Did you grow taller than your parents?
| I always thought it was natural for a male to grow taller than his father and for a female to grow taller than her mother, but I guess it all comes down to who you inherit the genes eh? I'm bad at genetics NGL. What is your case? Are you significantly taller than your parents or you're just shorter? I grew 1 inch taller than my dad so I probably inherited his genes, and I guess this is the average eh? Edit: Some typos on my pool I'm tired. |
Fate_Saber88Feb 28, 2023 7:43 PM
''Enemies' gifts are no gifts and do no good.'' |
| I'm pretty sure my biological dad was a short ginger man, based on what my mother told me (I have no memory of him), so I'm glad I didn't get his genes as I'm quite happy as a tall brunet. My step dad was a giant however. Never got close to him |
animeMar 1, 2023 2:18 AM
| I am shorter than my dad. On the bright side, it means less back pain for the future. A short mom will influence height of the offspring. This is often why shorter chics date extra tall guys. |
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rohan121 said: Unusually, I had a friend who had a short mother and a short father but he was over 6ft tall. I was always told by my mother that nutrition was everything, and she put emphasis on milk when I was young so much I would drink milk thinking I was getting taller.I am shorter than my dad. On the bright side, it means less back pain for the future. A short mom will influence height of the offspring. |
''Enemies' gifts are no gifts and do no good.'' |
| I'm 5'8" from a family of 6 foot+ men. Literally ever man in my family is taller then me. |
| My waifu is the most wonderful waifu. Mai Valentine. We're freaking out that we're running out of time, but to do what? Should i stop and think of that? Is there something i could do to slow it down? Live in a day for once, instead of watch it sprinting by |
| I'm probably less than an inch taller than him, but I am taller! He always beats in me in arm wrestling, though. Like, the guy doesn't even lift, but he has all this strength from somewhere - it's absolutely crazy. (We haven't arm-wrestled for years, though.) He only ever lost once to a blacksmi... okay, I'm getting side-tracked here. I'm taller, yes! |
| No my father and I are actually the same height.. |
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| Thankfully lol. Just a little bit taller |
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| I'm way shorter. My Dad is 6'1 and my Mom is 5'2, but I inherited my Mom's height gene so I'm pretty short at 5'6. Thanks for that, Mom. I used to be way more insecure about it but I think I'm better now |
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| My Father was 193 cm I guess in that cursed measurment it is 6'4 while I am 180 cm and I think that is 5'11 so I guess I am 1 inch smaller? Idk how it works... |
Zettaiken said: My Father was 193 cm I guess in that cursed measurment it is 6'4 while I am 180 cm and I think that is 5'11 so I guess I am 1 inch smaller? Idk how it works... My apologies I was so tired that I forgot about the rest of the world, in your case you're 5 inches shorter than your father. |
''Enemies' gifts are no gifts and do no good.'' |
| I'm shorter than both my parents T.T My sister is taller though, looks like I inherited the bad genes in every aspect |
| My father must be something like 165cm, while my mother is pretty tall, at 180cm. I grew taller than both however, which is weird and I'm not sure how that works genetically. Maybe I'm adopted O.o |
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| I think we are about the same height now. Though I think he's a little taller still. It's been a while since I saw him face to face, so I don't remember for sure |
DreamWindowMar 1, 2023 8:06 AM
 This ground is soiled by those before me and their lies. I dare not look up for on me I feel their eyes |
| Not even close. I'm 3 and half inches or 9 centimeters shorter. Probably my mom's fault. |
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| We're almost the same currently. I might become taller in the future. |
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| There's a random part to it depending of what you inherit so it's always to predict exactly how tall a child will be, but regardless, it depends on BOTH parents. If his mother was short, chances are very high that the boy will be shorter than his father. If the father was short, chances are high that the girl will be shorter than her mother. And so on. My mother was shorter than 160 so both me and my little brother ended up being shorter than our father by quite a bit. In reverse, my father first had his first child in his first marriage with a woman that was quite a bit taller than woman's average height, and therefore my older brother is around 10cm taller than my father. |
ZefyrisMar 1, 2023 8:40 AM
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| I did do eventually and I became the tallest in my immediate family, although not by much. |
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| Yeah, about an inch or so taller myself. |
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| Yes, I'm the biggest of my family with 1.80m. All my male friends are around the same height except female friends. |
| "Most people talk about killing time while time is killing them. You can outrun everything but you'll never outrun the hands of time. Use it wisely before you expire". - Toonen1988 "Cyberpunk show us the dark side, reveiling the dangerous side effects of the drug of futurism." - Indigo Gaming |
| No - at least not yet. My dad is 5'9", and I am 5'7". |
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| ^ same, not the precise measurement but my dad will always be a tad taller than I am. And I don't think I'll grow any taller |
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| My father was 177cm and I am 190cm....... |
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Amityblight said: It's possible I've heard that about 70% rely upon genetics and 30% are dependent on childhood nutrition. If you get enough nutrition there is a chance of being significantly taller. His dad must be 5'9ish and he is a solid 6.Fate_Saber88 said: Unusually, I had a friend who had a short mother and a short father but he was over 6ft tall. I was always told by my mother that nutrition was everything, and she put emphasis on milk when I was young so much I would drink milk thinking I was getting taller. Press F to doubt. Complete cap, capping to the max. Height genetic. |
''Enemies' gifts are no gifts and do no good.'' |
| I don't know, it's too close to measure. But my younger brother is taller and wider than me. For a couple decades people often think I'm the younger one. |
| I've grown taller than my dad. Probably more than 10 cm. |
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| I'm a couple inches shorter than my dad, but we're both over 6'0". There's likely some regression to the mean where if your parents are tall (short) relative to the average then you will be shorter (taller) than them. I'd be curious to see how tall the parents are for those answering the poll to see if that'a true. |
| I'm curious... How tall is your mother or your paternal grandfather? |
''Enemies' gifts are no gifts and do no good.'' |
Fate_Saber88 said: I'm curious... How tall is your mother or your paternal grandfather? My mother is 174m. I' don't know about my paternal grandfather. |
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Serafos said: She is tall for a female. I guess you got those 13 cm from some good nutrition and tall family genes from her side then.Fate_Saber88 said: I'm curious... How tall is your mother or your paternal grandfather? My mother is 174m. I' don't know about my paternal grandfather. |
''Enemies' gifts are no gifts and do no good.'' |
| it used to be i look shorter cus i got the hunched over nerd posture but then we stood next to each other and were exacrly the same now my dad has very old person posture so he looks shorter but we are still exactly the same height . not that my posture got better or anything, his just went from fine to very very bad |
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| i think im a bit taller but im not sure, he also lost some cm cause age |
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| I'm 6'2 (189 cm) and my dad is 6'1 (188 cm ) so yea same case as you OP |
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| yeah, I'm also the tallest in my family. |
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| Not only me and my dad, but his brothers and their dad were all around 6 feet. |
| その目だれの目？ |
| Yes. I am quite a bit taller than the rest of my family. However, I am about average for my sex, age and demagraphic. |
| I'm about 6 inches taller then my dad. Rn i'm straightening out my back and hope to grow another inch or two. |
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