I am 21 and still can't get over this.
I would like to share my own thoughts and emotions on always being called by names that defined my physical appearance. When you are constantly being judged and roasted for your physical appearance, there begins the point of self doubt that keeps piling up as the time passes by. I don't know whether I am being ever genuinely appreciated for my talent, for the qualities I have within me. It is at this point of the time when even being called as cute makes me anxious about my height. Ever since my childhood, I was always the one to stand at second or third in the line in school assembly. We live in the modern era yet height becomes a major concern for getting married in India, irrespective of what kind of a person you are within. I am short in addition to this, I have a baby face which greatly adds up to the fact that people are unable to believe that I am an adult now. Going to the functions with my parents, I have always been marked by questions such as "In which class do you study?" And even my friends have asked me various random questions that marks my appearance of being a short-heighted person. Till school time, it didn't matter much 'cause I used to recieve compliment like being cute, that would obviously make me happy but as I entered into college and still people saw me as a short or tiny or a child-kinda person, this started affecting me in a reverse way that sometimes I even argued with my family on this. But everyone of us has or are going to have that one person that makes us feel worthy even with our flaws, I am really very thankful to that person to making me realise what I have within me. So its the year 2021 and my birthday is coming, I have accepted myself as cute and understood that my height and the baby face is a anti-ageing regime. I am happy with myself but still, people call out names, seriously I don't care because I know my qualities, my worth and I am trying to focus on the things that I need to polish and improve which would help me in great ways in the coming future. Even if one person realises that calling out names to short people is also considered as bodyshaming, it would be a matter of great achievement for me because this may inspire someone. Thank you!