Have you ever been used as an armrest? Have you ever struggled to reach something on a high shelf? Have you ever struggled to find pants that are the right length for you? If you answered yes to all these questions, you are probably someone who struggles with short people problems. Being 5'4 and under is a struggle because most things in the world are made with average people in mind. We are the "vertically challenged" people of the world, and these are our daily problems.
1. Reaching The Bottom Of The Washing Machine
When you are super short, so you have to dive into the washing machine to grab all your clothes from the bottom. Then, you have to figure out how to get out of the machine.
It would be helpful to have someone hold onto your ankles, so you don't get stuck in there. When you get older and have your own home, it might be worth it to invest in a front-loading washer.
2. Trying To Reach The Ice Cream On The Top Shelf
When you get to the freezer section of the grocery store and your favorite ice cream is on the top shelf. As a short person, you have to find ways to reach high shelves by climbing on different objects.
That includes almost climbing into the freezer just to reach the kind of ice cream you want.
3. Having To Move The Seat All The Way Up To Reach The Pedals
When you have to drive with the seat pushed all the way forward because that is the only way you will be able to reach the pedals. People may question you, but they don't understand the struggle of having short legs.
Although it is the only way to reach the pedals, this is a very dangerous position. In case there is an accident, you never want to be up against the steering wheel if the airbag goes off. There has to be a better way to reach the pedals.
4. Needing A Stool To Wash Your Car
Nothing to see here, just casually washing the car. It can be extra difficult to do normal tasks because you need a boost just to reach the top of the car.
At that point, you might as well take your car to the car wash and have someone do it for you. You can save your climbing energy for the grocery store.
5. Expectation Vs. Reality
Some people will argue that high-waisted pants look good on everyone, but that is probably because they are tall and don't understand the struggles of short people.
High-waisted pants can look funny because they make your torso look shorter than it already is. Then, you end up looking like a mom from the '90s, and it is not the outfit you had envisioned.
6. Even In Heels Everyone Is Taller
As a short person, wearing heels helps you feel taller. Most of the time, people are still taller than you despite the height of your heels.
This can be a plus in some ways. You never have to worry about being taller than your partner even in heels.
7. People Use You As An Armrest
When you are short, tall people think it is fun to use your head as an armrest. Just because your head is the perfect height for their arm does not mean it's ok for them to use you like that.
We should not be subjected to smelling your armpit because your arm is tired. We are not tables, so stop treating us like them.
8. Being Picked Up Randomly
Tall people think it's funny to pick up short people because they are "cute" and "tiny." Unless someone asks to be picked-up, you should probably leave them on the ground.
People genuinely think it's ok to pick you up without asking. We are not toddlers; we are just short.
9. Having Strong Calves Because You Are Always On Your Tip-Toes
One of the struggles of being short is continually having to stand on your tip-toes to reach or see things. While this may be annoying at times, it helps build muscular calves.
Just look at how defined her calves are. She must be reaching for the top shelf often.
10. When Jean Designs Don't Work For Your Height
Ripped jeans are a cute way to spice up an outfit. As a short person, the rips are usually never in the right place and can look strange.
For tall people, the rips would be on their knees, but for short people, they end up on our shins, and that is not the style that was intended. Has this ever happened to you?
11. When You Have Tou Use The Store Shelves As A Ladder
Being short helps you learn to be resourceful. When you can't reach the items that are too high, the shelves become a ladder.
You might awkwardly wait till an associate walks by to ask for help, or you take matters into your own hands. Just be careful and make sure the shelves are strong enough to support you.
12. Being Choked By The Seatbelt
Seatbelts are supposed to keep you safe while driving, but for short people, it can become a problem when it feels like the seatbelt is choking you.
Even though they are height adjustable, the shortest setting can be too high for really short people.
13. When Cooking Requires Parkour
Have you ever had to climb on your counter to reach something while cooking? It is not always an easy task to get up there. It requires some parkour skills to maneuver your way around.
When you get on the counter, you realize there is a whole other world up there for tall people to see.
14. Not Being Able To Touch The Ground When You Sit
One of the biggest struggles for short people is that your feet never touch the ground. You might feel like a child because your feet are always left dangling with nowhere to go.
