Burst my friend's bubble?

[Flyingmonica]

My friend goes on about her son likely being tall - 6 foot 3 based on the UK growth chart. Would I be unreasonable in telling her that because she isn't very tall, this is unlikely to be the case and that the growth chart predictions are rubbish?

She is sold on the idea of her son being tall and her son has come to believe that too but I think that now he is approaching puberty, he may become very disappointed.

Should I just leave it be or should I give her a dose of reality?

Lol why do you care so much?

Also I have 2 sons and the growth charts were accurate for them both.

I feel people would rather find out organically as it happens.
Often as parents our children aren't what we expected.

I've found growth charts to be inaccurate but why so you want to upset her and burst her bubble? You don't know what height he will be and it may come across as being a bit mean.

The thing is you don’t know. No one does. Why risk looking like a dick if you disagree and he ends up at 6”5?

Don’t lie, you’re not doing it to save them disappointment

No, you just want to piss on her chips.

She loves her son and is proud of him so wants to talk about him. Let her be.

Whether they will or won’t be as tall in height, what makes you think (in the nicest possible way) that hearing it from you will immediately make her realise that she is wrong and you are right and that’s that?
Are you the all-knowing oracle in this particular area of projected height?

As loads of people have pointed out, you are not necessarily right in this and you’ll just make yourself look mean spirited. Which you are a bit, even if you want to dress it up as for their own good.

You're a terrible friend. Do you not have anything else going on in your life more interesting than this drivel?

Weird post, OP.

im 5 foot 4 and my 13 year old son is already 5 foot 11 and still going. You can’t possibly know what her sons end height will be

Absolute madness.

Ever heard the phrase about shooting the messenger?!

This person is your friend? Why would you want to burst her bubble? Eventually the kid will either be tall or he won't be. Just encourage her to feed him plenty of protein if she wants her dream to come true.

Eh?
I'm a bit lost here.
Why does it matter to them?
More to the point, why does it matter to you?

Do you even wrap presents? Or if you do do you tell the recipient what you've got them anyway?

I’m 5ft. DH is 5 11. DS2 is 6ft 3 and still growing - the growth charts suggested that he would be very tall.

The language you are using shows that you are feeling unpleasant delight at the thought of "bursting her bubble".

Mind your own business.

Her height might not be genetic. I'm short, but it's likely more down to disordered eating from the age of 8 than anything else.

Also this is a weird thing to be hung up about, and honestly a thought you should keep to yourself.

My brothers are over 6ft.
Neither of my partners are and my mum is 5'4.

You really have no idea how tall this child will be.

My brothers are taller than both our parents. You have no idea how tall he's going to be.

With friends like you, who needs enemies 🙄

Why are you bizarrely invested in this and being quite sneery with it? You really need better things to care about

I get that she's probably irritating you, boasting about the height of a child that hasn't grown up yet. But surely to god you have more important things to worry about?

It's not your place to say anything. Just leave her be..she's not hurting anyone! Why would you want to burst her bubble, seems spiteful to me. It doesn't really matter how tall the kid ends up to be, does it? Least of all to you!

There's a tinge of meanness to your post, OP - as though you'd just love to 'put her right'!

Also, I'm 4 foot 11 and my husband is 5 foot 9 - our 16 year old son is already the height of his Dad, with presumably a bit more to go. Just be nice.