If you're a short girl, then you've probably experienced most, if not all of these things in your lifetime.
Sure, Use Me As An Armrest
Actually, no. Please don't.
I Can't Reach It
Having to ask someone in the grocery for the cereal on the top shelf can be embarrassing. But what's worse is when you can't reach something and there's no one else around to help you so you end up making a mess or you die trying.
These Pants Don't Fit
Oh boy! This is a big one. Not too many places carry extra short length pants anymore but even then, sometimes the extra shorts are still too long. Short girls can't even count or remember how many pants they've had altered or hemmed. But the biggest pain is having to roll up every pair of pants at the ankles. That gets old really quickly.
This Dress Is Too Long
Short girls have a difficult time finding dresses that don't look 2 feet too long or 2 feet too short. Normal size dresses appear to be extremely long and are often past our knees. But some other dresses are so short that it appears to give you longish looking legs but is inappropriate for wearing in public due to the length.
I Can't See!
Concerts, events, activities, parties. Short girls are either pushed to the back or surrounded by average and tall people. You can forget even trying to see the performer or your friend across a room full of people. You're like a first grader in a room full of high school seniors.
Scooting Up The Seat To Drive
My friends and family make fun of me for this one a lot. I have to scoot the seat up until it won't get any closer to the steering wheel, which makes my backseat pretty spacious. I've also heard, "You drive like a grandma", "Can you get any closer to the steering wheel?," "Do you use pedal extensions?", and several other phrases.
Wearing Heels
Those six-inch stilettos are a nice boost for the night but they make for tender feet, blisters overworked ankles. Not to mention, we short girls wear them all the time because we like how we feel when we are a few inches taller for a night. Then when we take them off, reality sets in again and we remember that we will never be anything but short.
"You're So Short"
Some people act like they've never seen a short girl before. For example, "Wow! You're insanely short." or "Awww. You're so tiny. That must be difficult." I haven't perfected an easy way to respond to these phrases but I think it usually starts with rolling my eyes and laughing a little.
Short girls have their own struggles. Sometimes we dream of having a little extra length on us. But there are so many advantages to lacking a little in height and so for that reason, I wouldn't change my height even if I could. (OK, maybe just for a day).