This doesn't just happen on the bus; it probably happens with every chair. It feels weird because you want to put your feet somewhere, but they don't reach.
15. Being Swallowed Up By Oversized Clothing
Oversized t-shirts have been a big fashion trend recently, but they are hard to pull off when you are petite. It can look like you are wearing a tent with all the extra fabric.
Instead of looking cool and trendy, it might seem like you are wearing one of your dad's old sleep shirts in public.
16. When You Live With A Tall Person
When you have a tall roommate or family member, you have to discuss where the appliances are placed.
Instead of having to use a chair every time you want to microwave something, you could ask to move it to a lower location.
17. Having To Climb On The Counters To Reach Things
If you need to climb on the counters in your kitchen, you can consider yourself short. Even on your tip-toes reaching those top shelves is a struggle.
You learn the best ways to get to each cabinet, and how to maneuver around obstacles on the counter. That darn sink is always getting in the way.
18. Feeling Like A Child Everywhere You Go
If she didn't have a drink in her hand, you would think someone brought their child to the bar. It is hard being short and being taken seriously in these settings.
You are usually the one to get carded first out of all of your friends because they never believe that you are of-age.
19. Not Being Able To See Over The Steering Wheel
Like you saw before, most short people end up sitting with the wheel in their lap. If the wheel isn't adjustable, you have to figure out how to see over it.
As a short person, you might have to resort to using a pillow or some old phonebooks so you can give yourself a boost.
20. Needing A Step Stool To Get Into The Car
Although it may seem more logical to have a smaller car, some short people prefer their taller vehicles. This girl must really love her Jeep if she is willing to use a step ladder to climb into it all the time.
It may look funny to some people, but it makes getting in and out of the car a whole lot easier.
21. Every Dress Is A Maxi Dress For Short Girls
Shopping in the standard size section for shorter girls is stressful. Most dresses end up being too long, so you might have better luck in the teen section.
What is meant to be a midi dress goes down to your ankles, and then the dress sits in all the wrong places.
22. Needing Stairs To Get On And Off The Bed
This bed looks like it is an average height, but it must be like jumping off of a cliff for her to get off the bed every day.
She might want to invest in those stairs that little dogs use. It could make her life a lot easier.
23. Not Being Able To Reach The Gas Pedal
Here is another example of how hard it is to drive as a short person. Even at a safe distance away from the steering wheel, she can't reach the pedals.
All the short people should start a petition for car companies to make adjustable pedals so we can reach them safely.
24. When The Mirror Is Too Tall For You To See Yourself
When you go into a bathroom to touch up your makeup and find that you can't even see yourself in the mirror because it is too high.
Why do they put mirrors up there? They should place them on the wall with people of all heights in mind.
25. Finding Outfits That Make You Look Tall
Sometimes high-waisted pants can work in your favor when you find the right pair and add heels. Would you believe us if we said this woman is actually 5'2?
She is striking the right pose to make her legs look ten times longer, and the heels add a few inches to help.
26. Cooking Can Turn Into A Workout
Short girls everywhere can cancel their gym memberships because cooking has turned into a workout. Get ready to work your upper body by hoisting your self on and off the counter.
You can also work your core when you pull yourself up there. Save those gym dollars and start climbing on the counters.
27. Finally Getting To Wear Sneakers
As a short girl, sneakers are probably not something you often wear if you want to feel taller. When you do get to wear sneakers, it's a nice change from your everyday heels.
Everyone you know is probably so used to seeing you in heels. They probably forgot just how short you are.
28. Having To Alter Everything You Buy
Being short is expensive. Every clothing item you buy has to be tailored to fit you properly. When you try things on, you always have to adjust it to see what it would look like if it were made for your height.
Jumpsuits have been a big fashion trend, but finding one that works for your height is almost impossible when you are short.
29. When People Think You Are Younger Because You Are The Shorter Sister
Have you ever been mistaken for the younger sibling because you are shorter? When did height become a measurement of age?
At some point, you stop caring because it is nice to feel like the younger sibling when you get to a certain age.
30. Needing Assistance To Decorate The Christmas Tree
"If only I could just reach a little higher to get this ornament up there!" You are on you very tippy-toes, and suddenly you lose your balance, falling into the tree and crashing to the ground because you refused to ask for help.
