escape your friends’ “oh, are you sure you’re tall enough to ride this ride?” comments.
Don’t they understand you’re an impressive two inches taller than the line on the height restriction sign
3. You report precise measurements when asked how tall you are.
You are not 5’2”, you are 5 foot 2 and 1/4 inches. And that’s three-quarters on tippy toes.
4. Children half your age are either taller than you already or are dangerously approaching your height.
And they don’t let you forget it.
5. You still climb on the counter to get those out-of-reach items on the top shelf of the kitchen cabinet.
Or you take the safer and probably more sanitary route and get a taller, more competent friend to do it.
6. It's kinda worse when you can't reach things in public though.
7. You cross your fingers as you take your seat for concerts, movies, shows.
For a few minutes it’s smooth sailing until the unoccupied seat in front of you is taken by a dude who’s 6’3”. You wish you could yell at him for his tallness but silently curse him and genetics instead.
8. You look up to your friends.
Literally. Sometimes, since you’re so far below their towering stature they can’t hear what you’re saying from all the way down there.
9. You walk at a brisk pace while your friend leisurely strolls next to you
... probably because three of your steps equals one of theirs.
10. Anyone who drives your car gets a good chuckle out of just how far they have to move the seat back to make it comfortable to an average-sized human.
11. This:
But hey, don’t fret, fellow short friends. As Danielle Radcliffe once said, "I used to be self-conscious of my height, but then I thought, f*** that, I'm Harry Potter." At least we can pass as under 12 to buy child tickets at the movies.
