Hemmed pant legs, skirts turned to dresses, rolled shirt cuffs, youth size everything-- trust me, I get it. Being 4'11", I am fully aware of the trials and tribulations that result from being vertically challenged. Your height is used as an icebreaker and eventually becomes a defining characteristic of who you are. And while there are some perks to having a lower center of gravity (minus being nipple-level with the normal human population), there are numerous disadvantages short people face daily.

1. People always feel the need to point out your height.

"What? I'm short? I had no idea! Why has nobody told me this before?"

2. You can't reach anything.

Basically, step-stools are your life savers, and climbing onto counters to reach the cabinets is an art form you've spent your entire life perfecting.

3. You need to walk twice as fast to keep up.

Your lotion bottles might last twice as long, but walking anywhere with friends turns into unplanned cardio.

4. Weight gain is much more noticeable.

There's limited room for fat storage on such little bodies, which is unfortunate because ice cream is really, really delicious and feeling like an oompa-loompa is really, really depressing.

5. Everyone is always leaning on you.

"You're like... the perfect height for an arm rest!" Hardy-har har. Funny. We've never heard that one before.

6. Nothing fits the way it's supposed to.

Even jeans labeled "short" are still a mile too long. The fashion industry will never understand, mutantly tall amazons.

7. You're "cute."

Always being referred to as "tiny," "adorable," "cute," or "little" doesn't sound too bad at first, but after a while it can get really old. SHORT PEOPLE WANT TO FEEL SEXY TOO, but that's a hard egg to crack when you look like a seven-year-old.

8. You always get carded.

Movie theaters, cigarette shops, bars--you name it.

9. Your car seat's natural habitat is obnoxiously close to the wheel.

You could complain about this, but it's better than using a seat cushion, right?

10. Sun visors are the most pointless inventions ever created.

Not only do you struggle to see over the dash, you're blinded by impossible sun-rays. Kick a man while he's down, why don't you?

11. You accepted at an early age that you'll probably never be a model.

Or an astronaut, military pilot, NBA, or WNBA player...

12. You get talked down to (literally and figuratively).

Sometimes looking shorter and younger than you are causes people to treat you as such, which is ironic since you're the perfect height to headbutt them in the groin.

13. You get lost easily in crowds.

Sure, you can weave in between people like a boss but what happens when you can't see over the mass of civilians to find your friends? It's the equivalent of losing your mom in the supermarket as a child, except a lot more annoying.

14. You're always demoted to the middle seat on road trips.

Or better yet, you get to be the designated "lap-sitter" if there aren't enough seats.

15. You're immediately blinded whenever anyone sits in front of you.

Sure, you didn't want to see the movie, anyways.

16. And then there are those occasions when people stand during events and you question why you even attended.

Student sections, concerts, rallies... You knew you should've brought some stilts.

17. Being taller than another person is the highlight of your day.

Not that you point that out to the shorter person, because you're fully aware of how annoying that is.

18. When asked your height, the "half" matters.

Yes, you're 5'1/2." The half matters because technically, you don't have many of them.

19. Taking selfies with tall friends is a trying endeavor.

Someone's head getting cut off in the first picture, in an attempt to compensate the other person's head, gets cut off in the second picture, and by the third attempt you've both concluded that a photo is not worth the hassle.

20. You've whacked your hip on a countertop and thought, "This is it, this is how it ends."

No pain compares, except maybe growing pains, but you don't get those.

21. You still get offered the kids menu.

Although coloring never gets old, you prefer a big-person menu, and maybe to eat the rude hostess as an appetizer, too.

22. Nicknames referencing your height have been bestowed on you from the beginning of time.

Shorty, midget, small fry--they're inevitable.

23. Your self-esteem takes a hit when standing next to long-legged friends.

Well, you thought you looked good until you stood next to your long, graceful, and elegant friend. Now you're pretty sure you just look like a potato.