Do you struggle with......

Body image issues....type?

My parents are tall. Pop 6'5"...my momma's 5'9".

My sister and I 6' even.

In part, the gender influenced nature of development; I was a fully developed 6' tall woman in the sixth grade.

A package for a 13 year old mindset to carry.

Folding myself in a desk ...in the back of a classroom.

Add to that wreckage the fact that ... oftentimes beside me ..is my exact double.

A societal circus attraction. Rarely would we mingle in the same space.

Becoming more an more comfortable in my skin ..baby steps...

If only I could rock high heels other than Halloween.

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HootyTheNightOwl

I'm only 4ft 9 - so, I get to bug @ShepherdBard about who's the bigger one of the two of us... it generally gets a few laughs.

Under the surface, I hate it because I was always bullied over it - even as an adult when I went to work, I was expected to be able to carry two armfuls of heavy stock and a plastic steppy stool that wasn't on wheels to hang items on the top rack instead of just leaving the stuff I can't reach for my taller colleagues to hang. Then, I got reprimanded for leaving the stool out in front of customers.

All this was at a charity shop, mind. They weren't very charitable towards me when all was said and done.

Punxi · F

@HootyTheNightOwl I get it...One must wonder.... Is the issue mine alone or how much is influenced by the mindless scte of others.

Even though I was never openly bullied...size....it will always be the whisper mill that I'll remember.

I've seen your posts and comments here Hooty and I think you're fabulous.

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