Being short sure has a tall list of what it’s like to be under 5’5

1.My head is NOT your arm rest.

2.Getting onto high things is a struggle.

3.Dear tall people please slow down, it takes us more steps to match with your strides.

4.Me being mad is not “cute.”

5.Trying to reach the top shelf of anything turns into a full body workout.

6.“Wow you’re short.” Thanks, I knew that already without you telling me.

7.“Sorry I didn’t see you there,” is not an excuse for you playing on your phone and just not paying attention.

8.Checking to see if you can stand in a certain area of the pool and almost drowning.

9.Getting happy when I see people shorter than me.

10.Going to the movie theaters and having some really tall person sit in front of you.

11.The sun visor is no help at all.

12.Having to stand in the front of any picture so that you can be seen.

13.Being mistaken for a child or way younger than your true age.

14.Please do not take my stuff and make me have to reach for it.

15.Trying to make a bed and not being able to reach across it.

16.Feeling the need to add “and a half” when someone asks my height.

17.Always getting lost in crowds.

18.Not being able to skip steps on the stairs.

19.Wearing heels and still being shorter than everyone else.

20.Not being able to put your feet up on anything because they don’t reach.

21.Pant legs bunching at the bottom.

22.People tend to hug your head more than your body.

23.Having to basically sit on the dash board in order to drive.

24.Grocery stores turn into rock climbing walls.

25.Just barely meeting the height requirement at theme parks.

26.Snow.

27.The seat belt cutting into my throat.

28.Neck getting sore from looking up all the time.

29.Gaining 5 pounds and looking like you actually gained 20.

30.Your hip bone seems to be attracted to all the furniture.