Grandma Knows

Grandma Knows
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers
By Cathy Howard

Patience is the companion of wisdom.
~St. Augustine

It's tough getting a date when you're 6' 1". And a girl. When I started my never-ending growth spurt in the seventh grade, my mother constantly told me to stand up straight. "Be proud of your height!"

But I wasn't proud. I longed to be petite like my friends. Instead, my endless arms and legs seemed to have lives of their own, and not once during my middle or high school years was I ever asked to a school dance. It was almost a relief. My long limbs would only have looked ridiculous on the dance floor, I consoled myself. (Keep reading)