Thank you for such a lovely post. I started off at 5 foot 5 inches and have already lost one an inch now 5 foot 4 inches. (late sixties). Not that I care. My passport says I am 5 foot 5 and it doesn't expire until 2030, so I shall make the most of it for now! All the best.
I am also short Jo, 5’2” (or possibly less now) but I actually like it! I have more room than lots of people in cars, planes etc and I enjoy the sensation of not taking up a lot of space. My clothes dnd shoes take up less space and weigh less in a suitcase or cupboard. In work my small hands are a bonus and I don’t look threatening, I like when people hug me that they’re bigger than me. Just a few of the ways like it!
I agree with most of your positives but unfortunately my rotundness means my clothes are as heavy 😁. I would also add yiu can wait until then right person comes along to ask them to reach the top shelf at Tescos 😁😘
I actually have always had great belief in good things come in small packages being just 5ft 3. I've always felt like I own my smaller stature, and make it a point to show what I can actually do 'despite' my lack of height. Realising even it's perhaps a reason why, when anyone tells me I 'can't' do something, then I damn well am going to do it!!
However, as my career has progressed and my role become more senior, and covid meant the need for heels was less with working from home more, when I do meet people face to face I've felt the need to invest in wedges or platform trainers (as I can no longer stomp in London in heels!). All to ensure I can actually meet people face to face and eye to eye, rather than face to waist!! Doesn't help my 14 year old son now towers above me and my 11 year old daughter isn't far off either!
That's the worst bit when you children keep growing. My son only patted me on the head once. I remember standing a lift with 4 colleagues all over 6ft 5. I was convinced that the consultancy company concerned had height as a essential requirement. Luckily the were all really nice people, but I definitely got a stiff neck. 😘😘
Definitely shrinking, but also can never quite remember what my height used to be (definitely under 5' 5" and I suspect a lot closer to 5' 3" now. And my go to for higher cupboards a log fork, but the potato masher sounds perfect if I had one!
Brilliant post - thanks, Jo! I'm quite a bit taller than average - so's Jim, and it really makes me laugh that although he's four inches taller than I am, all of my trousers are the right length for him because those extra four inches are all on his top half!
I am very often mistaken for a man at first glance, because having such long bones means that I have very broad shoulders indeed. Ha! Now that I'm 50 I care much less what people think/say, but I used to mind a great deal.
One of my very early posts on Substack was called 'Size matters', which I guess is the six-footer's equivalent to this lovely post of yours! Here it is, in case you'd like to see it! https://rebeccaholden.substack.com/p/4-size-matters
Thank you for such a lovely post. I started off at 5 foot 5 inches and have already lost one an inch now 5 foot 4 inches. (late sixties). Not that I care. My passport says I am 5 foot 5 and it doesn't expire until 2030, so I shall make the most of it for now! All the best.
I am also short Jo, 5’2” (or possibly less now) but I actually like it! I have more room than lots of people in cars, planes etc and I enjoy the sensation of not taking up a lot of space. My clothes dnd shoes take up less space and weigh less in a suitcase or cupboard. In work my small hands are a bonus and I don’t look threatening, I like when people hug me that they’re bigger than me. Just a few of the ways like it!
I agree with most of your positives but unfortunately my rotundness means my clothes are as heavy 😁. I would also add yiu can wait until then right person comes along to ask them to reach the top shelf at Tescos 😁😘
I actually have always had great belief in good things come in small packages being just 5ft 3. I've always felt like I own my smaller stature, and make it a point to show what I can actually do 'despite' my lack of height. Realising even it's perhaps a reason why, when anyone tells me I 'can't' do something, then I damn well am going to do it!!
However, as my career has progressed and my role become more senior, and covid meant the need for heels was less with working from home more, when I do meet people face to face I've felt the need to invest in wedges or platform trainers (as I can no longer stomp in London in heels!). All to ensure I can actually meet people face to face and eye to eye, rather than face to waist!! Doesn't help my 14 year old son now towers above me and my 11 year old daughter isn't far off either!
That's the worst bit when you children keep growing. My son only patted me on the head once. I remember standing a lift with 4 colleagues all over 6ft 5. I was convinced that the consultancy company concerned had height as a essential requirement. Luckily the were all really nice people, but I definitely got a stiff neck. 😘😘
Definitely shrinking, but also can never quite remember what my height used to be (definitely under 5' 5" and I suspect a lot closer to 5' 3" now. And my go to for higher cupboards a log fork, but the potato masher sounds perfect if I had one!
I would send you mine, Louisa but unfortunately it's an essential piece of equipment. 😁😘
This made me smile Jo 😃 I'm tall, though I have shrunk from 5' 11" to 5' 9" in the last few years. Have a great week xx
Thanks Karen, you’re coming down 😂😘😘
Love this. I grew up in a family of tall people and I am not..
I was never sure whether it was an advantage of disadvantage, except on busy streets with my brother 😘😘
I started 5ft 1 1/2 so i think I maybe below 5ft now, but haven't checked 🙄 😘
Brilliant post - thanks, Jo! I'm quite a bit taller than average - so's Jim, and it really makes me laugh that although he's four inches taller than I am, all of my trousers are the right length for him because those extra four inches are all on his top half!
I am very often mistaken for a man at first glance, because having such long bones means that I have very broad shoulders indeed. Ha! Now that I'm 50 I care much less what people think/say, but I used to mind a great deal.
One of my very early posts on Substack was called 'Size matters', which I guess is the six-footer's equivalent to this lovely post of yours! Here it is, in case you'd like to see it! https://rebeccaholden.substack.com/p/4-size-matters
You’re writing style is amazing