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We are sisters who have dwarfism
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I'm 3 feet 3 inches tall. And I'm 2'10". I started hearing a lot of
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well, why are your parents spending all this money to take you to the doctors
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when you're gonna be useless? They should just let you die. A lot of men see
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women with short stature as a... Well, how do you guys kiss
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Do you guys have... My husband's name is Brian. My boyfriend's name is Daniel
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There's also the understanding of, oh, you guys are taking advantage of us
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I'm going to put it on this table. Yeah, I know because the island is too tall
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Jesse and I have diastrophic dysplasia, which is a rare type of dwarfism
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The physical effect is mainly short stature, but aside from that, everything else is average
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Organs and our minds, everything works the same as any average person
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And the life expectancy is the same. I was born in Mexico, and back in the days, doctors had very little information about someone with my type of dwarfism
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They immediately told my parents, you'll be lucky if she can live to 10 years old
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When I became a young teenager, instead of growing, I started shrinking
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The scoliosis causes the curvature of the spine, which can trigger the hyposis, which is the bump
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Growing up, as a young kid, I did feel very pretty. I think it was because I would get all this attention
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I thought it was positive attention. People would be like, oh, look at the little girl
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But once I reached my teenage years, then I felt extremely ugly and different
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So for about six to ten years, I did not look at myself in the mirror
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I hated the mirror. I started having more medical challenges, and that led into a lot of mean comments
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That's when I started hearing a lot of, well, why are your parents spending all this money
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to take you to the doctors when you're gonna be useless? They should just let you die
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So I think that at that point is when I came to realize that being a little person was gonna impact me for life
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It was very hard It was very hard People would think that the biggest challenge was medical issues However I think that the biggest challenge was society It makes me think of hmm you know you were actually very vulnerable
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You know, you were just a little child that had to deal with adult commons, per se
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Then at age 19, I had a spine fusion surgery. And after going through that struggle, I developed more self-confidence
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And I said, no more. You know, I am going to love my body. Since I was born six years before Celia
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I have shared the strengths and the weaknesses that come with having dwarfism
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And I wanted to make sure that she could have a better chance than I did
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Why did you start on the business? Because I watched a lot of TikToks of treat makers
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And I love being in the kitchen. So I was like, I think I could do that
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And so I started making them. And before I knew it, I was getting a lot of clients
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Is that the one I made? See, it's delicious, right? It's really sweet
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It may seem easy, but it's not. It's very time-consuming, especially for someone with my condition
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having to stand for long periods of time. Since I knew that physically we couldn't do much
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I will remind my youngest sister, you are very smart, so dedicate as much as you can to having a really good education
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I'm a teacher, and I never thought I would be a teacher. I was always very shy, like being in front of big audiences
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So now I have to be. I am a psychotherapist. I know the challenges, the emotional challenges
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Having a condition that made my life even extra difficult, being able to have a broader perspective
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allows me to help my clients better. I am going for the world record of the shortest psychotherapist in the planet
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In order to get the world record, I need to go and get measured by a medical provider three times on the same day at different times
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I thought it would be a good opportunity to educate people about little people being professionals
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I just need you and Brian help to start measuring today My husband name is Brian Brian is 5 That saying bigger than me
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My wedding album. Oh, there's you. Before I met my husband, Brian
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I never thought about getting married. But then I met him and I said
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why am I going to deny myself the opportunity to be with someone so incredible
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It meant so much for me to be able to dance with my dad on my wedding day. I knew you were not
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Why? I remember that she did not want to get married over there in our town
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She wanted something more private, more intimate. This one. Oh, my God
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I know that there's even this curiosity, per se, about, well, how do you guys kiss
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Do you guys have s***? Things like that. So I didn't want to be in my wedding day and really worried about who's staring or who's there just because they just want to make fun of me
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Hi there. How's your day today? You ready? Yeah, I'm ready. I hold the bottom meal to the top
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Okay. 83 and a half. 83 and a half. And I need to be like under 84, I believe, to be able to meet it
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I'm excited just to be able to create a little more awareness. And for my parents, it's also another reminder that we made it
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I succeeded. And it would be nice to put something else on the wall. Right? Seeing Yesi and Brian so happy, it just made me realize that love can be found anywhere
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I just thought, yeah, maybe one day I could have that too, you know? I'm currently in a relationship
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I met him four months ago, and we actually started being official a month ago
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It's very challenging to date. Being a little person has made it extra difficult
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In terms of uncertainty, you never really know whether the person is trying to get to know you for who you are
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There have been guys who have straight up told me that they just want to know what it feels like to be with someone like myself
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A lot of men see women with short stature as a f***er
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It takes time for you to build that trust with the person and to really know what exactly are they looking for It up to you to be able to decide when you willing to give them the chance to prove you that they here for the right reasons
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My boyfriend's name is Daniel. Daniel is five feet five. Hey, babe. How are you
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So Danny, not your day instead of a guest here. You're going to be dealing with a few of the things
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that me and Yessi dealt with as a couple. People judging, people looking, things like that
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Yeah, I never really cared really much about what people think. People are always going to have their opinions, but as long as you're happy, you know
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People, when they see a couple like Ryan and I, or now you and Celia
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they either assume that we're looking for a caregiver or that you guys have a f***
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And third, there's also the understanding of, oh, you guys are taking advantage of us
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So that is something that you are going to have to deal with a lot. So we have to be extra careful
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And if you two communicate well, she will be able to tell you when and how she needs help
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So you got to tell me whenever you want me to kick somebody's butt. No, I actually do ask for help when I need it
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So I feel like I'll be comfortable asking him if I ever do anything. Not only we're females, but we're disabled
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So we mature faster. So him knowing when to follow you, but also when disabled
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also this is my piece too. She's also the one who basically sets up our goals
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She's the one who has the life plans set up for us, and I'm here following her so we can get to where we want to get to
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I admire my sister because she's definitely someone that knows how to fight for what she wants
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She has overcome a lot of obstacles since she was a child
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The fact that she is where she is right now makes me feel very proud
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and I always look up to her for that. I'm just excited to continue to empower other people too
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Makes me feel very proud