Always one of the shortest kids in the class, I never got past 5’ much. I think it bothered my short mother even more than it did me. Being fat later, hurt also. Created social problems.
I don’t know. I like being short, though I’m not that short. (5’ 7) I always seen it as a sign of gaiety.
Getting fat in school though was definitely a struggle and hurt my self-image.
Only time I’ve felt bad about being short was when reading that “successful men tend to be taller and have more confidence.” Then it became an insecurity.
Napoleon was only 5’7 though and his presence was hypnotic to people.
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Yeah I was always the shortest kid in my grade …I’m like 5’5-5’6 and people would bother me a lot about it. Still do but idgAf anymore. Heightism is real. I’d link you to a Twitter page “heightism exposed” but it is really disturbing and only made my insecurities worse.
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My first trauma was when my stupid pediatric doctor told me how tall I was gonna be and she made it seem like it was the end of the world for me. Rather than saying “it’s ok though, it’s not a big deal” like any nice person would. She was a real shallow (word I cannot say).
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Yeah, it’s always someone’s unfriendly comment.
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“The Little General”.
being short and small and bad at sports i felt really intimidated in PE and gym class.
I’m 5’6" and I’ve often felt my opinions were respected less than other men’s. I was probably small and slight because my mother smoked while she was pregnant. And that also may have been a factor in getting schizophrenia.
I suppose it’s important to be able to reach a tall cupboard. I don’t see how it can possibly matter how tall u are, it’s all in ppl’s heads.
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