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Tag: Person of Restricted Growth
Please Blow Away You Gales
So the upper part of the great British Isles have been battered by rain and gales over the last few days and don’t I know about it! Regular readers of HLL will know of my intense, intense hatred of high winds/gales. This weekend’s blustery times left me literally housebound and unable to go about my …
Small Teen Bigger World – Official Website
Small Teen Bigger World now has an official website where you can leave your own comments about the show for Jazz and her Mum, Bev. You can find it over here at: www.smallteenbiggerworld.co.uk »
You’re Small – Get Over It!
Hmmm! This one always manages to hit a raw nerve and lets just say that it had the desired effect by the person saying it on making me feel incredibly angry and upset. Did I take the person to task? Hell no, the people around me told me not to indulge them and to rise …
Half-Term Shopping Hell
I made the mistake of going shopping during half-term this week, though I agree this would send the calmest of person into a rage, for me it’s a heart in the mouth moment from entering the store to leaving it. Why? The.Stares. We restricted growth people are used them yes, but when you’ve got a …
It’s Like Being Famous, But Without The Money
How very true. This was the phrase used by Bev Burkitt when describing what it is like being a person of restricted growth and the attraction that being so garners, though in our case it’s not sort after like a celebrity. I watched the BBC documentary ‘Small Teen, Big World’ for the second time to …
You Have To Be 110% Better Than Every One Else
This was what was said to me awhile back when I was seeking advice on going for a job. The person was impressed with my CV and tapped into something that I’ve thought about often when trying to establish myself in an interview situation and in a workplace. Whilst I think that it’s got easier …
Someone Tried To Video Me On Their Phone
I was walking down the street with a friend who also has restricted growth, we were quite happily talking away when my friend went quiet. She’d clocked that a young man was taking too long to pass us and our small strides. We turned around and sure enough, he was fiddling with his phone. We …
You Look Like Pygmy
…can I stand next to you to see the difference? Well it’s been the week of attracting attention. This comment was made by a member of the public at work. I tried the ‘we all come in different shapes and sizes’ route, but the poor person didn’t look like they had the social skills to …
Label Me, Label You
Label for me, Label for you.…we all get them given, we all give them. I imagine even the nicest person in the world without prejudices will at some point make snap judgement about the people they meet… whether it’s about someone’s manner in which they present themselves, how they behave or their accent. Each of …