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That's why they started making car seats that recline. Can't waste those last few drops
When was the last time someone patted you on top of the head?
I'm not worried about being unattractive to men due to my height (or lack thereof). I would just like to be able to reach the second shelf of my kitchen cabinets without having a step-stool handy, or wear a seatbelt with a shoulder strap that doesn't choke me, or sit in a kitchen chair and have my feet touch the floor, or have the head rest on the back of whatever seat I'm in not force me to contemplate my navel, or reach the gas & brake pedals in my car without having to rack the seat so far forward my boobs get caught in the steering wheel when I turn corners..
About the only GOOD thing about being short? I never EVER have to duck.
I'm not worried about being unattractive to men due to my height (or lack thereof). I would just like to be able to reach the second shelf of my kitchen cabinets without having a step-stool handy, or wear a seatbelt with a shoulder strap that doesn't choke me, or sit in a kitchen chair and have my feet touch the floor, or have the head rest on the back of whatever seat I'm in not force me to contemplate my navel, or reach the gas & brake pedals in my car without having to rack the seat so far forward my boobs get caught in the steering wheel when I turn corners..
About the only GOOD thing about being short? I never EVER have to duck.
When was the last time someone patted you on top of the head?
I'm not worried about being unattractive to men due to my height (or lack thereof). I would just like to be able to reach the second shelf of my kitchen cabinets without having a step-stool handy, or wear a seatbelt with a shoulder strap that doesn't choke me, or sit in a kitchen chair and have my feet touch the floor, or have the head rest on the back of whatever seat I'm in not force me to contemplate my navel, or reach the gas & brake pedals in my car without having to rack the seat so far forward my boobs get caught in the steering wheel when I turn corners..
About the only GOOD thing about being short? I never EVER have to duck.
You should try wearing a shirt. I know, it's sooo constricting, but really. It's a safety thing, KC.
cause everybody seems to want models? IDK, It'd just be nice to reach things and have capri pants actually be capri pants.
When was the last time someone patted you on top of the head?
I'm not worried about being unattractive to men due to my height (or lack thereof). I would just like to be able to reach the second shelf of my kitchen cabinets without having a step-stool handy, or wear a seatbelt with a shoulder strap that doesn't choke me, or sit in a kitchen chair and have my feet touch the floor, or have the head rest on the back of whatever seat I'm in not force me to contemplate my navel, or reach the gas & brake pedals in my car without having to rack the seat so far forward my boobs get caught in the steering wheel when I turn corners..
About the only GOOD thing about being short? I never EVER have to duck.
I have turned down multiple houses because I could only reasonably use the bottom level of three cabinets. I refuse to use a damn step stool for 2/3rds of kitchen storage.
The navel thing! I forgot about that. This is the worst on airplanes. Next to me, DH is sleeping away with that bumper thing behind his neck. Mine is behind the back of my head forcing my head down.
hahah, nope. Just won't start the cabinets up so high. Some of them DH couldn't really use the top ones so they were definitely silly tall. I think some of them it was that they needed the space above the counters? I'd rather have an island and be able to drop the cabinets down lower. Still high enough to use a toaster/keep the KitchenAid underneath, but not use the blender without pulling it out from the wall.
You have a house yet?
My dad is about 5'9"ish, mom is about 5'3". Im around 5'10 5'11", sister is a whopping 5'1" as a junior in high school. My one brother will be about 6'6" at least and my other brother might be shorter than me. Talk about getting all the extremes in 1 family.
Its expensive but worth it. Dad used to do construction, I would "help" im from time to time.
getting a family picture probably involves just your sister's head and your one brother from the neck down.
I used to just hop up on the counters to reach the cabinets. I'm getting a little too unstable & rickety to do that any more. I finally succumbed to the collapsible step-stool...which hubby frequently spirits off to the basement or the garage...grrrrrr.
The brother who will be tall is only 12? 13? so he still has time before that happens.
My friend is building a house right now. He has mixed feelings on it. He's doing the General Contractor role and hiring all the subcontractors so that saves him some money. He's found that materials are more expensive than he thought. He's also able to do less of it than he thought he'd be able to do.
He's owned the acreage for a while so he's been preparing for this for a long time. Most people think they can get whatever they want if they build their own house but really you just get a few more option that you can afford.
Overall I think he will save some money and get a layout that he knows he likes. He said he wouldn't do it again if given the chance though.
I try to do that with our current cabinets, but the counters don't come out far enough past the cabinets. So it's too awkward to try and climb up unless I'm super desperate and too lazy to grab a chair.
I joke as we walk through houses about it having a "my-size" kitchen, like those old my-size Barbies.
Our family photos consisted of everyone having to stand in chronological order. Daddy, Momma, oldest sis, middle sis, me....orrrrrr....tall(ish) short, short, tall, short. When it was just the sisters, it was a tall, skinny book between two short, rounded bookends. Gaaaaaahhhh...I HATED those!
My mom is 5'4 and I'm the tallest in my immediate family by about 3 inches. My mom will wait an extra week for me to come over and get something down from her top shelves for her. I swear the only reason I was born was to have a tall kid to reach stuff and help everyone paint.
I got her a stepstool for Christmas one year to lighten my workload at her house.
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