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Truths You Know To Be True When You're Short

Step stools are life.

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Truths You Know To Be True When You're Short
Kailey Murphy

Being short is nothing to be ashamed of, however there are many daily struggles that come with being only 5'2". We may not be able to reach everything, but our sass definitely makes up for the height we are lacking. Here are some truths that every short girl knows.

Wearing capris is not an option. They look like high-water pants.

Finding pants that are not too long on you is nearly impossible.

Trust me, rolling up your pants 17 times was not the look I was going for here.

You can't wear a maxi dress unless you have on giant heels.

Short dresses fit you modestly, so that's a win!

4th graders constantly tell you how they are almost as tall as you.

Step stools are your best friend and you have them stashed throughout your house.

You have many different techniques to getting things off of the top shelves. (Like using kitchen utensils to grab things, thanks mom for teaching me that cool trick!)

You have to move your seat all the way forward when driving (Which makes it impossible for your boyfriend to get in your car when he drives).

You can always find a boyfriend who will be taller than you

You can always wear heels and never fear being taller than your boyfriend.

You get Little's, but no one understands because you're actually the shortest one.

Everyone always asks you how old you are. Yes I really am 23, yes I know that I look 17. Yes I know that my younger brother and sister are both taller than me.

No, this isn’t a fake ID, it really is mine and I’ve been 21 for awhile now. Please stop giving me dirty looks.

You can sleep in cars and planes just fine.

You always have more than enough leg room.

Your feet never touch the ground when sitting in a chair.

You're always in the front row in pictures (which is a plus!)

Climbing on everything to get what you need is just another day for you.

My advice to all my fellow short people is to find a best friend or boyfriend who is tall to help you out with all the things the people put on the top shelves (which is very rude of them). And for all of you tall people, be grateful that your life as been blessed with a short person. We can reach things for you that are on the ground and we can get away with ordering a kids meal and a child's ticket at the movie, which makes for a cheap date. So I guess I really am the winner here.

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