Short is not the one of the things about which I'm a minority that I worry about. (Paganism and my weight are far higher on the list, and I don't actually get much grief about either.)
I'm 5': there are certainly lots of places it's a bit tedious (shelves are *never* at a height where I can reach the upper one). I'm good at standing on tiptoe, and have stepstools when that won't work.
But there are also places it's a benefit: the only time in 20+ years I've actually had to duck my head when told "low ceiling" was a staircase in a 14th century Italian villa (and even there, I could probably have gotten away with it...) Compared to my taller friends who have a tendency to bang their head or hands on lower hanging lights/doorframes/etc. if not careful, I tend to think I've got the better of the two deals.
On the other hand, my mother's my height, and my father was an actor and theatre professor: I grew up naturally incorporating the tricks of "Look, take me seriously" into body language and voice projection. I don't think I've ever had people ignore me due to height - I have had people try to do it because I'm female. (Rare, but happens.)
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I'm 5': there are certainly lots of places it's a bit tedious (shelves are *never* at a height where I can reach the upper one). I'm good at standing on tiptoe, and have stepstools when that won't work.
But there are also places it's a benefit: the only time in 20+ years I've actually had to duck my head when told "low ceiling" was a staircase in a 14th century Italian villa (and even there, I could probably have gotten away with it...) Compared to my taller friends who have a tendency to bang their head or hands on lower hanging lights/doorframes/etc. if not careful, I tend to think I've got the better of the two deals.
On the other hand, my mother's my height, and my father was an actor and theatre professor: I grew up naturally incorporating the tricks of "Look, take me seriously" into body language and voice projection. I don't think I've ever had people ignore me due to height - I have had people try to do it because I'm female. (Rare, but happens.)