My dad is 5’5 and mom 5’2… How the fuck am I 6’4 ??? and no, I wasn’t adopted. I look alot like my parents/family. It’s also worth mentioning that im a first generation American(parents from mexico) Was it the food?? It can’t attribute to that much.
One of my good freinds is short 5’5, his younger brother is short, his sister is short, his mother is short, and his father is short. His older brother… 6’1" Totally a genetic mutation or something.
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Before they shrank, my mom was about 5ft at the most and my dad was like 5’6. I’m 6ft.
My uncle (dad’s bro) is 5’7, his wife 5’6ish and their son is 6’5.
I don’t know if there’s some crazy recessive genes on my dad’s side of the family causing randomly tall kids.
nope, I’m the shortest in my whole family. Everyone is over 6’ I’m 5’10. I think it’s true that wrestling stunts growth.
Yep, Dad is 5’3’, Mom is 5’4" and I am 6’0" (if I stretch…which I do). I was picked on a lot when I was growing up with people saying I was adopted.
i’m 5ft 8. my dad is 5ft 7 and my mom is 5ft 1" so i think i’m average…fuck
It’s the food
Dad’s 6’0", Mom’s 4’10", I’m 5’5". My brother and one sister are within an inch of me, and my younger sister is 5’0".
[quote]jasmincar wrote:
It’s the food[/quote]
I don’t know, I think my parents had better food than me. They grew up on farms in Eastern Europe so they ate hearty natural foods. My diet growing up consisted of:
Chef Boyardee
Frosted Flakes
Ellio’s Pizza
Bologna Sandwiches
Hostess Cupcakes
Soda
Oddly enough I was always one of the skinnier kids at 6’ 145 lbs through most of high school.
My grandfather(dad’s side)was 5’7", my father is 5’8", I’m 5’9" and my 17 year son is 5’10"…mmmm, I see a pattern here. So to answer the question, no.
Even though I am taller than my father and grandfather, I was a very late bloomer and didn’t grow till I was sixteen, which I guess I got from my mother who was 5’9"(which is tall) so this has always frustrated me to no end. I still consider myself very short.
My dad was 6’ before he shrank and my mom was 5’3" I’m 6’2"
It might be the food most of grew up on, even though it’s not necessarily better quality food, just more of it.
I think some of the crap like pesticide residues on food is estrogenic and I remember reading something about small amounts of estrogen delaying the late-adolescent bone plate fusing that causes people to stop growing - at least in guys.
Seems like I see a lot more really tall kids these days then I did when I was that age. Sometimes you even see these obese, zit-faced 15 year-olds who are like 6’5" and wearing huge clown shoes. Definitely some weird hormonal stuff going on. I think a whole generation of young guys is doing some pretty radical experimentation with their steady intake of processed junk and X-box 360 as their only form of physical activity.
I was told that if I was taller I’d be “omg so damn hawt” once…I had to settle for being “still a cutie though”
my family is basically in the same zone. my dad is 5’8" my mom is 5’3" i’m 5’7" and my brother is 5’11".
No. My father is nearly 5’10. I’m 5’11 part of the day. My predicted height was 6’1 flat or 185cm. Ate like a mouse most of the time, damn near starved a year of my teens.
Dad is 5’9 mom is 5’6 and I am 6’2. My brother is about 5’7. I must be the mailman’s kid…
I’m 5’11" and PISSED about it! (not really, LOL) But both my Grandfathers are 6’2"+, my brother and father are both 6’1", my mother is 5’6", The WOMEN in my family are all around my height! My 13 year old SON is taller than me!
WTF!!!
LOL /rant
I matured VERY slowly throughout high school (I chalk it up to no exercise and stuffing my face with estrogenic foods and lifestyle) and was always the shortest person in my entire family. I was about 5’ 9’’ when I was 17 and thought that was that, but then I shot up to 6’ 1’’ after I turned 18 and on into 19. I’m still growing as I recently measured myself at 6’ 1 and 1/2 inches and am now the tallest person in my family. My uncle is the only other one who is a little over six foot. No one else in my lineage is over 6 feet. My Dad is 5’ 9’’ and my Mom is 5’ 5’'.
I honestly got NO physical activity during my teens. I was 250lbs of pure fat. I used to drink nearly a gallon of milk a day and I think my height is due in part to the hormones in the milk. But, it’s just my guess.
Im thinking its the food. My dad currently is like 5’6 and my mom is 5’3 im 5’8 and my younger brother is 5’9-5’10. I should have ate more when I was younger. I dont even give a shit if the food had growth hormones,I just want to be taller.
Btw,wtf is “Estrogenic” food? Please tell me so I will stay away and not feed it to my kids.
All of the men in my Dad’s family were under 6’ tall. One of them had 3 boys all 6’2 and 6’4. My brother (5’10") has two teenagers – one is already 6’ and he’s only 15. We just figure there is one off gene in the family pool that brings height. Did not affect me…I’m barely 5’2.
I’m surprised no one’s made a mailman joke…