But her height is actually useful. She's a starter in a sport in which height is a useful physical trait, which helped her with university admissions with a scholarship. She's apparently a professional who has been on the roster of some overseas teams, and plays for her national team (Canada).

Plus growing up in a family with tall people might make it easier to deal with. Her dad is former NBA player Mike Smrek and presumably has a social circle of very tall people and maybe even their very tall children.

So I don't doubt that a lot of tall women actively dislike their own height. But this particular woman probably has reason to like being tall.

[–] pemptago@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

Useful until she needs to access anything mass-manufactured where height effects experience: cars, planes, cloths, beds, chairs, countertops, rakes, rollercoasters, etc.

Having sports where height is an advantage does not change that the world was designed at about 4/5th the scale of what would be comfortable. It can be tiresome after a few decades.