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Post by Delta Dawn on Apr 25, 2016 5:12:47 GMT
I didn't realize there were other fun-sized ladies here. Woo-hoo! Let's discuss.
I climb store shelves. This afternoon I climbed in the freezer to get the vegetables I wanted at the grocery store. I climb at Wal-Mart. Don't judge me. I have to do it, too. The struggle is real.
Got busted standing in the shopping cart to reach something up high at Hobby Lobby. Was reprimanded when I got to the check-out. Brilliant! I will try this if I can get the cart wedged not to move.
I couldn't do laundry when I was pregnant. I can't reach anything at any time. EVER. There are 2 stepping stools upstairs and i am not going up 3 flights of stairs to get one. YOU come help me. I am doing YOUR laundry!
I can tell if you have a head-cold just by looking at you.
I have to sit on my foot to drive my son's truck.
I can wear most 5-yr-old boys' shoes. I wear a ladies' 6 or a boys 5? I don't know maybe it's a 3. I think I wear a girl's 4. They can get some cute shoes for girls! I love them!
Step-stool in the kitchen? Who needs one when you've got a counter! I was a counter climber since birth. I fell off the counter and split my tongue open. Every dentist in the world wants to hear this story. I *bit* my tongue. No story. Just blood. I still climb on the counter as the stepping stools are still one flight up and I am BUSY. Counters are great.
No clue what's on top of the fridge. Our fridge just fits in the wall. No room to dust and nothing is on the top. Win win!
Can't change the shower curtain or light bulbs. Men.
Can only paint half of a wall. I am not big on house renovations. I haven't gotten over the year they went to Spain and left me at home with the kid and the dog. They started hammering beside the china cabinet. Yeah thanks. You have fun and i have to live with no side on the house. That's not a house thing, that's an old wound LOL. They were chits to leave me at home with HUGE renos being done to the house. (Renos they neglected to tell me about and started happening one Monday morning in June). I am just pissed off to be pissed off about renos I think.
Once slept, fully stretched out and "inside" the arm-rests, on 3 single chairs from the hospital waiting room. I had a row of 5 seats to myself on a plane. The flight attendant thought it was a great idea. I slept for 8 hours and woke up in Tokyo. Best flight ever!
Can't clear the leaves out of the windshield wiper grill. TALL son is learning to be a mechanic. If he wants his miso soup he has to do stuff to my car. He is taller, I birthed him and I bought him all those gyros at the mall when I said you EAT something BEFORE we go out. Not at the mall. So far on my car he has done all of *nothing* to it so far, but this week he knows he has to add oil. (I am joking remember. I send him sappy notes asking him to do things...all the time. )
I've never gone over a barbed-wire fence - just through.
Am terrified of not getting out of the hallway at the school before the bell rings.
Was once asked by the FedEx guy - Hey there's a lady in *differenttown* who's as short as you. Maybe you know her!
I know there's more. Add yours!
P.S. My 12-yr-old says I should add that I am not easily locatable at a youth soccer field - it took her half an hour to find me yesterday.
P.S.S. Before anyone gets concerned, I don't climb on any shelves that actually have food on them. When we had to fill out surveys for high school year books at least 10 people asked me how tall I was. I lied! I didn't want to be possibly the shortest person in the school. I may have been, too. But I didn't want that title.
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azredhead
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Post by azredhead on Apr 25, 2016 5:48:49 GMT
I"m 4'8. I can't do laundry by myself period. I can't reach into the washer all the way to change them out. I will start them then Dh will switch them over for me! I wear between a girl size 3-4 depending on the shoe. Don't even get me started on socks. My nightmare along with jeans. Do you all have the same problem. Petite size anything is NOT petite!! I can't reach the bottom in the shallow end of our pool. Everyone else in my family can and our pool is only 6ft deep at the deep end! Many times people ask if I'm Dh's daughter not his wife! If I sit in my bathtub (we just got a new one after a flood at the end of last year.) the new tub if I sit in it , the edge reaches my shoulders! Dh teases me that if I fill it up all the way he's afraid I"ll drown! Short jokes I think I've heard them all plus I have red hair but for the most part I love it as it's very much my identity. Dh tells me all the time to use my 'ninja skills' when needed in public. I'm wicked fast at certain things. Being small has it's advantages! When I go to the dr or the hospital which is normal for me- they bring me the kids size gowns. One of our favorite shows is the LIttle Couple. (the only one I watch on TLC) but I want their house and I love Jen and her clothes. I take her tips all the time! I follow her on twitter. I'm not a little person but I struggle with a disability and born with a heart condition. I love this thread! It was fun to learn everyones heights in the other one too!
