The Struggles Of Looking Like A Child

[loveskittens]

I am at a very strange point in my life, I probably won't grow much and I am sure I will never be manly. I can confidently say that I am not incredibly ugly because I do excercize regualry and have normal body proportions for a man but I do look like minor. Oddly my voice is quite deep but it still cracks, I'm 18! this makes it hard to pass for a 12 year old at restaraunts though I have never tried. I am 5'4" 135lbs" with a normal build. I would say they only advantages of being small would be requiring less food and being mistaken for a child whenever I do stupid things in public.

The problems begin with accepting that I'll never be physically attractive to most girls. I can understand having physical standards and I do have my own. secondly, accepting that I will never be athletic is challenging. I do various martial arts so I never felt vulnerable or weak but still, I will never be an invicible badass or star athlete. I put a lot of work in just to be as strong as an average man forget any competitions.

Some other minor annoyances are people who want to act as my older siblings.

Stop.

I can handle myself.

to anyone with a child's face and/or body

You can handle yourself, I believe in you.

Forever young.

[Spiorad_Aisce]

Great take - I suppose most people don't think outside the box beyond their perception of themselves and what it is like for other people - It is good for someone like yourself to elaborate on things to stop the rest of us doing patronising things and so others like you can feel stronger ( I am not doing this from a patronising place, I have a stutter so know what it feels like to be a misfit sometimes and some peoples efforts to help are very infuriating).

[DarkHumorRUs]

On the other hand, if a woman looks like a child (but is attractive) then anyone at any age could be attracted to her. What a problem.

[loveskittens]

I've noticed that too. Society is weird

[ShayanMortazavi1]

Interesting