Miscellaneous: Today, when I went to the shopping centre, the automatic door...

By shorty - 21/04/2014 04:11 - Australia - Brisbane

Today, when I went to the shopping centre, the automatic door wouldn't open for me. I had to stand there and wait until someone else walked by to open it for me. I have dwarfism and this is a daily occurrence. FML

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By Harry123 - 01/09/2024 12:00 - United Kingdom - Swansea

Today, I was trying to be polite by holding the door for an elderly lady in a shop. What I didn’t realise was that the doors were automatic. I ended up standing there awkwardly for a good 5 seconds, holding onto thin air, while she just smiled and walked by. A bloke behind me said, “The doors don’t need your help, mate.” FML

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By LimpMcgee - 07/02/2011 02:36 - United States

Today, I went to go use an automatic cart in Walmart because I broke my hip in January. They were all being used by morbidly obese people throughout the store. I asked a manager if she could get me one, but apparently their weight issues are more impeding than my broken hip. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/03/2020 18:07

Today, I was at a store when I saw a cute girl from my school. Trying to act cool, I went to hold the door for her. Too bad it was an automatic door. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/09/2010 00:44 - United States

Today, I attempted to be nice and hold a door open for a person in a wheelchair. He hit the button to open another door. While I pointed out that I would hold the door for him, I realized that the door I was holding open for him led down some stairs. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/01/2011 06:27 - United States

Today, I drove to buy new sneakers to work out and lose weight. Coming out of the store, I saw someone had parked too close to me. I had to beg a stranger to back my car out for me, because no matter how I tried, I couldn't get into the driver's seat. FML

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I'm not okay

By butterbody - 23/03/2014 23:02 - United Kingdom

Today, I went to a coffee shop. As I headed over to stand in line, I tripped over my own feet. I got back up, then tripped up yet again. Everyone was staring, and I was so mortified that I went to leave. I then struggled with the door under their glares before realising it opened the other way. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/12/2021 09:00 - Singapore - Singapore

Today, I woke up and went down to the park for a walk. I later realized I'd forgotten to bring the house keys with me, so I got stuck waiting until somebody opened the door for me. FML

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Trash

By Gina - 24/07/2023 15:00

Today, I have MS, and while I was in a grocery store a couple followed me through the store, making fun of my disability and the way I walked. FML

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By saraleerocha - 02/11/2010 06:20 - France

Today, I was cashier at work. The line came to a stop, but there was still people there. I kept saying next, but no one moved. I finally looked over the counter where there was a lady who had been standing there the whole time. She was a midget. FML

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By Greg - 28/10/2013 21:53 - United States - Livonia

Today, I was leaving the grocery store when an old woman started yelling at me for not holding the door open for her. She accused me of being "everything wrong with the younger generation". It was an automatic door. FML

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vehementbitch 4

Monday 21 April 2014 16:18

Well its definetly not your fault i have a growth hormone disorder im 17 and only 4'11

DayoRasta 8

Monday 21 April 2014 16:19

Great things come in small packages op...

Comments

Kergami 18

Monday 21 April 2014 17:07

You don't suffer from dwarfism, you have been blessed with it! Embrace what you have OP!

gracehi 31

Monday 21 April 2014 17:26

You can only say that if you're a dwarf or exceptionally short as well. Otherwise, you can't tell someone that the daily challenges they face are a "blessing" because you don't know what it's like. It trivializes their problems.

Uglyfeet 23

Monday 21 April 2014 17:07

Tall people have some issues on their lifes too.... recently, we had to left a co-worker out of a "go-kart" race because he wouldn't fit inside a kart, being 2.01m (around 6'9") tall. The world is designed primarily for people who match the average height and weight; if you fall down or go up one or both of those averages, you start having trouble. Best wishes to you, OP, and good luck with those doors!

worldclassrager 39

Monday 21 April 2014 17:11

Are there doors you can open? Still I do understand how that is a bit...

Baucis 10

Monday 21 April 2014 17:17

Life sometimes has its ups and downs OP.

sturschaedel 27

Monday 21 April 2014 17:28

dress like an english gentleman and always take an umbrella with you. also helps with high elevator buttons. plus it'll make you look like a movie star. i call that win-win-win.

gracehi 31

Monday 21 April 2014 18:25

Genius.

belljars 22

Monday 21 April 2014 17:28

The doors aren't good enough for you that's all

CrazyMelvin 14

Monday 21 April 2014 17:44

Sue for discrimination

katejones 8

Monday 21 April 2014 22:18

You must live in the USA..

MacItUp 8

Wednesday 23 April 2014 14:56

We are not all that stupid. I promise

middlenamefrank 8

Monday 21 April 2014 17:50

For some reason I'm moved to paraphrase MLK: "I have a dream today, that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the stature of their bodies but by the content of their character." Being short doesn't mean you can't stand tall, my man.