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     Rising above the names I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.
     "Mom, come here! There's this lady here my size!"
     The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to apologize.
     I smiled and told her, "It's okay." Then I talked to the boy, "Hi, I'm Darryl Kramer. How are you?"
     He studied me from head to toe, and asked, "Are you a little mommy?"
     "Yes, I have a son," I answered.
     "Why are you so little?" he asked.
     "It's the way I was born," I said. "Some people are little. Some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any
bigger." After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy's hand, and left.
     My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I
look different from their parents.
    It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet nine inches tall. I was born an
achondroplasia dwarf (侏儒). Despite this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
     I didn't realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids picked on me, calling me names. Then
I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I
struggled to climb the school bus stairs.
    But I learned to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I decided to make
my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I made up for in personality.
     I'm 47 now, and the stares have not diminished as I've grown older. People are amazed when they see
me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I remind myself, "Look what else I have-a
great family, nice friends."
     It's the children's questions that make my life special. I enjoy answering their questions. My hope is that
I will encourage them to accept their peers (a person of the same age, class, position, etc.), whatever size and
shape they come in, and treat them with respect.

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