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20 yo...bro doesn't even realise it's only going to get worse and worse. RIP in advanceI’m gonna vent for a sec, just need to get it off my chest. Hope that y’all can relate
For context, I’m 20 years old and 5’0”. (almost on the dot.) This of course has come with its fair share of comments throughout life, but they used to be few and far between. I tend to not really mind my height or think about it much, it’s just who I am.
At work though, this seems to be wayy more interesting to my coworkers then it is to me. It’s not even just my height, I get lots of jokes about how “young” I am, or random comments treating my non-white last name like some sort of zoo exhibit. The height thing seems to be the most reoccurring feature people feel the need to comment on.
It has started with the occasional “oh y’know, since you’re short” all the way to “well you’re just SOOO small and tiny!” Which just makes me feel.. gross? I appreciate the help I get if someone sees me really struggle with a tall shelf or something, but I get the “you need help?” Question more than necessary. It might take me a second to lift or reach something, but I’m fully capable of doing shit on my own. I’m a grown adult.
I know I’m just being sensitive/hyperaware, but the reoccurring comments have got me feeling a bit more uncomfortable in my body than before. It makes notice more then ever before how people tend to not take me seriously because of my height/strength. I started going to the gym, and that has been helping a lot. I figured if I don’t like something about myself and can do something about it, I should change it, right?
I know it doesn’t matter at the end of the day. I am who I am. I’ve come a long way in becoming more comfortable with that. I’m not ashamed of myself. I’m just getting real sick of being treated like an incapable child, or something to be ogled at while working. Anyone relate?
