I would join a short person club. We have to stick together (otherwise it’s easy to get separated and difficult to find each other in a crowd.)
True story. There was a midget behind me at 7/11 on Friday. It was the highlight of my day to be around someone shorter than me, who wasn’t under the age of 10.
One time this super friendly older Asian lady just started up a conversation with me and I realized how weird it was that I could see the top of her head. She ended up hugging me and it felt so weird to hug someone shorter than me, who wasn’t a kid. She felt so tiny.
The only conversation more frought with land mines than politics is religion. Just take a trip to the religion board on this forum to get a nice peek at how nasty people can get when religion is involved.
I never really realized I was short until I had a kid. When she was in elementary school, in Girl Scouts, we went to an event hosted by middle school Girl Scouts. I was standing talking to a group of the middle school girls, when I suddenly realized they were all taller than me. That was when I realized I was short.
My daughter is 5’9". She calls me her little tiny momma.
But as a visitor you know how bad it can get at times. It’s not as bad as politics but people (especially Christians and Atheists) can get out of control easily.
Three things you don’t talk about at the dinner table. Politics, race, and religion.
Is it weird that I secretly would like to reproduce with someone as short as I am, so that we can create miniature babies who would likely face as much height discrimination as I faced? I’m not against the idea of making taller (and browner) offspring, but my preference kinda wants to make hobbits.
No. I agree. Especially around people who you want to maintain good relations with, you need to know your audience and choose whether you really want to start a fight.