This one is for all those girls under five-feet-five-inches.We all know short girl problems, but here are a few of the daily struggles us short girls encounter in a college setting. Our lives are harder than you'd probably think.
No one believes you when you say your age.
While your friends worry about putting on extra makeup so the bartender will believe they're 21, you are more concerned about how freshman you look on a daily basis. Commonly heard phrases are "no way" or "I never would have guessed you were in college!" Or perhaps most often are the reactions from older women who promise you in twenty years you're going to be so happy you look young. Find me in 20 years to tell me this, but for now your words hurt.
Step stools are mandatory.
Most short girls have a step stool handy in case of emergencies, well more like just daily tasks. There is ample storage space going to waste in my dorm room since I can't reach anything that I put on top of the closet. Seriously two days ago I had to lift my roommate up just so we could reach the extra water jug we keep on top of the dressers. Needless to say we now keep most items under the beds.
You have to limit your guy selection.
Most girls go crazy for the guys who are six foot or taller, but when you're only five feet tall it's hard to imagine yourself with someone of that stature. It's cute when you have to go on your tiptoes to kiss bae, but if you'd need a small ladder the odds are that's too much work and not worth it.
Heels are a girl's best friend.
This isn't really a problem, but more like the ultimate college short girl solution.
Like most college kids, the weekends are your favorite time of the week, except the reasoning is probably a little different. With the weekends come the valid reason to wear wedges or booties, thus making you (almost) average height. The group pics are slightly less awkward because you no longer look like someone's younger sister. On the upside, your calves are beyond toned from all the walking and dancing on stilts.
