I have ALWAYS been tall. By 6th grade I was taller than most of my teachers --male or female. When I was young, I did not know how to view my height as an advantage and treat it as an asset.
As I got older, I learned to appreciate some of the benefits of my height and made peace with those aspects of it that can be irritating or inconvenient. Here I will mention a few of both.
I learned from a young age that there were certain things I could NEVER be or NEVER get away with doing. I could never be "cute" or coy ---it's just not something that can be pulled off at my height. I also learned early on that I had to ignore fashion trends and wear what worked for my height and body style.
When you're tall and muscular, people think of you as perpetually self-sufficient and capable ---so they RARELY offer to help you with anything. The result is that you become even more independant than you originally were. I am a strong and resourceful person out of necessity. I can't pull the "I'm cute and helpless" card whenever I don't want to deal with something.
People say that clothing was made for models, who are tall. That may be true and perhaps at my ideal weight my body does make an excellent rack for certain types of clothing ---however, just try finding clothing that fits.
When stores carry "tall" clothing, to them "tall" is 5'7 or maybe 5'9" at the max. I have a 36" inseam ---I have NEVER bought pants off the rack amd had them fit! It's the same with sleeve length. Also, my torso is long, so the waist area of a dress is up around my midriff! I wear a size 13 double wide shoe!
Everything I wear has to be special ordered at top dollar. So yes, the girls who model the clothing are tall and the clothing was made to look good on them, but the maufacturers make the clothing in standard sizes, not for women who are 6'3".
In spite of the inconveniences and annoyances of being tall, I would not change it if I could, at this point, I would not know how to be anything else. There are positive points too. Many people strive to stand out, to be noticed, to be unique. I have never had to "work" for any of these things. It is built in the the way I look and how this has shaped my life.
The Creator and our genetics gave us a height and a particular body style that we have to work with. Our upbringing and choices have further influenced this. We have to improve as much as we can with diet and exercise and come to peace with what we cannot change.
