This list is something that I come across in a lot of blogs so I decided to make my own just for fun. At 4’11”, I am without a doubt shorter than most of my family and friends. So what is it like down here?
1. “Awww! You’re so cute!”
It is inescapable. I will be in my 50s and people will still call me cute.
2. “What size sweatpants are you ordering?... oh, wait nevermind.”
Yes, I am ordering the smallest possible size. Yes, they will still drag on the ground.
3. “That top is so cute! Where did you get it?”
The kids department like 4 years ago.
4. “Let me take my heels off so we are the same size for this picture.”
I have learned to embrace the fact that I have a permanent spot in the front of all my group photos and no matter what I do, all of my pictures will have an awkward height dip.
5. “Did you notice what color his eyes were?”
Well, not really. To be honest, his belly button is at eye level. He does have nice abs!
6. “I didn’t realize that your sister was younger than you!”
Yes, I am the oldest and the shortest. Thank you for pointing that out. She (quite literally) holds that over my head.
7. “Look I’m almost taller than you!”
Congratulations, kid! It is definitely an accomplishment when a middle-schooler is taller than a grown woman.
8. “How are you sitting cross-legged in that chair?”
Because my feet don’t touch the floor. At least, this way they don’t fall asleep from just hanging there.
9. “Oh, sorry! I didn’t see you there”
Sometimes the fact that people forget to look down is like having your own cloak of invisibility.
10. “What are you going to do if your boyfriend is 6 foot or more?”
Well, lucky for me, most guys are taller than me so if for some reason, he does end up being that tall, I guess I’m standing on a stool to kiss him.
11. “Do you need some help with that?”
No, I like it when my feet don’t touch the floor while I scoop ice cream out of the freezer. You’ll have to excuse the footprints on my kitchen counters that were made while trying to reach the top shelf. That little panic attack that the grocery store shelves will collapse while I climb them to reach something in the back just gives me my daily adrenaline rush. Those massive doors that are ridiculously heavy? I just throw all my weight into them and sometimes they still don’t open… But thank you, I’ve got it under control.
So there you have it. Don’t forget to look down :)
Happy Thursday!