How tiny is my face?

I've never really thought about whether or not I have a big head. I know that when I was fat (not being disparaging, I was in fact genuinely fat) I had a full, roundish face, like a cookie maybe.

A few weeks ago, being inspired by all the girls on Hollywood week of American Idol with these great swishy bangs, I decided I had to get some of my own. So far it's not that easy to get my part to cooperate with the new sideswept bang. My part appears quite hostile about the hair I am trying to borrow from the other side of my head to make the bang fuller and cuter, but I am kind of loving it, feeling a litle bang-tastic.

Reaction to the bangs has been quite positive (with the exception of the hubby, who is on the fence). However, twice in the past two weeks, people commenting on the lovely new bangs took the opportunity to mention that I have a "little" face or a "tiny" face. Is that a compliment? An insult? A statement? I find it so weird, especially since it's not like my whole life people have been talking about how small or tiny my face/head was. I mean, there was a girl I went to college with, who had such a small head in proportion to her body, that several people I know called her "I have a tiny head". And no, you didn't misread that, her secret nickname was actually a statement. And you were supposed to say it in a high pitched cartoon voice. Yes, I know, it's weird. But funny.

So this week at work, Ryan, the cute patootie chick at my lunch place (seriously, she is so my fave cashier that I will not let any of the other cashiers ring me up, even if it means I have to wait) kept going on about how I could rock those bangs because of my small face. And last week this other woman at my office was saying she likes my short hair better than my long hair (My hair is now about shoulder length, and it used to be half way down my back) because my face is SO TINY that short hair suits it better.

But now I am left wondering - do I in fact have a tiny head? Is it freakishly small? Have I been walking around with an undersized head all this time without knowing it? Maybe it just looks small in comparison to my butt, which is as everyone knows, is quite large for my body. :)