Yes, I'm writing this chapter.

At 5'2.5", I'm what a lot of people would call 'short'. I'm, in fact, still a good two inches off the average for a 14 year old British female, and I come in at the same height as the average 12-and-a-half year old. When I'm around some people, I wouldn't refer to myself as short, but then I go into a room full of people the same age and older than me, and I realise that I'm pretty small. I also have a very round face so I look about two years younger than I actually am. I hear people tell their children to move out of the way for this 'lady', when referring to people younger than me, and then telling them to step aside for this 'girl' when I pass. It's saddening, okay?

So here is my definitive list of all the reasons (I could come up with in five minutes) why it's annoying af to be short. Followed immediately by a list to contradict that.

BAD THINGS ABOUT BEING SHORT

- as a person who suffers from social anxiety and HATES large crowds of people with a fiery vengeance (aka i cry on someone's shoulder when there are more then three people nearby), I can't actually see over anyone's head in a crowd, and I could easily be trampled, which just makes it all the more terrifying. 

- I also look really stupid walking around with taller people. (I spent all of camp walking around with two people who were at least a head taller than me, and I looked like I was about seven years younger than them. People gave me confused looks when I whipped out the green necker that revealed that I was, in fact, in the same age range as them, and not their five-year-old daughter or something.)

- you have NO POWER over anyone unless you have a LOT of personality. And by that I mean, unless you're the kind of person that world leaders are made of. And for me, this is the worst, because my complete lack of personality means that I get totally ignored and people just look straight over my head. TRAUMATIC AF  

- people make fun of you for being small. Naming no names... *narrows eyes at certain people* (if you're reading this, you know who you are)

- people use you as an armrest. Enough said.

- you can't see the screen in a cinema whenever literally anyone over 4 feet tall sits in front of you.

- People always ask you if you'd change your height if you could (NEWSFLASH - no, I wouldn't. I like being short, even though I get teased about it WAAAY too much.)

- You literally can't reach anything. I can't reach half the bookshelves in my OWN ROOM, let alone reach things out in the cold world that is entirely made for tall people.

GOOD THINGS ABOUT BEING SHORT

- you have less leg to shave (a benefit if, like me, you look like a freaking gorilla when you don't shave for two days)

- LEG ROOM. Enough said.

- you can wear size 6 clothes and everyone is amazed

- people call you 'petite' as a compliment (it's true. i get this all the time, even though i have really broad shoulders so i'm anything but petite, ngl)

- you're at the perfect height for hugs (face it, it's SO much better to be hugged when the person is a head taller than you. it's waaay more comforting)

- you're closer to the ground in case you trip over

- you don't have to bend down to go under ANYTHING. You can walk through places with signs telling you to 'MIND YOUR HEAD' with a foot of space above you

- You can buy clothing from LITERALLY EVERYWHERE. I still wear age 12 kids' pyjamas. (what can I say? they have rabbits on them.)

- you can hug literally anyone without having to bend down 

- you can get piggy backs without people complaining (unless you're heavier than you look, like me (it's all muscle, okay?))

- you can tease other short people without them getting offended (hey, all your comments are true for you as well, so they can't get annoyed)

- did I mention anything about hugs? no? (i just like hugs, okay?)

ANYWAY i feel like I've exhausted my brain's mental capacities for 10pm, so i'll just stop now.

IF YOU'RE ALSO SHORT then you understand, don't you? and if you have anything to add to this list then comment and i'll add it on and credit you :D

IF YOU'RE TALL then go away. we don't want your kind here. 

jk but maybe you understand now the PAIN of being a smol bean 

and make sure you never use a short person as an armrest.

BYEEE :D