At this point in the blog, I’m sure that I have convinced you all that being tall is probably the worst thing that has ever happened to me. From buying clothes to sitting down, everything seems to be a struggle for me. However, although being tall is inconvenient at times, I have grown to love my lengthy legs and air dancer arms and am more confident in my height than I have ever been before. Though I haven’t yet expressed them in depth, there are several perks that tall people ensue.

One of the many perks of being tall is having sports teams beg for you, even if you have no true skill. As stated in my prior blog about field hockey, my high school volleyball team practically begged me to join the team. Even though I had no vertical and couldn’t serve a ball over the net to save my life, I somehow managed to make the varsity team as a sophomore after playing field hockey my freshman year. It took me until my senior year of high school to consistently serve the ball over the net and learn how to sort of jump, and I still got around 7 collegiate volleyball offers. Considering I had only played volleyball for three years, I’m 99% sure a lot of my success had to do with the fact that I’m 6’1 and not 5’2. It didn’t matter that I wasn’t the most skilled person, it just mattered that I barely had to jump in order to get above the net to block and hit, as pictured below.

Image via Karyn Porter

Another perk about being tall is the number of people who tell you that you should be a model, especially when you wear heels. The funniest part is that I’m technically too tall to be a model, with the maximum height for most modeling agencies typically being 5’11. However, even when I look like I just rolled out of bed I still get told that I should be a model. Honestly, there’s something empowering about wearing heels and towering above others. I used to be repulsed by even the thought of heels, but with my growing confidence in my height grew my desire to show others my newfound confidence. There’s something about a tall woman in heels that causes others to turn their heads. I don’t think there’s a word to describe the feeling I get when this happens, but I love it.

Image via Stacey Burnard

Moreover, there’s a ton of little perks to being tall. Although buying jeans can be aggravating because I can only get them online, they’re almost never sold out because most females aren’t 6ft tall. Similarly, when the women’s section at Old Navy was sold out of the jean jacket I had my eye on,  I was so upset until I remembered that they have a tall women’s section that was fully in stock. Even better than clothes, I generally don’t have to worry about wading in pool water because I can usually stand flat footed and still be fully above the water. Menial, I know, but it’s true.

Image via Joselyn Jones

More little perks of being tall:

• I could ride roller coasters when I was 6 because I was tall enough.
• I can eat more… This can be good and bad…
• National Hug a Tall Person Day... I don’t know if this is real but it sounds legit to me!
• In the back of a crowd or concert? No problem!
• I can reach the top shelf at Target 🙂

However, of all the perks, my favorite is by far the one that I found on Twitter that read. “Marry a tall girl so your kids will be D1” – @AugieD5. I never really thought about it, but my future children have a much higher chance of success in sports because I’m tall, and unlike Eniko Parrish, I plan on marrying tall as well. You’re welcome future kids.

All in all, I wouldn’t trade my height for the world and I am so glad that I have learned to love my height and everything that comes along with it. Thank you all for joining me on this blog journey, and I hope that I was able to add a little humor to your day!

Til next time,

Madison