- Do you have a girlfriend?
- I don't have a girlfriend.
- Do you have a boyfriend?
- I don't have a boyfriend.
- You have no-one?
- Will you be my friend?
- Yes.
- Okay, I have you now.
(chuckling)
(classical music)
- Hello, what's your name?
- Jacob.
- How about you?
- My name is Chloe.
- I'm Jordan.
- Hi Jordan!
- It's very nice to meet you.
- So what are we here to talk about?
- Today I think we are here to talk about me
and my story.
- Its okay, anything at all.
- Well I just like your hat.
- You like my hat?
(laughing)
Do you guys notice anything interesting about me?
- You smile a lot.
(laughing)
- Thank you.
Anything with my body, maybe, that you notice?
- Yes.
- What?
- You have little hands and arms.
- Little?
(chuckling)
You are completely right.
- Maybe a little bit short arms.
- Yeah.
- I do, yeah, thank you for having my smile
be the first thing that you notice.
- Yeah. (chuckling)
I was born with what's called
Thrombocytopenia-absent radius syndrome.
But it's TAR syndrome for short.
Basically, this bone right there.
- Yeah.
- I was born without it.
My hand, I guess is pretty much
right where the elbow would be.
- That's cool.
- You think it's cool?
- Yeah.
(chuckling)
- Why is it cool?
- Two less bones in the human
that's just something different about you.
- Everybody has got their own unique traits.
- Absolutely.
- So it's like you get sliced off right here
and then your hand slices off from there
and then attaches here?
- Pretty much, yeah, you got it.
- Do people stare at you?
- People do stare at me
pretty often but that's okay.
Over time I've gotten very, very used to it.
- Have you ever got bullied when you were a kid?
- I was on the playground
maybe second grade or something
but a kid pants-ed me.
- They pants-ed you?
- It's really embarrassing.
Have you ever had your pants pulled down?
- Nope.
- It's not fun.
I wouldn't recommend it.
- What did you do after you got pants-ed?
- I cried.
(chuckling)
and I think I told on them and they got in trouble.
I look back and it's funny now
but at the time it was very sad.
(laughing)
- What's your job?
- I work as a photographer, mostly.
I take pictures.
- What kind of things do you take photos of?
- A lot of concerts, events, weddings sometimes.
I also really, really, really like drawing.
So I do a little bit of illustration.
- Yeah.
- Do you know Macklemore?
- Yeah.
- If you guys look at his first album, The Heist
I actually have a photo and an illustration in the album.
- Whoa.
- In the booklet.
- That's really big.
- Wow.
- That's pretty cool, right?
(laughing)
- Is it hard to take photos with small hands?
- Do you think it might be difficult for me?
- A little bit.
- Actually, I think my arms are the perfect length
to hold a camera, it's just like a perfect fit
and it feels really nice.
Can I take a photo of you?
- Yes.
- Is that okay?
(laughing)
all right.
(laughing)
All right, three, two, one.
And big smile!
Man you got it, you're used to this.
- Well should I do like monster one?
- Whoa!
(laughing)
That is quite the pose.
- Super heavy.
- Pretty heavy, right?
- How expensive is this?
- If I wanted to, I could probably sell it
and buy a used car.
- What do you do for fun?
- I love drawing, I like skateboarding
hanging out with my friends, dancing.
Do you know how to dance?
- Yes.
- Are you down to dance with me?
- No.
- No?
(laughing)
Come on, we can do this, let's do it, let's do it.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- Do you play any sports?
- In high school I ran track.
- That's cool.
- Yeah, I was terrible at it
but I tried my hardest.
- Yeah.
- Do you drive?
- I have a car and we modified the steering wheel
so it fits for me.
I actually never got my license
just because I've been so busy and a little bit lazy.
- Get a drivers license!
- Okay.
- Don't be a lazy!
- Don't be?
Oh okay, you caught me, I'm lazy!
(laughing)
- It's okay, sometimes I be lazy too.
- How do you tie your shoes when your arms
are right up here and your shoes are way down here?
- I'm flexible.
So I can tie my shoes.
May not be as easy as most people
but I can definitely do it.
- What's your favorite animal?
- It's a tyrannosaurus rex.
Everyone might laugh at the T-rex
'cause you know it has small arms
but that's the most awesome animal, dinosaur of all time.
I'm trying to be like that.
- Do you ever wish that you had longer arms?
- Maybe when I was younger.
Over time I think I've really, really learned to
love my own body that I was born in.
I like myself and that's all that matters.
- Yes!
- Yeah.
- Yeah!
- High five.
(laughing)
- It was really nice to meet you.
- Yeah it was really good to meet you guys.
- Yeah, really nice to meet you too.
- Are you gonna remember meeting me?
- Yes.
- Oh thank you, I'm gonna remember meeting you.
- How should I say goodbye?
- Do you like hugs?
- Yeah.
- All right, let's hug, let's hug.
Group hug!
(laughing)
Thanks.
- Can you do monkey bars?
- I can't do monkey bars.
(laughing)
That is the one, maybe the one thing I can't do.
- Yeah.
(laughing)
- Thanks for watching this episode of Kids Meet
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See you.
(crew laughing)