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Post by Patter on Apr 25, 2016 11:00:08 GMT
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Post by malibou on Apr 25, 2016 15:40:36 GMT
Wow, I'm tall! I'm 5'3".
Many of the climbing antics I do too, however, I don't have the problem with my feet not reaching the floor or gas pedal as I am long in the leg. I have 3 sisters, they are all 5'8", but we all have the same inseam and no one accuses them of being short in the leg.
Genetics are funny things. My mom is 4'10", my father was 6'6". Though my sister's are a bit tall, my brother is also only 5'8". He's always been bummed he didn't get some of my father's height.
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Post by flute4peace on Apr 25, 2016 17:23:15 GMT
I"m 4'8. I can't do laundry by myself period. I can't reach into the washer all the way to change them out. I will start them then Dh will switch them over for me! I wear between a girl size 3-4 depending on the shoe. Don't even get me started on socks. I wear Hanes boys medium with the green writing on the toes. Perfect fit! My nightmare along with jeans. Do you all have the same problem. Petite size anything is NOT petite!! I can't reach the bottom in the shallow end of our pool. Everyone else in my family can and our pool is only 6ft deep at the deep end! Many times people ask if I'm Dh's daughter not his wife! Oh yes - and I'm older than he is.If I sit in my bathtub (we just got a new one after a flood at the end of last year.) the new tub if I sit in it , the edge reaches my shoulders! Dh teases me that if I fill it up all the way he's afraid I"ll drown! yes!! Here too.Short jokes I think I've heard them all plus I have red hair but for the most part I love it as it's very much my identity. Dh tells me all the time to use my 'ninja skills' when needed in public. I'm wicked fast at certain things. Being small has it's advantages! When I go to the dr or the hospital which is normal for me- they bring me the kids size gowns. Ha! I had a surgery recently, and had to take a picture of the 3" of gown pooling on the floor while I was standing up. One of our favorite shows is the LIttle Couple. (the only one I watch on TLC) but I want their house and I love Jen and her clothes. I take her tips all the time! I follow her on twitter. I'm not a little person but I struggle with a disability and born with a heart condition. I love this thread! It was fun to learn everyones heights in the other one too!
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azredhead
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Post by azredhead on Apr 25, 2016 17:26:57 GMT
flute4peace - I'm two and half years older than Dh! All my neices and nephews are already taller than me! except the two babies.
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Post by flute4peace on Apr 25, 2016 17:28:24 GMT
I forgot one!! Those stupid "upgraded" toilets with the taller, elongated seats? DH bought a couple of them a few years ago and installed one in our kids' bathroom. The other one is still sitting in the box in storage because I won't let him switch it out with the old one. I like to be able to feel my feet when I get up from the toilet, thankyouverymuch.
When our church re-did the kitchen, they put in "ergonomic" counter-tops. Great for the men, shoulder-high for me. I'm fine with that - I just don't help with the dishwashing lol.
This has been so much fun - I can't believe there are so many of us!!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 25, 2016 17:29:24 GMT
TFS! I need one of those for under my desk!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 25, 2016 17:34:46 GMT
I forgot one!! Those stupid "upgraded" toilets with the taller, elongated seats? DH bought a couple of them a few years ago and installed one in our kids' bathroom. The other one is still sitting in the box in storage because I won't let him switch it out with the old one. I like to be able to feel my feet when I get up from the toilet, thankyouverymuch.
When our church re-did the kitchen, they put in "ergonomic" counter-tops. Great for the men, shoulder-high for me. I'm fine with that - I just don't help with the dishwashing lol.
This has been so much fun - I can't believe there are so many of us!! Ugh, YES! 6' tall DH loves them and I HATE them with the heat of a thousand suns! When we remodeled the bathrooms at the lake, that's what he put in and both DD and I can't stand them. DD and I went to my brother's house, a 1950's rambler with the original pink bathroom, and she had to use the facilities. We got in there and she squealed, "OH! I just LOOOOVE their tiny little pink potty! Can we get one like that?"
