People make jokes, hash tags, and whatever else out of “short girl struggles.” Everyone laughs at the pictures made and what not, but they don’t know the actual meaning of “short girl struggles.”

Almost everyone knows the typical cant-reach-anything problem or being invisible in high mirrors, but no one knows the other struggles we have. I can’t get anything accomplished when I have everyone picking me up and using me as an arm rest.

I try to fuss at people, but as a short person I can never get their attention.

Don’t even get me started on the annoying comments, “Why are you short?” or being called “shorty” and “shawty.” That really gets on my nerves.

Being in public is the worst. I can’t walk around without someone asking “where are your parents?” or making funny faces. People think I’m so much younger than I really am; it gets pretty annoying.

Getting everyone to get things can be a pain, too. I feel like a little kid again with my parents doing everything for me.

When the teenage years come, I begin to learn how to drive. Sitting something under you or raising the seat is required when you have “short girl struggles.”

Another problem is gaining a few pounds doesn’t just even out. The weight has nowhere to go, which results in having to purchase of new jeans or shirts.

No one will ever truly understand the struggles of a short person unless they are vertically challenged.