after reading the above I have to say I'm a bit annoyed at first but then again, who am I to tell someone their self-loathing is not legit. If that's the way you feel, that's the way you feel and I'm sorry for you.
I suppose part of my story (and probably MANY other dwarfs) is that since being short is merely a by-product of a more noticeable and possibly difficult conditions it really has been the least of my worries. So I have to climb to get things on high shelfs, so what? My ex-husband used to wack his head on cabinet doors I thoughtlessly left open. I've seen tall people be subject to more body abuse than I any short person I've ever known. I don't worry about wacking my head on anything.
But really when you've got a disability that makes you effectively a freak, you can end up rolling your eyes at people who complain of having a mole on their face. Not to make light of your pain but honestly I cannot for the life of me understand what makes you despise being short so much when its just... being short. Nearly every disadvantage I've had in life has been from the thing that causes my shortness. The shortness itself? A minor inconveniance.
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Date: 11/8/11 19:41 (UTC)I suppose part of my story (and probably MANY other dwarfs) is that since being short is merely a by-product of a more noticeable and possibly difficult conditions it really has been the least of my worries. So I have to climb to get things on high shelfs, so what? My ex-husband used to wack his head on cabinet doors I thoughtlessly left open. I've seen tall people be subject to more body abuse than I any short person I've ever known. I don't worry about wacking my head on anything.
But really when you've got a disability that makes you effectively a freak, you can end up rolling your eyes at people who complain of having a mole on their face. Not to make light of your pain but honestly I cannot for the life of me understand what makes you despise being short so much when its just... being short. Nearly every disadvantage I've had in life has been from the thing that causes my shortness. The shortness itself? A minor inconveniance.