All my life I’ve been the tallest chick in the room. Sometimes it goes unnoticed but i’m generally not easily camouflaged
Always in the back for pictures so I don’t block other people, Always asked if I played basketball. I’m tall and that is a widely known fact.Until today I did not really think of how that affected my movement through the spaces within my life . While sitting in the dining room with my roommates, we talked about how we’re all tall so we tend to kick each other under the dining room table. Now let me define tall. I’m 5’10, my other girl roommate (photo’d above in the smiley face tee) is 5’8 and her boyfriend is 6’2. The average woman in the US is roughly 5’4 while the average man in 5’9. So it’s safe to say we are some pretty tall people.
Now generally I can go about my day without noticing this obvious fact about myself. Other times I can’t. For one, I wish my seat in my car could move back further. Don’t get me wrong I love my 08 toyota corolla but sometimes Pierre just doesn’t seem like he was made for me.
Talking about window seats is what really got me thinking. Now generally when I get on a bus or in a car, I hope to get the window seat because most days I enjoy the view. With time though i’ve started to reject the window seat as my first choice. If I sit by the window and by chance someone sits beside me, i become confined to this little corner for however long this ride will last. For me that is almost torture since I have to change the position of my knee every 10 minutes or so to avoid pain in the joint. This entire problem can play a significant role in when I decide to travel. Sometimes I will catch a flight to Myrtle Beach to visit my best friend but if there are no available aisles seats for the day i’m flying, I will completely change my trip schedule in order to ensure i’m not stuck in the window seat for an hour and a half. The same problem occurs on the bus. If there are no available aisles seats, I will gladly stand for the rest of the trip.
Thinking of these small daily obstacles I encounter also makes me wonder what it must be like to be short in our society. I’ve witnessed on many occasions people unable to reach things in public places. One time my co worker used the plastic mat that they busboys stack our cups on to knock over the stack far in the back so they would be within arms reach. There are so many little things that have to be altered in our daily lives if we fall out of any of society’s norms.
Unruly Bodies 
Hi, I really liked this post. I know what you are going through, although I am not super tall, I am super short, and sometimes I have trouble doing everyday normal tasks. I also love to look out the window when I am in a car it’s fun to watch the scenes go by as the vehicle is moving. Anyway, I try not to let these things bother me, I like that I look different than the “average woman”, and who knows, our bodies could end up challenging these norms and change them. I don’t know, but it’s a fun way to think about it, don’t you think?
I would love to be tall. I hate being short especially when I was in high school. People would bump all into me and claim that they couldn’t see me which I’m probably sure that they couldn’t because I’m just that short. What i hated the most is on airplanes!! just like you would prefer to sit on the aisle I absolutely have to sit by the window. When i sit on the aisle people walking past with their bags would swing and nearly hit me in the head or their butt would be next to my face and that is something that is so annoying. I’ve always felt like there are more benefits to being tall than short but then again everyone experiences tallness and shortness differently.
I loved reading this because It made me think of my own life and struggles being tall. I always get those same two questions- “Do you play basketball?’ or “Do you model?” and people are always really disappointed when I say no-like how dare i be tall and not contribute to any of those things. I think the one thing I hate the most is buying pants-since I always have to go out of my way to find pants that aren’t high waters on me. It can get really frustrating, especially when I was a teenager.