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Post by Patter on Apr 25, 2016 19:14:56 GMT
TFS! I need one of those for under my desk! You are welcome. I actually use a breastfeeding stool under my desk. I find I like it better. This folding footrest though it great for out and about.
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Post by stampinbetsy on Apr 25, 2016 22:36:25 GMT
I think this is why I have a hard time sitting still at the movies. If I sit up straight in the chair, my feet don't reach the floor. If my feet are on the floor, I'm slouching in the chair and get uncomfortable. This is why a lot of times I don't sit properly in a chair. One leg is usually folded under the other (with that shoe off). I only do this when I can "hide" how I am sitting (like behind a desk). People have commented before about how "cute" it is that my feet don't touch the floor. Now that I think about it, I hardly ever sit properly in a chair. At work I sometimes do, but I'm usually sitting on the edge of the chair. I feel weird when I sit in a chair without one leg tucked up under me. I've sat that way for years.
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Post by Patter on Apr 26, 2016 0:22:11 GMT
This is why a lot of times I don't sit properly in a chair. One leg is usually folded under the other (with that shoe off). I only do this when I can "hide" how I am sitting (like behind a desk). People have commented before about how "cute" it is that my feet don't touch the floor. Now that I think about it, I hardly ever sit properly in a chair. At work I sometimes do, but I'm usually sitting on the edge of the chair. I feel weird when I sit in a chair without one leg tucked up under me. I've sat that way for years. And that is why I carry my folding footstool.
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Post by jayfab on Apr 26, 2016 2:09:15 GMT
Oh boy, I relate to all of these. Funny you mention fun size. I have a MINI Cooper and that is my vanity plate, fun sized car for a fun sized person.
Once when I went to diner with my sister and bil, I was standing just behind them and the hostess says 2 adults and a child? LOL , I just peeked around and said no, 3 adults. My big butt should give me away.
My mom was short and my dad who was a cabinet maker made our kitchen cupboards a few inches lower, along with the uppers. I loved that house. I can't even reach the second shelf on the uppers we have now. To reach back into them I need the stool then climb on the counter for any higher. HATE IT.
Shorties unite!
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Post by Delta Dawn on Apr 26, 2016 5:55:43 GMT
Well isn't that clever! I am so getting one of these! Just carry it in your purse. I won't have to sit on my leg any longer. Or sit cross legged. Thank you!
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Post by Delta Dawn on Apr 26, 2016 5:57:01 GMT
Thanks, Patter that was easy. Just got my confirmation now. Finally!
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Post by Patter on Apr 26, 2016 10:16:31 GMT
Thanks, Patter that was easy. Just got my confirmation now. Finally! You are welcome. It is really wonderful! Squeaks sometimes but it doesn't bother me except in church when the sermon is being given. LOL! Maybe I need to WD40 it. It's 6 years old afterall.
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Post by peasapie on Apr 26, 2016 12:07:59 GMT
My close friend is 5'11" and I'm 5'2". We look ridiculous together, but she's handy to have around in the grocery store.
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Post by eastcoastpea on Apr 26, 2016 18:18:06 GMT
I am short and have started shrinking as well. Elementary school aged kids are as tall as me. No tiny feet, they are 7 1/2 and wide. I can only reach the very front of the second shelf in the kitchen. To reach the back of the shelf I have to stand on a chair. To reach the top shelf, I have to climb onto the counter top. I need a full size ladder to reach light fixtures or the smoke detectors, a step stool isn't enough. I can't reach all the way to the back of the dryer. I have to stick my head and shoulder in. If my airbag goes off I am sure to get hurt. I am too short to reach most car peddles. If something falls to the floor in the front seat of the car I have to unbuckle the seat belt to be able to reach the floor. It is not cool having to use a toilet when your feet don't reach the floor and the mounted toilet paper that is so hard to reach because it is so far away. I routinely use groceries to reach other groceries batting at them like a cat. Climbing onto, or off of, exam tables can be hazardous.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 18:32:55 GMT
I'm sitting on my foot as we speak! My feet don't reach the floor either and my SO loves to laugh at me when I'm using the bathroom at his house. He thinks it's cute that my feet dangle.
I can wear a girls size 5 and women's size 6.5.
Unfortunately I'm short and have big boobs. No petite shirts for me, thank you very much.
Short girls of the world unite!!!
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