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When we were 14, we were insecure about our clunky pink glasses. So we got contacts. When this Australian politician was 31, she was insecure about her height. So she got her legs lengthened.

Yep, politician Hajnal Ban lengthened her legs. First, ouch. Ms. Ban said she spent nine months in excruciating pain after having her legs broken and stretched. And second, how about heels lady?

But here's the kicker. She says she lengthened her legs to be taken more seriously as a politician. What does this say to short people? The average height of people with dwarfism is 4-foot-10-inches. Ban was 5-foot-1 pre-surgery and 5-foot-4 after. Don't they get "Little People, Big World" in Australia?

Is being a short girl really enough of a handicap in the workplace to go to these extremes?

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Julie, the shortest one in the office, doesn't buy that shorties get no respect: "As someone who is 5'0" without heels I can honestly say that I've never considered my height an impediment to being taken less seriously. In fact, I've often been told by people that I hold myself as if I was way taller. So! I guess what that says is that like the Aaliyah song "Age Ain't Nothin' But a Number," height ain't nothin' but a number, too. And it's really all in your mind."

And it turns out the ladies at The Frisky think Ms. Ban is a little nutso, too: "Would we like to have a few more inches so we don't have to ask for help when we want a box of Melba crackers from the top shelf at the grocery? Of course! But..." click here to read the rest.

Does anyone think their height is inhibiting? Tell us in the comments or @Lemondroptweets!

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