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My Tall-Girl Advice to Malia Obama

I was a 22-inch-long, 9-pound, 3-ounce baby. Considering my mom is 5’3” and my dad 5’8″ (on a good day), you can imagine the shock in the delivery room when the OB/GYN pulled out a miniature giraffe. Unlike my big-boned … Continue reading

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Short, dark and handsome?

In high school, I swore I would never, ever date someone who was shorter than me. I was 5’10”-and-a-half, felt 6’2”, and believed only a man of Shaquille O’Neal’s stature could make me feel dainty, feminine and non-Amazonian. I suffered … Continue reading

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