If you’re at the Snooki/Ariana Grande end of the height spectrum, chances are #ShortPeopleProblems are something you’ve learned to live with.
1. Always receiving the same reaction after meeting people for the first time.
Shouldn’t you be used to this by now? You’ve only heard it a gazillion times.
2. Being mistaken for a kid is your normal.
An old lady at the airport once asked you if you’re travelling alone or with your parents. You calmly told her you were already in graduate school.
3. Finding it difficult for people to take you seriously.
Whenever you attempt to be strict or commanding, you only get a “D’awwwww…” in response. Hisssssss.
4. Shopping at the children’s section because ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
They actually come in my size, okay? DON’T JUDGE ME.
5. Finding pants that fit your waist AND are just the right leg length is a miracle.
You have your tailor on speed dial. You two are close.
6. Always having to prove you’re actually older than you look.
You’ve actually been refused drinks at 7/11 because you left your ID at home. #RealTalk
7. Regular-sized people look gigantic next to you.
Nope, they’re not really tall. You’re just super small.
8. Hide-and-seek is your forte.
People have actually been impressed at how easily you can fit into tiny spaces.
9. Certain sports and activities actually scare you shitless.
Yes, you feel for your life when going swimming. How can you not when the shallowest part of most pools reaches your eye level?
10. Gaining 5 pounds is really easy and super noticeable.
Fat doesn’t disperse as well in this itty-bitty body.
11. Thankfully, so is losing 5 pounds.
But when you do lose weight, *shazaaaaam*! It doesn’t take much to make you look like a totally different person.
12. Always being told you you look cute when you’re mad.
The angrier you get, the more people want to pinch your cheeks, which infuriates you even more. It’s a vicious cycle that never ends.
13. Needing to be at the very front in group photos because you won’t be visible otherwise.
“Out of the way please, vertically-challenged person coming through!”
14. Concerts, movies, and anything that entails being behind someone is the worst.
Standing room-only events are the bane of your existence. Does no one ever think of the little people?
15. Crowds are a nightmare for obvious reasons.
I promise you, being trapped in a sea of sweaty, gyrating bodies is 10 times worse if you are at nipple level.
16. Automatically getting a climbing gym at home, aka your kitchen.
For you, cooking is no easy feat. It requires lots of balancing acts, especially if the recipe requires oregano, which your mom keeps at the topmost cupboard.
17. Being told you walk slow, although the truth is much harder to accept.
A single stride of theirs is three of yours! How is that fair?
18. Never getting over your loathing for bar stools.
Any furniture that demands to be climbed is an enemy. Sofas and ottomans are friends.
19. Trying to be cute at 26 years old and getting away with it.
“You are so whee! You’re literally the whee-est!” is something you’ve heard before, more than one time, from more than one person.
20. Trying to be sexy at 26 years old only to be told you’re too cute to pull it off.
No matter how high your skirt hemline goes, you still fail at looking seductive. The struggle is real, people.
21. Meeting anyone below the 5’3″ range is a rare treat, and you both revel in your mutual shortness.
Fellow fun-sized people unite!