tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4527146364292396504.post5878331999264433966..comments2023-10-30T08:20:24.003-06:00Comments on Diane Marie Shaw: Vertically Challenged Part 3Diane Marie Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03365346835912314686noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4527146364292396504.post-91936284008016855702009-04-22T16:36:00.000-06:002009-04-22T16:36:00.000-06:00Marietta, Thank you for your comments.
I laughed w...Marietta, Thank you for your comments.<br />I laughed when I read about your challenge of sitting in the large chair at school. That would be tough, not being able to reach the floor to push your chair back.<br />I also have children come up to me to measure themselves against me. I let them know that passing me up in height isn't such a big accomplishment, I only do this with kids I know well that I can joke around with.<br />I am glad that you are having a "tall" day.Diane Marie Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365346835912314686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4527146364292396504.post-27481631680668847092009-04-21T21:39:00.000-06:002009-04-21T21:39:00.000-06:00Disjointed Words on Height
Since your note I’ve t...Disjointed Words on Height<br /><br />Since your note I’ve thought about being short, not quite five foot tall. I was always first in line when lining up by height in school. I usually sat in the first row in grammar school – the better to be seen misbehaving. I rarely had blackboard cleaning because I couldn’t reach the top of the board. So sometimes it was good and other times less than wonderful.<br /><br />In fourth or maybe fifth grade it wasn’t good. We got new desks, which were taller and naturally the chairs were taller too. My problem, once pushed in I couldn’t push myself out because my feet didn’t touch the floor. Therefore I had to have the only “little kid” desk in the class and it was placed right next to the teacher’s desk.<br /><br />In seventh grade it was good to be shortest because my dance partner for mandatory dance lessons happened to be the best dancer in school. And I was able to keep him for two years until be graduated to high school. What a dream it was to dance with him. That was good.<br /><br />As my children, nieces and nephews grew they always couldn’t wait to get taller than me, it was their first benchmark. Not too big a stretch for any of them.<br /><br />I never minded being short, in fact I rather liked it and still do; although it’s not so easy to hide extra pounds on a shorter frame. I feel it’s a state of mind and you appear as tall as you feel. When my confidence level is up people don’t notice that I’m short and in fact are surprised when I tell them how tall I am. Often I’m amazed how short I am when I see myself in a photo because I don’t usually feel that short.<br /><br />I do have friends that are shorter and then I feel like a giant, which must be how people feel when they are with me. I don’t much like that feeling, so I must be satisfied with my height.<br /><br />Naturally there are drawbacks, but nothing that can’t be fixed with a ladder. And as the pull of gravity takes it toll I’m now shorter than I was before and so it will continue. But today I feel five feet four inches tall, so it’s a good day.<br /><br />I certainly hope this is what you were looking for. If not I’ll try again.<br /><br />MariettaMariettanoreply@blogger.com