Hello !
So today, I would like to ask for the help of some ladies in the room 🙂
I would like to draw a serie of comics that would include tall girls problems AND short girls problems. The thing is, as most of you may have noticed, I’m not short. Like, at all. Therefore I have absolutely no idea of what a short girl’s life is about !
THIS IS FOR THE SHORTIES OUT THERE ! (real shorties k ? Only because you’re 5’5″ and wish you were a little bit taller doesn’t make you short) (sorry 😉 ) So again, this is for the shorties in the room and for the shorties friends anyone in the room has ! Pass it on !
So shorties ! I want to hear about your stories ! ANYTHING. The pros and the cons, something funny/sad/mean/weird that happened to you once, something that happens recurrently in shorties lives, nicknames people give/gave you, things short girls have trouble doing, things that are easier for short girls, why is being short the best thing in the world, why is it complicated, school stories, adult stories, ANYTHING about SHORTIES ;D
I will leave it there for a while to get as many stories as possible.
You can post your story as a comment here. It’s also happening on Tall N Curly’s Facebook page, and if you have some story you don’t want to tell in public, send it to me at at tallncurly@rocketmail.com ! 😉
Thank you all for your help and let’s all LAUGH AT OURSELVES TOGETHER !!!! :DDD
I’m 5’3″ and when in college my roommate was 5’10” and a friend of ours was 6′. The guys we hung out with were ALL over 6′. One year for my b-day they gave me a card that read “to our favorite short person if anyone gives you a problem about your height just punch them in the knees!” They use to rest their elbows on the top of my head. And being a curly girl I didn’t like that. But then I use to tease the girls that I never had to worry about finding pants the right length. You can always have them hemmed but you can’t add length to them. They even tried to get me in to a state fair as a “child” instead of as an adult. And of cours I always got stuck sitting on the hump in the back seat of a car.
I love your illustrations by the way. I went to Moore College of Art and Design in Philly for illustration years ago
I am 4’11” and I was in cheerleading, of course when we had a pyramid I was always the flyer (the one at the top) and everyone would say that I must be so lucky to be the center of attention. Except for the fact that I am depending of 14 other people not to drop me from like ten feet. Not only that if I make one mistake I make every one fall and hurt themselves. My friend aslo are convinced the only thing I every need to wear are high heels which I don’t like to wear. I literally have 8 pairs of high heels from my friends that I have never worn.
JUST yesterday I had to put the towel on top of the shower rod to dry (just came from schliterbhan) I had to jump! Embarrassed because everybody everybody laughed and said “yup she still a midget” 5’2 (in the morning) after gymnastics training like 5’1…..
Hello! I’m 5’2 & anytime anyone says anything about me being short I just let them know God only lets thing grow until they’re perfect! Oh and if I sit in the backseat of cars I can dangle my feet.
OK first I will say that I really like you blog. I’m not curly or tall but your fun to read.
So I am 5’2 maybe three. I have had a best guy friend who is 6 feet tall. We would walk everywhere especially on trips to the city. It was always impossible to keep up with him. He had the longest stride and me with my short self had to walk in double time just to keep up. I think that we probably looked like the cartoon with the big dog and the little dog with the feet moving so fast you couldn’t see them. I also had a habit of wearing heels everywhere. I worked as a bookkeeper and had these filing cabinets that were stacked about five drawers high. I would pull files and set them on top to get what I needed from them. One day I came into work and when I had to pull a file I freaked out thinking that someone was playing a joke on me. I couldn’t see over the file cabinets. I kept counting the drawers over and over wondering what happened. I made a bit of a scene before I realized that I was wearing flats that day.
I am 5 ft 2 and my 3 younger siblings even the one 18yrs younger than me are taller than me lol and I’m 29…..why oh why do ppl always wanna pick you up, ruffle your hair, rest their hands on your head????? But as my Dad said, I’m tall enough to reach all the things I’ll ever need to in life….and cute enough to convince the tallies to do the other stuff lol
I’m 5’2 and can never reach anything, at home, at work, school, etc. my best friend ( who is tall 5’11) used to tell me she could fit me in a Pringles can. I’ve bought outfits where the pants where a little long and I thought ” oh if I put on some heels it’ll be just right, only to get home and try on every pair of heels with it and still be too short.
I’m about 5’2″. I’ve been called half a person, as in “Q: how many people are here/ coming? A: three and a half” , other names include: Piece, piece-o-gum-her ( don’t even ask why), the usual: cute, petite, vertically challenged, how old are you?
To the fan on and off in my apartment, I stand on a chair or ottoman and use my spaghetti spoon to turn the fan or light on and off, my friends can just stand,reach and viola it’s done. I’ve developed ninja skills I did not know I had and several shelves in my kitchen are bare because I can’t reach, I don’t use a stool, I use a small step ladder because the stool is just not enough to make me reach the things I need to. Sigh! I’d love to be your short and curly character!!!
I’m 5’1. My 10 year old nephew is taller than me. It’s crazy how they grow and make fun of me, not in a mean way its just fun, but they’re like you so small Tia… I say i’m fun size. for those who have problems reaching for stuff in theyre own home, buy a stool. I did. Also, Im 25 and people still think im a teen. Being short is fun, I love it! 😀 We fit anywhere… 🙂 As for my fro, some days, like today, when I wake up being choked by my hair, I cut the ends off just a bit. Its been over a year since my last cut, and since that crazy lady did what ever she wanted, I decided to get my own pair of scissors and cut some off…
Hello I’m 5’1″. So i’m short! Once i tapped on the shoulder of a friend. He returned and didn’t see me. I did it again. He looked around him in normal heigh then looked down the grown as i was lilliputian! Hé was surprised i am so short.