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Here are ways that a tall teen girl can feel great about her height, even if she feels despair about it.
Teen girls cannot change their height. But they can change the way they think. That’s the one thing you CAN change.
And by changing the way you think, you can actually change the way other people think of you.
#1: If a teen girl stands tall and confident, she’ll appear a little older and command more respect, including from teachers. Try it if you don’t believe me.
#2: Your height is equal to most of the boys and taller than many of the boys. Now, you’re probably thinking, “WHAT? Why should THAT make me feel great about being so tall?”
It should make you feel a little safer than if you were only 5-2.
A boy who wants to push around a girl is less likely to attempt this on one he’s eye-to-eye with and especially if he must look up at her.
#3: You may not be thinking about this now, but some day, you’ll REALLY be thinking about it: what you’ll look like in old age. A body that’s getting old will shrink in height.
If a teen girl is tall, this means that after old age shrinks her down, she won’t be a “little old lady.”
Little old ladies look more helpless than tall or medium height old ladies.
#4: It’s a well-established fact that tall people are more likely to get promoted in the workplace when compared to short people, and they also tend to earn more money than do short people.
So if you’re a teen girl feeling despair about your height, picture yourself just coming out of college and trying to get ahead in the business world:
You’ll be eye-to-eye or taller than the men you’ll be trying to gain respect from. They will see you more as their equal, rather than as their inferior.
Picture yourself at a “normal” or petite height, standing among men at that high-powered business meeting.
You are looking up at all of them. They are looking down at you.
Maybe there’s five of them, all around six feet, and you’re like 5-3 or 5-4, or if you’re wearing heels, you’re topping out at 5-8.
But these men are still looming over you. You feel you must speak up to be taken seriously. You must clomp your heels when you walk to create a presence.
Now, if you’re very tall, well gee, all you need do is just square off your shoulders and proudly smile to create a dynamic presence and command respect. When you talk, the men will listen!
#5: If you play sports, you can make height work for you. Extra height is an advantage in many sports.
#6. You don’t have to ask people to reach things for you. I’m 5-8 and more than once, I’ve had to ask taller people at the grocery store to get something in the back of the highest shelf.
I can’t begin to tell you how many times I’ve been only 3-4 inches away from reaching something, and nobody else was around to reach for me.
This includes changing the light bulbs in a light that hangs above my staircase, and clipping off dead leaves of a philodendron that climbs my walls. I must drag out the stool.
#7: If someone’s really angry at you, wouldn’t you prefer that they be looking UP at you, rather than down at you or even eye-to-eye with you?
#8: Tall teen girls have a sight advantage; you can see over peoples’ heads. This comes in handy in the school auditorium, at movie theatres, concerts, etc.
#9: If you marry a short man, it’s less likely (though not guaranteed) that your children will be “too short.”
#10: “Being tall is just as acceptable as being short or being the average height,” says Renee Sunday, MD, an anesthesiologist who’s 5-10.
“But young ladies have to be made comfortable in their stature. And how can this happen? Mindset, connections and personal affirmations.
“Whether it’s good or bad, you are what you believe that you are.” Yes, this is so true. A classic example is the two salesmen.
One thought he couldn’t sell anything. The other thought he could sell anything. Who was right? BOTH!
Dr. Sunday continues, “So if we can get young women to change their mindsets and viewpoints about self, we can get them to appreciate who and what they are.
“That comes with being connected to the right people and finding other beautiful persons who have walked the path you’re walking.
“Believe that you’re amazing, connect to those who are amazing, and affirm that you are amazing.
“When I was younger, I was bullied and always picked on for being tall and skinny.
“I was intelligent and had a great sense of humor, but people paid more attention to my height.
“So I had to become comfortable with it. And now, I love my heels and my makeup. I love my short skirts and my beautiful long legs.
“But I had to learn to love me. No, I didn’t ask for the height. But since I was trusted with it, I had to accept it.”
So there you have it, 10 ways a tall teen girl could feel wonderful about her height!
Dr. Sunday is a board certified anesthesiologist in practice for 20 years. Her site is reneesunday.com.
Lorra Garrick has been covering medical, fitness and cybersecurity topics for many years, having written thousands of articles for print magazines and websites, including as a ghostwriter. She’s also a former ACE-certified personal trainer.
