So my mom was talking to a “friend” of hers, who like my mom is also from Eastern Europe, and her “friend” was bragging about all her husband’s accomplishments, who is Italian. Both got married to get into the UK, both are extremely materialistic but with no accomplishments of their own they ride off their husband’s and children’s accomplishments (and sometimes country’s too).

One time my mom was waking through town with her husband (my step-dad) and it just so happens she sees that same “friend” of hers, who likewise was accompanied with her husband. Neither had seen the other’s partner before.

Anyway, basically, my step-dad is 6’3, whereas her friend’s Italian husband was about 5’5, and upon them seeing each other, and without a single word exchanged, her friend went bright red from humiliation and literally ran off, and since has not attempted to make contact with my mom.

My mom laughed knowing exactly why. My mom is also a hypocrite though, for saying on many occasions how height doesn’t matter, yet refers to small men in a rude way, laughs at them, also all of of her partners just happened to be 6’2+, (except for her first husband who married for 1 day for a stupid reason, as apparently in my home country it’s immoral to sleep around before marriage, unless you’re divorced, then it’s all good).

She also called me short recently , even though I’m 6’1 with a bodybuilder frame; I think it’s because she’s so materialistic, meanwhile I am poor, and so she actually perceives me to be smaller than I really am, again evidence of associating small with something negative/undesirable/defective/etc.