/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>art friend venting on private account
>mention an OC by a mutual friend
>says she likes this character, but finds that our mutual friend drawing her so short is a bit weird
>"why does she draw her so short? is she malnourished or something?"
>don't say anything
>die inside because i do exactly the same with my characters
>die even more inside because i also am a very short adult who gets mistaken for a child all the time

I know it's only tangentially related to art but it really hurt, and I can't even post about it on my vent account because she follows me there...