Today, I'm a 5ft2 guy and I was at the seamstress's getting some dressy pants shortened for a wedding this week. She got it to the right length, then told me, "Don't worry, you're still growing." My dad started laughing, and she stared at me as I told her that I'm 25. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I told my mom I was going through a growth spurt. She said, "Yeah, horizontally." FML
Today, I realized that while I've been the same minuscule height for the past five years, my feet won't stop growing. I'm 5 foot and a size 12. I look like a clown. FML
Today, I had to sit through yet another one of my mom's, "You need to grow and gain some weight!" rants. I'm 22 and she doesn't believe me when I tell her I'm done growing. I'm pretty sure I'm not getting past 5'2". FML
Today, I was at work refreshing the shelves when a man turned the corner and said, very surprised, "You look 12!" A few weeks back, two people did the same thing, only they said I looked 9. I'm almost 21 years old, and just very short. Starting to get just a little self conscious here. FML
Today, someone thought I was my boyfriend's daughter, instead of his girlfriend. I'm 4'11", he's 6'2", and this has happened four times already. FML
Today, I went to get new shoes. I'm a pretty tall girl and I have proportional feet. I asked the cute guy who worked there for a size 9.5. He burst into laughter before putting on a shocked face and saying, "Oh wait... You're serious." Goodbye, self esteem. FML
Today, I discovered that I'm short enough to be legally considered a midget. My daughter now wants to bring me to school for show and tell. FML
Today, my family and I ran into an older man my parents knew. He continually asked me questions like do you play football, have you started shaving yet, etc. I thought he was joking. He told my parents I had grown into quite a young man. I am a girl and he wasn't joking. FML
Today, someone asked me if I was my boyfriend's little sister, just because of our height difference. He's 6'2", I'm 4'11", and this is the fifth time it has happened. FML
Today, at work, a little girl was misbehaving. Her dad told her that she would look like me when she grows up. The little girl look horrified while Daddy laughed and kept reassuring her he was "just kidding." FML
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Bogrbon 27
5'9" is close enough to average, definitely not worth risking health and safety over something like this.
RichardPencil 32
A 5ft2 woman can still get dates with men of any height. A 5ft2 man is going to have a very difficult time dating even short girls. Height discrimination is one of the last socially acceptable forms of prejudice.
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Nightowlflies 26
Even as a woman, being 5 ft 2 kind of sucks and having to shorten my pants is part of the reason. It would be nice to be about 3 inches taller so I wouldn't have to do that.
RichardPencil 32
A 5ft2 woman can still get dates with men of any height. A 5ft2 man is going to have a very difficult time dating even short girls. Height discrimination is one of the last socially acceptable forms of prejudice.
Bogrbon 27
Being a short guy is right up there with being unemployed as absolute deal-breakers for a man. It's far-reaching in many aspects of life, from careers to dating and beyond. There's a reason why guys lie about their height and girls lie about their weight in online dating. First filter is to exclude "guys under 5 foot x inches" or even "under 6 feet."
Brightside86 31
Really sucks that height is such a big factor in your quality of life. I'm 5"9 and I've seriously considered having leg lengthening surgery...just can't really get over not being able to walk unassisted for 6 months just for 3 to 6 inches of height.
Bogrbon 27
5'9" is close enough to average, definitely not worth risking health and safety over something like this.
mccuish 25
I’m 31 and I’m also 5ft2. I also have to shop in the kids section for shoes since my feet are small