Woman, 25, 'trapped in body of a child' reveals why she was 'scared to date'
A 25-year-old woman trapped in the body of an eight-year-old has opened up on how she has had to be extra-wary when dating due to her height making it 'very easy [for her] to be prey.'
Long Island native Shauna Rae Lesick stars in TLC's I Am Shauna Rae. Shauna is just three feet and 10 inches in height and weighs around 50 pounds.
Shauna's stunted growth is a side effect of the treatment she received as a child for brain cancer. Long Island native Shauna Rae Lesick stars in TLC's I Am Shauna Rae. Shauna is just three feet and 10 inches in height and weighs around 50 pounds. Pic: Instagram/ Shauna Rae
Speaking on The Unplanned Podcast, the reality star admitted her mum and stepdad warned her 'from a very young age' that she needed to be extra careful when dating.
Shauna detailed how her parents warned her that she needed to 'read into' potential suitors as there was a chance their interest could be a result of her size.
She said: 'I grew up knowing that, and that was scary. I was scared to date. I was scared to flirt with anyone. I was scared to even be asked out.'
The 25-year-old added that she once asked a boy if he was a predator after he asked her out in the cafeteria in school.
Shauna added that her parents advised her to 'find someone who you can build a base bond with.'
Despite being in a happy relationship at the moment, Shauna admitted she keeps her partners identity off her social media.
She said: 'Neither one of us care if his face is out there. I more worry because he has a nice job. I don't want anything bad going to the job — the job knows who I am, they know what I do for a living, they love me.
'But with everything that social media is and everything I know my boyfriend isn't, I just don't want him to be labelled something and him not be my partner forever.'
She added that his face wouldn't be shown unless they were getting married.
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