Baby-Faced, Short Girl Problems – If You Know, You Know

If you’re a baby-faced, short girl like me, you know there’s a lot of trivialities that we have to put up with. By baby-faced, I mean we look way younger than we actually are, and by short, I mean below 5ft3″. If that’s you, then read these and feel less alone. I get your problems, girl!

Of course, we get ID’d all the time. There’s no way we could get away with leaving our driving license at home.
Even in your sexiest clothes, you still look like a kid trying on your mother’s dresses.
You get called cute instead of beautiful, gorgeous or hot. EVERY TIME.
People assume you’re not strong…like literally they think you can’t lift anything.
People the same age as you, don’t hit on you in case you’re still a school kid.
You practically have to hug the steering wheel when you drive.
Everything looks awkward in your hands and arms.
You can’t do your job properly, in retail, because sometimes you just can’t reach. You just can’t.
Stools and ladders are your best friends. 
Nothing fits properly, not even petite wear (that’s too small for me).
You have to walk twice as many steps as everyone else.
You’re treated like a child by people younger than you.
You have to yell to assert your presence, otherwise you’ll go unnoticed or become a pushover.
You’re used to tip-toeing, especially when kissing your partner (if they’re taller).
It’s hard to get up off of the ground; instead you push yourself up like a toddler.
You can’t take a sexy selfie, unless you wear loads of make-up.
You can’t see in crowds.
You worry that you might not be tall enough to ride a roller-coaster.
You’ll never feel as sexy as your taller friends.
Doing the twenty-bags-carry-from-the-car-to-the-house thing, is three times as hard for you. (And therefore three times more impressive).
Sometimes you wonder whether you would get away with staying in college/school forever, instead of being a responsible adult.

Any of these sound accurate? Yeah, it’s a hard knock life for short girls! However, he’s a few good things about being a baby-faced short girl to make you feel better:

You can get away with paying child fare on the bus.
You can get away with things, because you’re too cute to do anything wrong of course.
You get picked up and given piggyback rides.
You can fit in small spaces, and slip past people in crowds.
You don’t grow much, so you can keep clothes for longer.
Guys go for you, for some reason – once they know you’re old enough!
You can get away with acting childish.
In sports, you can run around and under people with ease.
Embarrassment and stupid situations result in you being called cute, instead of being ripped to pieces by insults.
At the end of the day, being called cute could be worse.

~ Damsel