Shortest in a Super Tall Family
I’ll start by saying, I’m adopted, so we already know the reason I wasn't given the tall gene from my parents. I added my uncle on my mother’s side because I wanted to show who the tallest was in the family gene pool. My cousins are still all in that general area.
I wanted to show how different life is as a short person growing up in a home with tall people.
My parents built their home, so everything is catered to tall people. Everything is so high up; as a kid, I had to do parkour to get a bowl from the cabinets. I STILL do it if I want some spices from the top shelf. Even today, my feet don't touch the ground when sitting at the dining table.
I remember that if I ever wanted to hide something I didn't want my father to get (sweets I didn't want him to eat), I’d put it on the lowest shelf. It’s basically invisible to him. Everyone is tall and athletic, so we had a ton of food at the house. The food was healthy, but because there was a lot of it, and I wanted to eat as much as my family members did, I was a bit overweight for a while (luckily, I lost the weight in college).
Obviously, short jokes galore over here lol. And my head was always used as an armrest.
When I was around 13, I went into a deep depression for a couple of weeks because the doctor told me I wouldn't grow past 5’1. It was just devastating to hear; I knew I wouldn't be as tall as my family, but I was hoping to atleast get to average. But jokes on them, cause i’m 5’2 XD
Before you say that it’s not hard to be short as a woman, it is. We might not have the exact same problems, but we have our own hardships, too. Finding pants in the correct size, bras, social bullying, insecurity around taller people, embarrassment, fewer job opportunities, etc.