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I'm 6'9 and I've Just About Had It: Being This Tall Sucks

Yes that's me in the 42 jersey.


I'm 6'9 and I just about had it
So the purpose of this myTake is to explain my struggles of being 6'9.



1. I am being bullied for my height and it's been this way all throughout high school


Thank God, I'm graduating this year, but I'm probably not going to go to graduation with all the people I don't like. I am called so many names such as giraffe, giant, tree, goliath, ladder, circus freak, freak show, and so much more. The tall guys, who are still shorter than me, told me that they would've kill themselves if they were as tall as me. People threw things at me. Girls, including the tall ones, have said that I would look like a pedophile with every girl I date even if she is around 5'10 to 6'0. My female equivalent, 6'3, hates it when people try to pair me up with her. That's why she's mean to me too.



People have said I should kill myself anyways because no one would go out with me and it would never work out. I am an outcast in high school. I have no friends. Everyone, including the tall ones, avoids me as much as possible. Yeah I know I'm tall but how can you stick up for yourself when everyone is against you.


2. People stare at me when I go out in public


I don't understand how the shorter they are, the longer they stare. I am a human just like every one else. I don't stare at extremely short people for a long time.


3. I have been asked for piggy back rides and to reach things


Even my 6'2 cousin has asked me for one.


I'm 6'9 and I've Just About Had It: Being This Tall Sucks


4. I am the butt of all the tall jokes


Being compared to a giraffe isn't nice. I always get comments on my height because am I so out of place and I'm almost a foot above average. It's so offensive. I don't ever make fun of people for being short.


5. I am always asked so many stupid questions like "How tall are you?", "Do you play basketball or volleyball?", "How's the weather up there?"


These questions are getting really annoying! The weather up here is so much better. Yes, I play basketball, but I don't play volleyball. People get surprised that I'm not in the NBA. They think I deserve a chance in the NBA because I'm so tall. I don't ask short people if they are horse jockeys or something. No one does...


6. Not that many girls are willing to date me


I hope this makes all the short guys feel better! I have been told over and over by so many women (outside of school), including the tall ones, that I am way too tall. Or they might claim that they can date me, but after one date, they change their minds because they realize they can do this any longer. They would rather date a short man over me. This is based off my experience so far. But maybe one day. Hopefully someone close to my size.


I'm 6'9 and I've Just About Had It: Being This Tall Sucks


7. Barely anyone wants to be my friend


Tall guys, who are shorter than me, usually like to be the tallest in the whole group. They don't like to feel dominated by a taller man. They think am I stealing their thunder... Shorter guys feel so awkward around me. That's why they avoid me as much as possible. Hopefully, in college, there will be men my size that aren't afraid of me.


8. Little kids are scared of me


9. I have the highest likelihood of getting cancer


10. I have to duck down through some places


This includes doorways, the woods, and etc. If the clearance is 6'8, I can't walk through that either.


I'm 6'9 and I've Just About Had It: Being This Tall Sucks

11. I don't fit in anywhere


Just nowhere. I too big to go out on some amusement park rides. Oh yeah, too big for hugs, kisses, bathtubs, beds, toilets, clothes, and so on and so forth.



I'm 6'9 and I've Just About Had It: Being This Tall Sucks
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