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When I meet people, I tend to want to make a good first impression, you know? No rude comments, no weird off-color jokes. But apparently some other people don’t feel that way. Let me explain.

I met this girl through a friend and although we’d hung out at parties and stuff, I was really excited to get to know her better and maybe become real friends. I asked her if she wanted to meet me in the food court at the mall one Saturday. She said sure and I knew it would be awesome.

So, there I was, standing in front of Hot Dog On A Stick with my cherry lemonade in-hand when she shows up. Big smile. Big hug. Big weird rude comment! Seriously. The first thing she said to me was, “Wow. You’re really short! Like, are your parents little people, too? Or are you like, the runt of the litter?”

I just stood there stunned. I mean, I’m five feet tall, so yes, I know I’m short–but we’d met before, so she should have known that. Plus, it’s so rude to comment on someone’s body like that! You wouldn’t walk up to a heavy girl and say, “Wow. You’re so fat! Are your parents obese, too?!” That’s just insanely rude. . . so why is it okay to make me feel like some kind of freak for being short?

Let’s just say that after her rude comment, I wasn’t as interested in shopping with her all day. We got pizza, I said I had to dash. As for our friendship, it was as “short” lived as our lunch.

Has anybody ever tried to make you feel bad about your body–whether you’re short or not so short? Do you ignore rude comments or call people out on them? Tell me about it in the comments!

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