Dear Customers who feel the need to comment on my size...

[Food Lady]

They don't call you big lady, they ask how far along you are.

It's happened to me more than once.

[Mytical]

Some of the names, don't bother me so much. My favorite is Gentle Giant. The others I chalk up to ignorance. At one time I was 305 lbs. I am only 6' so I don't get any tall comments, just the 'fat' ones.

People want to have anything to 'judge' others with so they feel better about themselves/superior. Sex, religion, color of skin, Sexual orientation, hair color, eye color, it doesn't matter. They are just SC's of a different kind, who thinks that they can make their life better by making other people feel worse. Don't hate them, pity them. Living good is the best revenge

[cinema guy]

I don't mind being teased about my height. In fact at college I had a standing bet hat I would buy a pint for anyone that came up with a new joke about my height that I hadn't heard before. I didn't pay out.

I'm 5' 3" too.

I don't like being teased about my deafness though.

[Whiskey]

It's happened to me more than once.

Me too. I'm 5'3" and the first time I think I was.. 135lbs.

[chainedbarista]

i also belong to the 'smaller person's club;' at 5'3", i've seen a girl in kindergarten that was bigger than me. unfortunately, i find this sort of thing happening more often, finding young kids that are taller than me.

it doesn't help that my son is about 6' and 17 yrs. old.

[AtDIelement]

It goes both ways... One of my best friends is 6'8". So everytime we go out people always have to comment about how tall he is, "how's the weather up there?", "you must be good at basketball." etc.

He hates it.

[Treasure]

i'm 4'10', and curvy
my mom is 4'10''
my older brother is 5'1"

My boyfriend is 6'2"(ish?)
my Dad is 6'2"

my little brother is 6'+



and yes i get , "wow, you're short" alot, and my response is usually something along the lines of, "Ya think?" "Thank you Captain Obvious" "No shit!" "You're just now figuring this out?"

and for the LOVE OF SKITTLES people, i am NOT an Armrest!!!

[Talon]

It bears repeating:
"I may be short, but allow me to remind you that serves to put me closer to castration level!" - Rygel, Farscape

[sweetj82]

i'm 4'10', and curvy
my mom is 4'10''
my older brother is 5'1"

My boyfriend is 6'2"(ish?)
my Dad is 6'2"

my little brother is 6'+



and yes i get , "wow, you're short" alot, and my response is usually something along the lines of, "Ya think?" "Thank you Captain Obvious" "No shit!" "You're just now figuring this out?"

and for the LOVE OF SKITTLES people, i am NOT an Armrest!!!

I am 4'11 so iknow what you mean.

it gets old. like i dont know im short.

[MoonCat]

(Ahem) I happen to think short guys are sexy

Since I'm only about 5'3" myself, I've never automatically gravitated toward the tall guys. And to me, anything over 5'5" is tall.

[Athaelia]

i'm 4'10', and curvy

Me Too!!! I'm 4'10 and about 115 lbs (curvy and I can lift more than I weigh)
My hubby is 6'4 and skinny, LOL. Before I met him, I lived with a guy who was 5'0 at the most.
As wierd as it sounds, I like it when a guy is not normal height, but either taller, or shorter than average. Both are cute!

No one really dares make fun of our height difference though, he's got a look about him that makes people want to run for the hills, if he gets angry.

Ohh yeah, when I was a teenager I had such a HUGE crush on Seth Green, especially after I saw Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. Scott Evil may very well be half the reason I bought that movie!

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

My wife is 5'8, we definitely do not look like an average couple but we love each other and we're happy together so who the crap cares what people think?

I've seen smaller people wearing a t-shirt that says "I'm not small, I'm fun size!"

[firecat88]

i'm 4'10', and curvy

I still have everyone who's posted on this thread beat so far. I'm 4'5". It's not really the comments about my height that I hear a lot, though, unless I openly tell people how ridiculously short I am for my age.

No, the stuff I hear and the looks I get all pretty much have to do with my being in a wheelchair. They come in different flavors:

1) People ask me why I'm in a wheelchair. I tell them, and they give me the 'Oh, I'm so sorry' routine complete with the look-of-pity that has always driven me completely insane with annoyance. I don't pity me, so why should anyone else?

2) The people who see the wheelchair and then take to looking at me like I have three heads or like I'm covered in cat sh**. I'm not talking about little kids doing this either. It's full-grown adults who should know better. I very cheerfully flip 'em the bird when they're not looking.

3) Speaking of curious little kids, I don't mind their questions. I really don't. Most of them genuinely *aren't* used to seeing people in wheelchairs. So when they do ask why I'm in a wheelchair, I smile and try to explain in terms that I know the average six-year-old will understand.

4) The people who just plain piss me off with their ignorance. The ones who automatically assume that a physical disability means I also have a mental disability. These people sent me into a rage that can only be quelled with music and sugar.

[RetailWorkhorse]

I am only 5'3 tall.

*Squeeze* <3

I'm a 6'2" woman

I'm getting visions of a chibi RW hugging your KNEES and I don't now why.

I still have everyone who's posted on this thread beat so far. I'm 4'5".

...*snip*...

No, the stuff I hear and the looks I get all pretty much have to do with my being in a wheelchair.

1) Finally someone who's shorter than ME! *SNUUUUUUUUUUUUGS*

2) Wheelchair? AWESOME! Have you read Bloom County by any chance? CAN WE DO A STARSHIP ENTERPOOP PARODY?!

*Smacks self*

....I'm okay!

[MageAkyla]

Considering some of my much shorter female friends have dubbed themselves my mini-me...I can get the image, heh.


Also my husband is 5'7" so we get a LOT of looks or he gets mistaken for female (the long hair doesn't help) in comparison to my build.