Proud of dwarfism, woman keeps pursuing dreams

Hey, a beautiful woman is a beautiful woman, not matter her size and stature. She is petite, and she is cute. Next time how about a picture?

http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-tokyo-japan-13th-oct-2015-petite-artist-hitomi-goto-poses-on-the-catwalk-88445396.html

When I walk to the office in the morning from the station, I pass an elementary school. There is one female student in the 1st or second grade who has dwarfism. She has a regular size head and torso but very short limbs. I sometimes feel sad for the young girl. While the other students walk to school in small groups or with parents, she seem to always walk by herself. She also seem to have alot of difficulty handling her items because the book bag doesn't fit her because of the length of her arms and legs and her young age, so she has to carry it. On top of that, I have seen her escorted to school by her father a few times. He is unusually tall for Japanese man. He is around 6'2 or 6'3. You can just see the uncomfortableness on his face as he walks down the street with her like he is ashamed. Luckily, I don't think that she notices it because she always trying to hold his hand as they walk, but he just looks so self-conscious like everyone is staring.

I am pretty seasoned traveler around Japan, but I have rarely seen meaning people with dwarfism in over two decades. Three of the four have been women. I wonder what the statistics are for dwarfism in the native population.

That being said, she seems to be an astute business woman. She identify unique niche whose needs were not being met, and she stepped in to fill that niche. To be honest

Yes indeed - why no photo?

A good article - people are too often expected to apologise for their differences, whatever those may be. This woman is telling those like her and those with similar problems, not to. Don't let others drag you down.

A good woman :)

Hitomi,

You go girl! Keep your chin up.

Sounds like a very well-grounded young woman. Some people rather enjoy being different - something my fellow long-term expats likely share in common.

She married a colleague this year, but plans a wedding ceremony next year?

@Nick:

Yes. Marriage is a legal contract, signed and sealed at city offices. A wedding is a ceremony to which family and friends are invited to celebrate.

She married a colleague this year, but plans a wedding ceremony next year?

Very common here.

"There was an amusing response from the audiences that came to see our concerts because my body was hidden behind the drums and it appeared as if the drums were playing on their own."

It's healthy to laugh at yourself, and not respond negatively when others laugh at you. Smile and keep walking tall. (No pun intended).

She IS very cute. One thing about Japan I love, they don't stigmatize those with physical differences.

Goto, who at about 115 centimeters is about the average height of a first grader,

Slightly patronizing perhaps? If Goto-san was 180cm or 205cm would you say it's about the average height of a 'regular' model or a center in a basketball team? Pointless & clumsy.

It sounds like she has plenty to be proud of without needing to be "proud of dwarfism" - something she had nothing to do with.

Rather than being proud of it, it seems that some of her method for choosing work shows rather the opposite:

As a matter of principle, she is unwilling to accept jobs that call on her to appear in public as a curiosity because she is small.

Still, she should be proud of her accomplishments.