As a baby I was born with a pituitary issue which meant my hands and feet were abnormally small. They never grew that large at all. I can run and walk fine and they're not deformed or anything, just tiny. I might have some weird world record for smallest hands and feet on a fully grown adult!

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[–] Stern@lemmy.world 70 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

You know what they say about guys with tiny feet...

They have a helluva time finding shoes that fit right.

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 38 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Indeed. Have to buy online. Shoe stores are too awkward.

[–] NerdInSuspenders@leminal.space 63 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Upside: the variety of light up shoes you can buy must be much higher than the average adult!

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 60 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

And superhero themed Velcro sandals!

[–] thatkomputerkat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago

And a lot of converse chuck taylor styles like the dinosaur ones, lol.

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[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

As someone with moderately long but exceptionally wide feet, having tiny feet seems like it'd be much easier to find shoes that fit..

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[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 67 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

In some dark corner of the internet, there is someone willing to pay a LOT of money for videos of you doing weird shit with your feet.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 18 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Which dark corner tho?

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Not that dark at all. Its called OnlyFans. Although I am sure more "specific" communities more devoted to feet could yield better income. Where those are? No idea. I can barely stand the sight of my own feet without socks.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I can barely stand the sight of my own feet without socks.

Color me intrigued.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

I don't like feet. Not all that interesting really. Just a personal quirk.

[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 37 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Lucky bastard, kids shoes are tax free!

I know this cos my wife has got 34 feet too and is delighted every time she finds a bargain

[–] MinorLaceration@lemmy.world 44 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

You guys really deserve that tax break given how expensive it must be to buy all 34 shoes for your wife.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 19 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Even at just five bucks a shoe, that's $170 every time you go shoe shopping. Brutal. OP's wife must be 4.25 octopuses.

[–] model_tar_gz@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Octopuses wouldn’t wear shoes so the math doesn’t add up.

Now spiders—spiders would wear some stylish kicks you know, not just any $5 shoe.

[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 9 points 4 weeks ago

Fucksake you two, octopii wear wellies

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 21 points 4 weeks ago

Haha yes the lower price on shoes is certainly a perk!

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 24 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Reverse hobbit!

Glad to see you take your uniqueness in stride.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 23 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Bro is built like a Gazelle

[–] monkeyman512@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I was thinking mountain goat. Need those smaller feet to stand on narrow ledges.

[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago

He could be the monster in a climbing based horror franchise.

Born with small feet, he was banished to the mountains where he turned his curse into a means for survival.

Wide shot of a group of hunters following a trail near a rock face

"I thought it was wolves eat'n all them sheep. Couldn't have imagined that small feet kid lived all those years out here alone."

"It's a confounding thought, Emmit, how you think that thing managed?"

"Boy howdy, that's the mystery of it all. Maybe we ought not to know."

Pan up to show small feet guy perched on a narrow rock ledge above. He jumps down, fade to black over hunters screaming.

"This summer, remember to look up."

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 23 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I just don't get how all of your other bones grew while your hands and feet didn't. Your pituitary just outputs growth hormone (among other things), and then your liver converts that to the more active form, igf1. Seems like there must have been some lowered expression of igf1 in the bones of your hands and feet somehow which would be neat

When you shake people's hands, does it ever throw people off?

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 25 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes that's essentially what's happened. And yes, definitely throws people off. Everyone's hands inevitably swallow mine during handshakes.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

An old friend of mine was born with two fingers and a thumb on his right hand. Instead of awkward left hand handshakes he just owns it and freaks people out.

[–] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

A friend of a friend was born without arms and he does the same thing. His is up there on my list of most fascinating handshakes. He doesn't pay bus fare either.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 21 points 4 weeks ago

You might be really good at rock climbing

[–] Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz 17 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

If I were you, I'd find a cordwainer to make custom leather shoes.

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 17 points 4 weeks ago

Yes thinking about this as a treat for my birthday coming up. I have a few pairs of kid's dress shoes but they're pretty clunky - mostly designed for kids to wear at church. Near impossible to find something more stylish.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I showed this to my fiance; she's 5' and has the same exact shoe size.

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Haha nice! Small feet united.

[–] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 3 weeks ago

Do you have issues with balance or rapid change of direction?

[–] Aarrodri@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

We need more pics of your feet and had next to other people's ones.. or bananas for scale.

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 16 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

Here's a photo of my foot next to my friend's size 11 foot...

:::

[–] TownhouseGloryHole@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago

Jokes on you, the Internet has your feet now!

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This actually gave me a much better perspective, cause I couldn't really tell from the original photo. And holy crow, that's kinda wild! I would absolutely be wearing the coolest kids shoes

Does it cause you any issues with gait/balance? Or anything else most people wouldn't think about?

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not as many issues as you might think. Of course, I have a smaller foot surface area to work with so not as steady on my toes but I have strong foot and calf muscles to compensate I think and keep me relatively stable. I can run fine but kid's shoes are not designed for a 6'1" 170 lb man to be running in them so I go through shoes like crazy. Mostly it's just social issues - my feet and hands are quite noticeably small so I get comments from strangers a lot. But I just try to laugh it off and be good humored about it.

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[–] moncharleskey@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UWVVLKZ56zM

[–] Leggomylego@lemmings.world 9 points 4 weeks ago

So relatable! Love this show.

[–] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 8 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

I must have stolen your hand and foot growth. I'm 5'3 (160 cm) and wear a women's size 12 (euro 42).

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[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Do you work at Dunder Mifflin ? Or is this standard office decor in America ?

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 6 points 4 weeks ago

Oh the plus side, you can go to any shoe store and find great clown shoes!

[–] greedytacothief@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You should snowboard! I've got size 12 and I'm always getting toe and heel drag when I carve too deep. But you would never need to worry about that. Fucking super power.

[–] clutchtwopointzero@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

I bet he can also walk stilts easily

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Are there any unexpected advantages you've noticed?

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

One of the hardest things about my job is getting my big hands into small spaces to put a nut on a bolt, etc. He'd probably be a great mechanic.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

With his feet?

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

He mentioned he has small hands as well.

[–] sleepmode@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

It always bummed me out that the larger size sneakers were usually ugly compared to the smaller display models. Consider yourself lucky there.

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