I have been about 5` 4″ most of my life, and now almost 80, have lost an inch or so. Nontheless I have managed to be married 4 times, including to one lady who was 17 years younger and 9 inches taller (we made an interesting couple!)I certainly took my share of ridicule and bullying as a kid (the most memorable one became a mailman while I went on to play in the Boston Symphony for 27 years)and I could never understand why being taller than me was thought such an achievement, being that it was so easy.
Actually my son, when he was 5 (now he is a middle-height, highly successful corporate attorney), came up with the best answer: he was on the small side and when accosted by the usual nonsense,answered “I’m not short, my legs are short!”.
j rosen
August 12, 2017 at 2:34 pm
I have been about 5` 4″ most of my life, and now almost 80, have lost an inch or so. Nontheless I have managed to be married 4 times, including to one lady who was 17 years younger and 9 inches taller (we made an interesting couple!)I certainly took my share of ridicule and bullying as a kid (the most memorable one became a mailman while I went on to play in the Boston Symphony for 27 years)and I could never understand why being taller than me was thought such an achievement, being that it was so easy.
Actually my son, when he was 5 (now he is a middle-height, highly successful corporate attorney), came up with the best answer: he was on the small side and when accosted by the usual nonsense,answered “I’m not short, my legs are short!”.