My TALL Life

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My TALL Life

by Sara

I'm super tall! I'm probably 5'11 1/2 but I round down to 5'11. I'm 15 and I usually HATE it!

In addition to all the unwanted attention I get, sometimes I hurt myself due to my height!

I was at my friends house and in her basement the ceilings are REALLY low (at least compared to me!). I hit my head and fell down! It was really embarrassing because a lot of people were watching me.

I hate it when random people come up to me and say, "Wow, you're SO tall!" and,"DO YOU PLAY BASKETBALL? You should! You must be 6 feet! You're HUGE!"

It's like, alright, I get it, I AM TALL!

Would I come up to someone with dark skin and say, "You have dark skin!" or would I say to an overweight person,"How much do you weigh!? You MUST weigh a lot!" Although it may be different features, it's the same concept.

It's the features that make people stick out and make us a minority. Be aware of other people's feelings please!

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A Great Tall Teen Perspective
by: Jene'

Hi Sara,

I love your story! We are about the same height and I definitely remember what it was like being a tall teen at 5'11" and 15!

Getting people to understand how 'different' you already feel as a tall woman, without them pointing it out at every turn, is difficult indeed. Thank you for expressing this from a tall teen perspective!

Finding ways to use our height as a positive, and refusing to be a victim to discriminating remarks, is a rite of passage all us tall girls take on at one point or another in our lives.

Don't ever let it get you down my friend! Stand tall, stand proud, stand for something!

All My Best,

Jene'

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your not that tall
by: Anonymous

At 14 I was 6'1, and yes I'm a girl. I would give anything to be 5'11. At least ur in the 5vs...

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5' 11" is not super tall
by: Don Perkins

My wife is 6' 1", and she had to face the same stuff you do. She went to a different high school then I did, and although she was teased in her school, I fell in love with her the first time I saw her, this when I was 16, I married her when I turned 21, and have been married for 31 years. So I feel I'm kinda of an authority on tall girls/women.

I don't know what's going on in your school, but when I was in high school there was this beautiful girl named Terry. Terry had to be every bit of 6' 1" - 6' 2", the tallest of any of the other girls by far. All the guys would stare at Terry when she walked by. She walked with her back held straight, put on the paint, wore heels and you could tell she was proud of her height. She had her pick of the boys she wanted to go out with.

My advice is not to crouch down when you think the boys are looking at you, stand tall like Terry! Crouching may make you look self conscious. Believe me, there's a bunch of us out there that think tall girls are fantastic! You have a lot more to offer than the shorter girls. If your friends feel uncomfortable with your height, find new friends. You are special, so be proud of it.

Donnie

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Hey
by: Lynn

I can empathize with you, because i am the same height as you and people keep looking at me weirdly as if im some alien abducted child, being force fed some growing potion.

I hate the attention i get cos im tall, it sucks.
I'd rather a normal height like my friends. 5"5.But, appreciate what you are given :)) i guess it muz be a gift that we muz learn to accept.
Sigh.

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