Being short comes with many obstacles, including decorating the tree. Unless you only want the lower half of your tree decorated, you probably have to ask a taller person for some help.
31. When Crop Tops Are Regular Length On You
Here is a short girl life hack: Buy crop tops made for tall people for the perfect length shirt. If you are short and struggle to find shirts that are the right length, this can really help.
Instead of being a crop top, they hit you at the perfect spot. Unlike regular shirts, they are not too long and don't swallow you up.
32. RV's Were Not Made With Short People In Mind
This girl did not realize that she needed to bring a step stool to be able to cook in her RV. Clearly the makers of the RV were not thinking about the shorter people of the world.
Hopefully, she has a tall person with her so she can get some cooking assistance.
33. Every Piece Of Furniture Looks Giant When You Sit On It
This looks like a scene out of Honey, I Shrunk The Kids. Is that a giant chair or is she really that short?
It must have been a struggle to climb up there, and it will be a struggle to get down probably.
34. When You Love Maxi Dresses, But You Are A Short Girl
Maxi dresses are another fashion trend that was made for taller people. It is almost impossible for petite women to find maxi dresses that don't need to be shortened.
Luckily for this woman, she won't need too many alterations, but she is one of the lucky ones. It must be nice to find long dresses that don't need a ton of adjustments.
35. Never Being Tall Enough To Play Basketball
Were you ever picked last for a basketball game because you were the shortest? It seems like you need a ladder just to get close to the basket.
Forget about being able to dunk because the basket is always out of reach even when you jump your highest.
36. The Struggle Of Getting Into Tall Cars
When your friend comes to pick you up in their truck and you have to use all your leg strength to awkwardly climb into their car.
It is like doing a mini leg workout every time you get into their car. You also have to worry about how you are going to hop out of the car without hurting yourself.
37. Wearing Capri Pants As Regular Length Pants
Another short girl life hack is to buy Capri or cropped pants as regular length pants. You can still shop in the standard size section, and the cropped length hits you right at the ankle.
If you are looking for Capri pants, it is difficult to find ones that are actually cropped on your short legs.
38. The Struggle Is Real
This illustration perfectly sums up what it is like to be a short girl. It seems like everything is just out of reach or too high for you.
The short girl struggle is real, and everything is too tall. Can people start making things to help the daily struggles of short girls?
39. When The Room Makes You Look Even Shorter
When you are trying to get a cute Instagram photo and feel your model fantasy, but the room makes you look even shorter than you actually are.
Not all rooms are suitable for posing when you are not tall. Unless you are trying to look short, then this would be an excellent spot for you!
40. The Grocery Store Struggle
The worst feeling is going to the grocery store only to find that the one thing you need is stuck at the back of the shelf.
Once again, you have to work those calves and be resourceful to try and maneuver it to the point that you can reach.
41. Taking Pictures With Tall People
When you try to take selfies or pictures with tall people, one of you is going to have to bend down or go on your tip-toes to get a good shot.
Even if one of you adjusts your height, you still end up looking small in comparison to your tall friend.
42. Finding Jeans Is Difficult
Finding jeans that are the right length is nearly impossible. Unless your favorite brand makes short jeans, you end up either cutting them or having to tailor them.
Wouldn't it be nice to go into a store and not have to worry about the length not working for you?
43. Learning To Climb In Every Store
The grocery store is a scary place when you are short. You never know what you are going to have to climb on to reach what you need.
This girl has to get into the refrigerator to reach the items she needs. It takes a lot of effort to do everyday tasks when you are "vertically challenged."
44. When You Are Too Short To Get The Ice Off The Middle Of The Windshield
When there is frost on your window, but your arms are too short to reach the middle section. As long as you can see part of the road, you are fine, right?
If you feel unsafe, you can patiently wait for the defrosters to kick in, but not everyone has the time to wait for those to work.
45. Even The Toilet Is Too Tall
Short girls have a lot of problems to deal with, from the length of their pants to reaching things at the grocery store. We shouldn't have to suffer to find a toilet that is the right height.
Who thought it would be a good idea to make toilets higher? This is just cruel and unusual punishment for being short.