I Like Being Short

Hey, you can get on the rides! That's all that counts :D (Well, maybe not *all* but at least your childhood ambitions on that count are not left wanting).

I like being short too, I'm about 5' 1/2" but I usually call it 5' nothing or 5' f**k all. I was always little, I started school in toddler size 3 clothing. When I was 12 I had to march with the rest of the school in a street parade, they put me in with the 6 year olds so I didn't look out of place because of my height. When I was 20 and went to a women's refuge for help to escape a violent partner, the woman in the front office asked me where my mother was because she thought I was too young to be babysitting (my own 2 children). when I was 25 I was refused the purchase of cigarettes (for my friend who asked me to pick them up on the way to her place), because the shop assistant believed I was underaged... I had my 3 children with me and was clearly 7 months pregnant at the time.
Now I'm pushing 40 and it's only been about the last 5 years that people realise I'm old, because I have smile lines and am carrying a little extra weight that makes me look more my age.