tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23281379.post115874878295772778..comments2024-02-05T04:13:49.546-08:00Comments on The Division Street Princess: Short PeopleElaine Solowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00188124165205604782noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23281379.post-26346047518759485962009-03-31T10:28:00.000-07:002009-03-31T10:28:00.000-07:00I like yourself am also short.Even lucky for you h...I like yourself am also short.Even lucky for you has you are still taller than myself.I am now 55 years old and always used to be 4'9.Since i turned 40 i have shrunk to 4'7 and abit.I didnt expect to lose has much has this has i was happy being 4'9.I manage to find a wonderful man who was also short he was 4'10.We had 2 sons 1 is 35 now and he is 5'2 then comes our daughter she is 32 and she is 5'0.Then last is another son he is 28 and he is 4'9.It has taken years for him to accept his height has he always wanted to be like his older siblings much to his annoyance.I just say to him that he is lucky has he is taller than me which he just laughs and says well everyone is taller than you, and how long with it be till he starts to shrink.I just say he has years so dont worry.Frank the youngest has just got married to a lovely woman she is slightly taller than him she stands at 4'11.The 2 oldest have their own families too now and also married taller partners.Justines husband is 5'8 and Simon's wife is 5'6.Simon and Justin both have a son and a daughter each and it wont be long till they outgrow me.I remember family pics and always having to be put at the front has i would end up looking like a floating head.I have 4 sisters and 1 brother and my brother grew to 5'11 and all my sisters were between 5'4 and 5'9.With the embarrassment of having my youngest sister reach about a whole foot taller than myself.I always used to be depressed with my height has i saw most of my friends from school just grow upwards.I was always saying to my mum how life is cruel has i didnt have anyone my height.It was okay being the second oldest and so where i grew slowly i was on a par with my younger sisters till they overtook me in height.<BR/>Never mind i like my height now it is just some family friends think i need to be protected but i dont i never have and never will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23281379.post-1158929380105712592006-09-22T05:49:00.000-07:002006-09-22T05:49:00.000-07:00Great post! I can only imagine the condescension y...Great post! I can only imagine the condescension you've had to deal with your whole life ("aren't you cute!!"). And yet you are clearly a person people take very seriously so it obviously hasn't kept you down. <BR/><BR/>I always longed to be taller to the point where I often felt uncomfortable (i.e., insecure and seething with envy) around tall people. But isn't the main advantage of getting older accepting ourselves for who we are? I hope so. At 47 I'm still working on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com