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24 Things Only People With Small Hands Will Understand

Confession: I have little hands. Now will you please help me open this jar?

1. Your hands can actually touch the bottom of a Pringles can.

2. Playing instruments is impossible.

3. Your hands look like goddamn children's hands, and nobody thinks it's rude to tell you so.

4. Nail polish totally overwhelms your fingers.

5. "You know what they say about people with small hands..."

6. Throwing things is often embarrassing for you.

7. Big rings end up wearing you.

8. But when you find a ring that actually fits, it's like winning the damn lottery.

9. You wish more objects could be sold in petite sizes.

10. You can't type one-handed. Ever.

11. When you flip someone off, it just looks silly.

12. You were practically born for speed texting.

13. Your little fingers can weave, knit, or sew like a boss.

14. You struggle to maintain control of large balls.

15. Your choices for gloves tend to be limited to the kids' section.

16. Everybody wants your ninja fingers to help untangle their jewelry.

17. Trying to get your whole hand around the lid of a jar is a humbling experience.

18. When you're shaking someone's hand, you have to grip twice as hard or else your hand gets crushed.

19. The holes in bowling balls are always too far apart for your fingers to get to all of them.

20. People look skeptical when you try to carry large things.

21. Holding hands with a very tall person tends to be one-sided.

22. Your gestures are not very effective.

23. Back rubs are a quick way to get hand cramps.

24. Edward 40 Hands is your favorite drinking game, because it's the only way you can hold two big bottles at the same time.