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Why it’s WRONG to expect someone to share their restaurant dessert with you…
Have you ever ordered a tantalizing dessert, and once it is placed before you, two, three or more people at your table want a sample?
By the time you’re done “sharing,” there’s not enough remaining to sate your desire, and you are left feeling very deprived.
I once read in an advice column of a woman who noted that whenever she was the only one in her dinner party to order dessert, the wait staff would place it in the center of the table with extra forks, rather than simply right before the woman.
She didn’t have the courage to request that the staff place it before her, nor did she have the courage to tell everyone not to touch her dessert.
Nobody ever wants some of your salad, bread, soup, chicken, pasta or mashed potatoes.
So why do they think it’s perfectly okay to request a “little bite” of your dessert? Are you guilty of this? Do you think this isn’t rude?
Even if the so-called etiquette experts approve of this, who made them the final judges?
I’m a chocoholic. I do NOT want to give up a “little bite” of my Death By Chocolate. (And you know that the asker is expecting more than a “little bite.”)
If THAT person feels uneasy about my refusal to give up some of my dessert, then that person can easily order some for herself.
And if you don’t think you can finish it all, take the rest home in a doggie bag.
Or, if you’re worried you’ll blow your diet, then again, eat a little bit, then put the rest in a doggie bag.
Why do so many people expect dinner companions to share their dessert?
“By social convention, dessert is often expected to be shared and is set down in the middle of the dining table,” says Patricia Celan, MD, a senior psychiatry resident at Dalhousie University in Canada.
“There can be many reasons for this, one of which is the calorie-shaming that modern society has instilled in many people.
“True, there are people who need to watch what they eat in order to take care of their own health.
“If you’re not one of those people though, maybe you want that delicious slice of chocolate cake all to yourself.
“Don’t let yourself be shamed or pressured into giving up the full dessert.
“Just communicate this clearly to your dinner partner and the waiter, and enjoy having your cake (and eating it too – alone!).”
Solutions to Avoiding Having to Share Your Dessert at a Restaurant
• Order your dessert to go. This may have a few others at your table feeling let down, but it’s your right.
• Discreetly inform the server to set the dessert right before you with no extra forks/spoons.
• If you’re asked for some of your dessert, tell that person, “How about if I eat what I can of it at first, and if there’s any left over, you can have some.”
I don’t recommend this to your future mother-in-law whom you’re meeting for the first time, but this is perfectly appropriate for a coworker at an employee function or at some single’s event where you’ve been randomly assigned some dinner-mates.
• The preceding response is also fine if your among cousins, even siblings, or out to dinner with old college buddies. But don’t dare use it on the person who’s in a position to hire you for the new job you’re interviewing for.
Why is it considered rude when a person does NOT offer any of their dessert to anyone else at the table?
It’s never rude when someone doesn’t offer any of their pork chops, fish, shrimp, rice, coleslaw or any other part of the meal.
Dessert is the best part of the meal. Do not spoil it for someone by asking for “just a little bit.”
And don’t assume they don’t mind. They are likely just like the woman mentioned above who wrote to the advice columnist: lacking the backbone to point out your very rude behavior.
And that “little bite” might end up being a huge chunk. This reminds me of the time when I was in grade school and asked my sister for a “little bite” of her Captain Crunch ice cream bar. I took the biggest bite possible, leaving her with literally only half the bar.
She was shocked, while I struggled (quite happily) to manage the large amount of ice cream in my mouth.
You just never know what someone’s idea of “just a little bit” is. Of course, you can get around this by taking an extra utensil and serving up the bite yourself.
Finally, sometimes the “little bite” requests come from people who have actually ordered a dessert.
Many times I have found myself looking down at my delectable chocolate power cake, yet at the same time, looking forlornly at someone else’s different dessert, perhaps this sinful-looking apple pie.
But rather than spoil their pleasure by asking to try some, I just tell myself that next time I’m at the restaurant, I’ll get the pie.
Or…I’ll just order a piece of the pie to go after eating the chocolate cake! Brilliant solution!
Dr. Celan is a post-graduate trainee in psychiatry, working in diagnosing and treating patients with psychiatric conditions. She is passionate about psychotherapy, especially in trauma, anxiety and depression.
Lorra Garrick has been covering medical, fitness and cybersecurity topics for many years, having written thousands of articles for print magazines and websites, including as a ghostwriter. She’s also a former ACE-certified personal trainer.
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