Lika’s Log

I was watching a segment on the Discovery Channel about Little People. I found it really interesting becasue I relate to alot of the “height” obstacles they encounter everyday. Although I’m way taller den dem, compared to a lot of other people I’m considered closter to their height.

The part of the Little People show I saw was about the family with four kids on a farm. Both parents were LP and 3 of 4 kids were regular. The oldest kids were a set of twin boys, one was regular one was like the parents. Strange huh. But I guess thats genenetics. I could relate to the Mom doing things in the kitchen. Having a little step stool, asking the kids to put stuff up or take stuff down. I use to always order my son, “come here, let me borrow your height.” Sometimes he would come up with a smart ass answer like “Mom, grow up!” We would both be cracking up laughing anden I would slap him in da head.

One time when my son was little, he saw a little midget man and he said, “Mom, there’s a oompahloompah.” I was so embarrassed. I was like thats not an oompahloompah, he’s a midget. Little did I know that “midget” is considered derogatory also. Its Dwarf, Little People or People of Short Stature. Ooompahloompah’s are the dwarfs in the original Willie Wonka and da Chocalate Factory. You know da song, ‘ooompah ooompah ooompah dee doo….’ anyway you gotta see the movie.

I’ve been my height since I was 7th grade so I’m real comforatble with it. I wouldn’t know how to be a six footer. I’d prolly have a noise bleed from the altitude. I have a daughter thats shorter the me, she’s 4′10″ and da ada one is 5′2″ so I’m in between. My son is a 6 footer. The males on my husbands side average 6ft, he’s 6′2″.

My Leilehua girlfriends are like 5′6″ to 5′8″ and they blame “potote” women like me for taking all da 6 footers. I no moe allllll. *L* Is it ‘pitote’ or ‘potote’? Its petite! *L*

I don’t think of myself as petite. I was shocked the first time someone referred to me as “petite”. It sounds too cute. Petite sound very sweet, dainty and light. I’m not light. I sound moe like I’m potote or pitote, that sounds rounder, fuller and brown. Like a potatoe! LOL

I don’t mind being the height I am, I don’t know any diffence. Like anythng elses it has its advantages and disadvantages. You play with the cards delt to you, you know. What’s funny is that my kids have girl cousins & girl friends their age that are in the 6 feet range, give or take an inch. My daughters always have boyfriends that average about 6′2″-6′5″. Their tall female friends say the the same thing to them that my friends use to tell me.

If I need to be tall I just put on a pair of high heels. Wooohooo, that makes me what, 5feet 3. I’ve learned to wear heels when I have too. Their bad for your feet, but great for a night out dinner and dancing. I guess if I was really hard up to be tall I could get a pair of serious hoochie platforms with five inches in the front and seven inch heel. Me at 5′7″ I prolly get altitude sickness. I think you need special insurance for hoochie shoes cause they can cause some serious injury.

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