I was 5'4" (Reply #67) - Democratic Underground

In the discussion thread: Are you above or below "Average" Height? And how do you think that has affected you in your life? [View all]

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Sat Aug 31, 2013, 08:54 AM

In_The_Wind (72,024 posts)

67. I was 5'4"

Now that I'm shrinking, most pants are too long.

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86 replies	Author	Time	Post
Are you above or below "Average" Height? And how do you think that has affected you in your life? [View all]	pink-o	Aug 2013	OP
I think short women (< 5 foot 3) have less problems than short men...	hlthe2b	Aug 2013	#1
I am 4'11" and I have never had any obstacles in my career	Grateful for Hope	Aug 2013	#59
I'm glad for you...	hlthe2b	Aug 2013	#60
I think it matters	Grateful for Hope	Aug 2013	#61
I think I know you don't mean to be	hlthe2b	Aug 2013	#62
This message was self-deleted by its author	Grateful for Hope	Aug 2013	#63
wow... just wow... n/t	hlthe2b	Aug 2013	#66
This message was self-deleted by its author	Grateful for Hope	Aug 2013	#68
This message was self-deleted by its author	Grateful for Hope	Aug 2013	#69
I hope that what I have said will resonate with women	Grateful for Hope	Aug 2013	#77
Female 5'2"	MuseRider	Aug 2013	#2
I had a cousin who was 6'2" and...	TreasonousBastard	Aug 2013	#3
Oh, yeah I got that all the time...	pink-o	Aug 2013	#36
I'm average height, though average has gotten taller in the 6+ decades since mid-last century	marzipanni	Aug 2013	#4
I'm exactly average for men my age group. But the damn kids today are a lot taller.	Gidney N Cloyd	Aug 2013	#5
6'0" female	cyberswede	Aug 2013	#6
5'0" tall at age 10	NewJeffCT	Aug 2013	#8
Oh...maybe she just seems so small next to her brother.	cyberswede	Aug 2013	#11
Your name tells me you're probably Scandinavian...?	pink-o	Aug 2013	#39
Yeah - I was taller than all the boys in 7th grade (at 5'7")...	cyberswede	Aug 2013	#44
I agree tall women could have problems in social situations	NewJeffCT	Aug 2013	#7
5' 3" female. I always envied tall women. n/t	RebelOne	Aug 2013	#9
Female 5'6" wish I was taller and thinner. nt	RiffRandell	Aug 2013	#10
above average, 6 feet 3 inches	steve2470	Aug 2013	#12
Me too. 6'-3" is about as tall as you can get without being known as "the tall guy".	Throd	Aug 2013	#21
Same	sakabatou	Aug 2013	#78
5' tall woman	hopemountain	Aug 2013	#13
Oh, I tell ya: I would DESPISE being condescended to and patted on the head!	pink-o	Aug 2013	#40
A little under 5'8"	LiberalEsto	Aug 2013	#14
I had an uncle who was 5'5".	Jenoch	Aug 2013	#79
Depends on Context	Xipe Totec	Aug 2013	#15
The mother of my children is from a TALL family...she says: Better to have loved short	HereSince1628	Aug 2013	#16
5'1" on a good day.	a la izquierda	Aug 2013	#17
Yes, 5'3" here and married a guy 6'3". n/t	RebelOne	Aug 2013	#19
I have two cousins that are both about 5'1" as well	NewJeffCT	Aug 2013	#23
FYI: Average height for U.S. women in 2008 was 5'4"	LiberalEsto	Aug 2013	#18
5'6" male. It is one of those things.	kwassa	Aug 2013	#20
I'm 5'11" and I did play basketball, for AZ State	blueamy66	Aug 2013	#22
Now I totally am, but it took a long time!	pink-o	Aug 2013	#43
Good!	blueamy66	Aug 2013	#52
5'6" man	Mr.Bill	Aug 2013	#24
5' 2" woman. When I was a kid, being short was a pain. People were always telling	raccoon	Aug 2013	#25
I'm a short man. I have grown up associating ballroom dancing with motor boating.	Bucky	Aug 2013	#26
Oh..	a la izquierda	Aug 2013	#30
When Dudley Moore was married to Susan Anton,	Mr.Bill	Aug 2013	#32
Dudley also said "She's got me, under her chin."	kwassa	Aug 2013	#48
I'm 6'6'' and I love it. My daughter loves riding on my shoulders	NightWatcher	Aug 2013	#27
I may try Big & Tall Men's clothes stores	olddots	Aug 2013	#28
I'm tall for my age, I guess.	Demoiselle	Aug 2013	#29
Male 6' 3"	trof	Aug 2013	#31
Oh, yeah, I work for the airlines...	pink-o	Aug 2013	#34
Same here. Airline retiree.	trof	Aug 2013	#65
5'2" Right between regular and petite, so nothing is the right length.	nolabear	Aug 2013	#33
i'm 5'6" and nothing is the right length for me	fizzgig	Aug 2013	#38
Well, I happen to be a Size 4-6 and nothing fits me either!	pink-o	Aug 2013	#42
i do a lot of shopping in the boys section	fizzgig	Aug 2013	#53
Below	NV Whino	Aug 2013	#35
5'6" here	fizzgig	Aug 2013	#37
Way below average height.	Boomerproud	Aug 2013	#41
6'3" it's been a good thing to be tall.	panader0	Aug 2013	#45
I am tall and I have been treated like shit for most of my life.	Tuesday Afternoon	Aug 2013	#46
Short and hated it. Wanted to be tall.	Manifestor_of_Light	Aug 2013	#47
6'3-1/2", Male.	Chan790	Aug 2013	#49
Thought I was 'average'	elleng	Aug 2013	#50
I'm 5'10". It hasn't affected me.	Aristus	Aug 2013	#51
i guess its how yoi project yourself, i am tallish, my wife is the same height as you	loli phabay	Aug 2013	#54
Masculine rejection? I think tall women are sexy!...	Locut0s	Aug 2013	#55
Don't forget I'm just shy of 60.	pink-o	Aug 2013	#64
Male 5' 6" My old boss use to make fun of me being short. The	B Calm	Aug 2013	#56
Yup. Feel your pain.	pink-o	Aug 2013	#71
I'm 5'5" and I've had my share of ridicule...	Callmecrazy	Aug 2013	#57
I'm six feet tall	MrScorpio	Aug 2013	#58
I was 5'4"	In_The_Wind	Aug 2013	#67
Okay, so here's my ultimate FU to Sizism:	pink-o	Aug 2013	#70
Not overly	pipi_k	Aug 2013	#72
I'm average height.	LWolf	Aug 2013	#73
Male, slightly shorter than average at 5'8"	Populist_Prole	Aug 2013	#74
I'm only 5'2"	zanana1	Aug 2013	#75
I see a lot more very tall (6"+) young women	Precisely	Aug 2013	#76
Welcome to DU!	pink-o	Aug 2013	#80
Glad you made it	Precisely	Sep 2013	#86
Below average height ..	AsahinaKimi	Aug 2013	#81
But that is 60" of beauty and great spirit, Kimi! n/t	pink-o	Aug 2013	#82
Below average height.	love_katz	Aug 2013	#83
I'm 5'4" which I guess is pretty average for a woman,	Blue_In_AK	Aug 2013	#84
female 5'6	tabbycat31	Sep 2013	#85

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