I'm 5 foot 5 and a bit. I'm the short one in the family. My sisters and (when they were alive) grandmothers all towered over me.
I wonder if the milkman was short!
I wonder if the milkman was short!
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4’11 and I absolutely hate it. Because I’m not stick thin clothes look rubbish on me, trousers that fit my hips are too long in the leg, petite clothes tend to only be for petite people who are also thin.
Not being able to reach stuff in shops is a massive pain. I no longer give a duck and will just climb the shelves because why the duck should I have to search for someone to help me every time I need something off the top shelf, it’s infuriating. Don’t even get me started on the cupboards in my own house, and the peep hole in the front door! All made with taller people in mind. We have so many foot stools it’s ridiculous.
People ignore me and literally talk over my head and there’s also that thing where people think that because you are short it’s acceptable to treat you like a child or less than. I also gain weight really easily as I need less calories and that bleeping sucks because it’s so noticeable too.
Even just being a couple of inches taller would make me so much happier. But I’m stuck with what I got. Not grown an inch since I was about 11. I’m aware I sound like I have a massive chip on my shoulder, that’s because I have!
Not being able to reach stuff in shops is a massive pain. I no longer give a duck and will just climb the shelves because why the duck should I have to search for someone to help me every time I need something off the top shelf, it’s infuriating. Don’t even get me started on the cupboards in my own house, and the peep hole in the front door! All made with taller people in mind. We have so many foot stools it’s ridiculous.
People ignore me and literally talk over my head and there’s also that thing where people think that because you are short it’s acceptable to treat you like a child or less than. I also gain weight really easily as I need less calories and that bleeping sucks because it’s so noticeable too.
Even just being a couple of inches taller would make me so much happier. But I’m stuck with what I got. Not grown an inch since I was about 11. I’m aware I sound like I have a massive chip on my shoulder, that’s because I have!
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I’m 5’7 and people think I’m really tall. Then other times I’ll walk around in flip flops (weather permitting) and people will go “aw your actually dirty!” Which is odd cos I don’t wear high shoes. I think it’s the way I stand x
I’m just under 5’ 2”. My husband is over 6’ but our son is not very tall either though. Would love long legs! Lost count of how many pairs of trousers and jeans I’ve had to shorten. Was very happy when petite ranges were introduced.
Me too! I said just under 5’ 2” but strictly speaking it’s the same as yours.
5'6 , which is super average but I always felt like the tall one as most of my friends seemed to be shorter. I've never been into wearing heels , I stick to a short block heel. Never catch me in a platform heel 
but that suits my style anyway.
but that suits my style anyway.I’m 5’9 was one of the tallest in my class in secondary school. My fellas brothers take the piss all the time as I’m taller than them in heels 
I'm 5ft5, and would love to be a little bit taller
Aww hehe.Aghhh most of you are so tall! I'm 4'11. What's worse is a work with a team of 3 guys in my office, who are all 6ft+ lol. Imagine how that looks during presentations
Edit: My boyfriend is also 6'2 lmao, even in heels.. I barely reach his shoulder!
I have the opposite problem, my work colleagues are all guys and they are all shorter than me haha
Sending you all my support!
6ft.
Was made to feel like the problem child at school because of my height. They never knew what to do with me in class photos and when it came to ceilidh dance lessons they always had trouble pairing me up.
I've always liked being taller though.
Was made to feel like the problem child at school because of my height. They never knew what to do with me in class photos and when it came to ceilidh dance lessons they always had trouble pairing me up.
I've always liked being taller though.
I meant ditty not dirty lol
5’0’. It’s a pain in the a, I’m not stick thin either so I look squat and clothes don‘t suit me. I’m disabled as well so trying to reach things on high shelves or in high cupboards is out of the question. And I think it makes me look really young.
I was thinking how can flip flops make you dirtyI meant ditty not dirty lol
Confusion over.
Ha, I am like your sister!Just under 181cm (5ft 11)
Parents are tall - mother, 179cm; father, 189cm.
Unfortunately, my sister got short changed at 173 (5ft 8)
I am just a smidge under 5’10 (177cm) but I’m the second shortest in my family, only my mum is shorter. My dad and siblings are all 6ft+, and actually so is my brother-in-law. Then my own partner and all his family are 6’2 or taller!
Because of my tall family, I often forget how tall I am. It’s so weird. My partner laughs at me having to stretch on tiptoes to reach our (high) top of kitchen cupboards as he is 6’3, but then in the supermarket I’m always being asked to get things off high shelves for Grannies, and people I don’t know well will always say “oh aren’t you tall?” and then I suddenly realise I AM fairly tall, for a woman at least
I should also say that I have a long torso and short legs and that adds to me not feeling tall. I don’t feel tall and leggy and willowy; I’m more like a booby hourglass tall, which again makes me feel shorter than skinny, leggy women the same height as me.
I’m 5’8 and don’t feel particularly tall around people,
I get asked to reach up for things from top shelves in supermarkets too. But I do have to bite my tongue when people state the bleedin' obvious by saying "You're tall aren't you!"Ha, I am like your sister!
I am just a smidge under 5’10 (177cm) but I’m the second shortest in my family, only my mum is shorter. My dad and siblings are all 6ft+, and actually so is my brother-in-law. Then my own partner and all his family are 6’2 or taller!
Because of my tall family, I often forget how tall I am. It’s so weird. My partner laughs at me having to stretch on tiptoes to reach our (high) top of kitchen cupboards as he is 6’3, but then in the supermarket I’m always being asked to get things off high shelves for Grannies, and people I don’t know well will always say “oh aren’t you tall?” and then I suddenly realise I AM fairly tall, for a woman at least
I should also say that I have a long torso and short legs and that adds to me not feeling tall. I don’t feel tall and leggy and willowy; I’m more like a booby hourglass tall, which again makes me feel shorter than skinny, leggy women the same height as me.
I must admit to not like wearing stilettos. The extra few centimeters in height really makes me unsteady at times. I do have long legs, but there are times when I look like crane fly, lol
5 foot 4.
I like being my height
I like being my height
You're above average height even for a man in the UK.and then I suddenly realise I AM fairly tall, for a woman at least
I’m 5’5, tallest woman in my family by a fair few inches, and not much shorter than my brother! But I have really short legs as I always need ‘petite’ length jeans and full length leggings are way too long for me.
Aw that's not nice, there is nothing he can do about his height
. I'm sorry that people are horrible about it.Another 4ft 11 here with a 6ft 2 husbandThis is exactly the same as me
My eight year old is nearly as tall as me 