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How old were you when you became the same height as your parents?

95 replies

OneFancyTealQuail · 15/08/2025 17:05

Probably about 13/14 for me

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DiscoBob · 15/08/2025 18:49

I've never been my dad's height, I was one inch shorter at 13. And I'm now two inches shorter!

I guess I must have been about 11 when I was my mum's height?

Musicaltheatremum · 15/08/2025 18:49

chowmeinz · 15/08/2025 17:13

I didn’t, I’m a short arse

Me too 🤣

VexedofVirginiaWater · 15/08/2025 18:50

chowmeinz · 15/08/2025 17:13

I didn’t, I’m a short arse

Neither did I.

Fizbosshoes · 15/08/2025 18:51

chowmeinz · 15/08/2025 17:13

I didn’t, I’m a short arse

Me either and my mum wasn't even 5ft!

My own kids were 12 or 13, but lots of their friends were bigger than me when they were 9 or 10! Blush

SecretNameforMN · 15/08/2025 18:52

About 14

FancyCatSlave · 15/08/2025 18:54

I’m the same as my mum, never overtook Dad.
I think around 12/13 I stopped growing, for girls they don’t usually get very much taller once periods start. There are exceptions obviously but I wasn’t one.

blackheartsgirl · 15/08/2025 19:20

About 14 or 15 for my mum, I’m 5 foot 7 and she was 5 foot 5, my dad never, he was 5 feet 9.

3 of my dc are now as tall as or taller than me. Dd2 and 3 dad is 5 ft 11 and they are 5 ft 8.

strangely though ds and dd1 dad is 5 ft 5 . Ds is 5ft 10 and dd is 5ft 4. Quite a difference.

Both of their grandads and four great grandads were all quite tall and all of the female grandparents are small so they both take after those .

Eleph42 · 15/08/2025 19:20

Never did 😂

YYURYYUCICYYUR4ME · 15/08/2025 19:23

Shorter than Mum till 15, then passed by 4" at 16!

Pavier · 15/08/2025 19:25

Never im 5'4 my mum 5'7. Dd overtook me at 12

whatwasthatnoise · 15/08/2025 19:33

Never as a teenager. My mum was 3" taller than me and my dad was about 5" taller. But now, in my 40s, my mum is shorter than me! Dad is still a bit taller than me, for now.

GentleSheep · 15/08/2025 19:37

Must have been 15 when I had a big growth spurt and would have passed my mum (who was 5'6") but I never caught up with my dad who was 6'4". I'm 5'10.5".

Hohofortherobbers · 15/08/2025 19:39

I'm reasonably tall 5'8" ish, dd has just overtaken me at age 14 yrs 1 month.

Hatty65 · 15/08/2025 19:43

My DM is 5ft, so I outgrew her at primary school, probably!

My DF is 6ft 3" and I've never achieved that.

Denim4ever · 15/08/2025 19:43

Taller than my mum at 11, taller than my much older bro at 13, same height as my tall dad until he shrunk a bit in old age

Yourinmyspot · 15/08/2025 19:45

I didn’t! I’m a short arse at 4ft 11.

SnugglyJumpersMakeItBetter · 15/08/2025 19:46

NoContactPerson · 15/08/2025 18:31

About 4

Do both your parents have dwarfism? I've often thought it must be so tricky parenting if you have dwarfism and your kids don't!

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 15/08/2025 19:49

My son is now just taller than me at 12.

Onwardspeople · 15/08/2025 19:50

About 11. Parents are both under 5ft 5. I am definitely not 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

ChiefCakeTestertoMaryBerry · 15/08/2025 19:53

Never 🙁 and my mum was only 5 foot 4.

My daughter is 12 and now taller than me.

Yuja · 15/08/2025 19:54

My mum is tiny so I was about 9 😅. My DD is 12.5 and has just reached my height of 5’6

CoodleMoodle · 15/08/2025 19:59

I'm about 5ft 2. DM was 5ft exactly, I overtook her at about 13 or 14?

My DD is 11 and she's nearly as tall as me. DS is 7 and has incredibly long legs so I reckon he'll tower over me by the time he's a teenager! DH is 5ft 11 so not a giant, but he has long legs as well.

60andcounting · 15/08/2025 20:04

I never did. My mam was 5"6 and the shortest in her family. I'm 5 3 n half and the shortest in mine. Although, I was the second tallest in junior school when I was about 10..

Sausagescanfly · 15/08/2025 20:05

Late 30s for my mum and I think I'm about the same height as my dad now in my mid 40s. They must have shrunk 3-4 inches.

Gingernaut · 15/08/2025 20:09

chowmeinz · 15/08/2025 17:13

I didn’t, I’m a short arse

Same

Mum was over five feet and I hit the dizzy heights of 4 feet eleven and a half inches

First brother just made it to our dad's height

Younger brother hit the mighty height of 5'8", a whole two inches taller than dad

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