Height problems

[iffe]

This is a thread for your daily height-related problems. Short and tall people are both welcome.

I'll start: knee-level bathroom sinks.

[BobbyZamora]

having to jump a significant amount to reach the chinup bar at the gym :/

[chilljin]

i was once pretending to be michael jordan in my room and forgot how tall i was and dunked my hand into the ceiling and busted my knuckles open

[brlmski]

When I was in China I had to duck to get past a good 80% of all of the doorways. I understand space is tight, but 6 foot doorframes just sounds like a terrible idea.
Bonus pic of me in front of a "door"

[rjbman]

Over 6' + good posture = car rides in the back seat suck

[SweetJavaBrown]

I've hit ceiling fans so many times by stretching or putting on shirts.

[exprof]

Tacking onto what rjb said: being tiny and always having to sit in the middle back seat :[ I want a windowwww

[chadnik]

not being able to take full advantage of kitchen storage—can't reach the top shelves even with a stepstool :( I do jump up onto the counters sometimes.

[okayfruit]

I'm not really incredibly tall but being 5'8 in a large group of 5'2 asian girls makes group photos very awkward. Do I squat down? Do I stand in the back? Or do I stand on the side and sorta lean in towards everyone?

[ramseames]

Sorority squat

[sunblam]

What's the worst to me is being at a party or something and not being able to hear anyone you're with because they're all 5'3". I usually just give up and pay no attention to conversation.

[vgtbls]

Feeling guilty at concerts because people behind you can't see as well

[ratchetkoala]

i'm not even short and my boyfriend keeps putting the nice cooking pots up where I can't reach them

is he doing this to fuck with me y/n

[adiabatic]

Buying extra-long custom beds. With custom fitted sheets and custom mattresses.

(Non-custom double-sized comforters and comforter covers are long enough, though.)

[adiabatic]

@ratchetkoala: 6'. I like having a footboard, though. Also not accidentally hitting said footboard while having my arms above my head.

@jrisk: I wish that worked; I'm just too wide and flop around too much.

[freddy]

When ppls tell u ur a waist of height when u say don't play sports

[Copeland]

I didn't care about posture until my early mid 20s but really wished I did while growing up. Really important for physical health and just looking better in general. Easy to slouch when you've had a big growth spurt when younger.

[can-]

i get promoted quicker than my shorter peers and people find me more trustworthy

[kyung]

asian moms say i'm handsome

[ramdomthought]

i can't reach the high microwave at work

[rjbman]

i get asked to change the lightbulbs when i visit my parents' home.

[jrisk]

when you stand up inside a stall and make eye contact in the mirror with the person washing their hands

[INNIT]

when u can barely fit into your sick 1998 honda integra with the VTEC

[harmsalmon]

when your abysmal self esteem/body image may or may not be a result of the systematic social dehumanization of short male-bodied people that you've dealt with your entire life and results in being condescended to like you're a child/rampant body-shaming/a reduced likelihood of ever being taken seriously

[freddy]

when I was seeing pediatric oncology for my yearly checkups up until last year, I could not comfortably fit/lay on the examination bed. I almost broke the computer screen stretching out my legs

I switched to the young adult survivorship clinic and it is better

[lyysander]

Couldn't reach things well before but now post-surgery I can't lift my arms above my head. Literally needed help getting a ginger beer out of the fridge today.