Unfortunately, I lost the early posts when my web hosts changed. Below is what I have been able to retrieve from web.archive.org. —- Thankfully the third and final issue is not so much of a problem since I’ve started becoming a more curvaceous lady, but in my youth and early twenties there was always the …
Category: Social Attitudes
Three things you shouldn’t do to a person of restricted growth – part#2
Unfortunately, I lost the early posts in a change over of web hosts. Below is what I have been able to retrueve from web.archive.org. —- Another regular thing that happens to a small person is that inevitable talk with friends, family members, work collegues and new people about “being little”. Other restricted growth people will …
3 things you shouldn’t do to a person of restricted growth – part#1
My first top thing you shouldn’t do to a person of restricted growth is say: “You’re small!” Really?! No!? I hadn’t noticed!? No s**t Sherlock! Really, you’re not the first person to point out the bleedin’ obvious and guess what sunshine, you won’t be the last. Ok, maybe I’m being a rather harsh here, but …
Three things you shouldn’t do to a person of restricted growth
A lot of the problems that comes with being short stature are, for the most part, invisible. People – regardless if they are of average height or have another disability tend to have the mindset that the only problem we have is the fact that we are small and might have trouble reaching things. Well, …
To freelance or not to freelance?
Over the past 10 years I experienced a few forms of employment. I’ve worked for a small agency, for a large organisation and freelanced (though not necessarily in that order). Each has its own advantages and disadvantages. The small organisation; you get to know people quicker and it takes a lot less time to establish …
“You come with baggage”
This was comment I received this week. I don’t particularly want to explain in what situation I was in, but needless to say it made feel quite mad and it had the “Oi” effect of how can you say that? Yes, I’m a disabled person and I need to have certain needs accommodated to enable …
“Do you think you’ll ever stop the stares?”
This question was presented to me the other day and it left me feeling flummoxed. It’s not that I’ve not heard this sort of question in various guises in the past; I think it just hit me, that regardless of all the good intentions of raising awareness of restricted growth, of making us more visible …
24 hours of “fame”
It’s been all about the “you’re small” for the past day. It started at work with a colleague trying ‘explain’ that they don’t see me as small, “just HLL”. As I pointedly pointed out, they wouldn’t say this to any of our other colleagues or friends as it is a given. It was genuine curiosity, …
My heart dropped today…
My heart dropped today as I walked through the shopping centre (albeit in my own small radius). Why? Look at the posting date. Yep, restricted growth people have probably guessed it – it’s the school holidays. And yep, it was stares-galore from the kids, young kids, teenagers and today even the parents. I’d like to …