Tall People Problems

So I always thought I needed to be taller or shorter. I guess I am "tall," but not tall enough to be tall.  I think another inch or two might be cool.  People always referred to me as tall so I guess I am.  Growing up there were things about being one of the taller kids that annoyed me.

1)  Climbing rope in gym class-   This is a stupid, stupid activity.  It is a short person activity.  I cannot climb a rope.  How am I to cilmb it?  I am too long.  The short girls would shimmy right up the rope. I would get up there and cling to it for dear life and just hang.

2) Short policy in school-  The policy related to wearing shorts at school was not one that worked in my favor.   If you have long legs and long arms, do you know what you have? LONG SHORTS.  The small, shorter armed and legged girls could wear their underwear to school and not get in trouble.  The rule was your shorts had to go down to the tip of your middle finger when your arms were extended down your leg.  Okay.  My arms....long.  My middle finger is abnormally long.  While other girls got to wear cute shorts, I got to wear mother's walking shorts from the Jaqceuline Smith Collection.

3) Being taller than boys- Being taller than boys always limited my dating pool.  I always thought it would be ridiculous to date someone shorter than me.   I just never liked the idea of being the one to bend down for a goodnight kiss.  I still enjoy the fact that my husband is so tall because I can wear heels around him and still feel small.  This is my problem.  Consequently I probably passed up some nice short guys for some tall douche bags. At the end of the day I found a nice, tall guy. So it is all good.

4) High  waters-  Pants that are too short are not cool.  The "are you preparing for a flood," and "pull your shoes up" kind of banter is not ever appreciated.  My mom used to take the hem out of my pants. That worked out but the hems always looked strange.  I was never one to want to add a lot of rickrack to the bottom of my pants to make them longer.  To me that is just like highlighting the problem.

5) Odd crotch- Okay if you have long legs this does not mean you have a long crotch. I am pretty sure crotch could just go ahead and be a standard measurement.  I hate trying on a pair of pants that are "long" only to find an abnormally long crotch area.  I do not understand. People who make clothing...stop making long crotches. Thank you.