Tall 2 1/2 year old

[MomOfATallToddler]

Hi All. My girl is 2 1/2 years old and is 99cm tall. Everyone keeps saying "wow" she really yall or WoW she looks like 4 or she is too tall etc. It drives me crazy , i feel so annoyed. They act as though she is some freak. They go on and on about it. If they find she is not average Why go on and on about it ? I find it quite rude because if someone is not looking normal i wont go on and on to make them feel indifferent. When my daughter gets old enough to understand these annoying "WoW soooo Tall " Obviously she would feel different and hurt and sad. I know I myself get those same comments about myself., I am 5.6 . Thank God she speaks and understands properly she is extremely smart for her age but yet comments are made about her height . People are soooo insensitive to be going on about my daughters height , sometimes i say call ripleys or guiness world record. Stueps. Honestly i know she is a bit taller than average but just because means its a big Deal. Some people nose are bigger than average , some people ears or mouth or head etc or some people are dwarfts but i dont comment because its RUDE too. As i say its the samething to make screwed up faces with comments about her height , its not nice.Thank God she was born .Thank God she is healthy , brilliant and physically perfect. she sees hears etc. Does Anyone else get those annoying insensitive On and On as though you got a giant comment ?

My dd is a tall girl.
She has always attracted these comments. Also judgypants looks for not 'acting her age' and being 'childish', as people think she's a year older.

I tell her to notice how many people make comments about her height or her hair, or whatever, and not to take them seriously, as we are all visual apes at heart.
"Some people cannot meet a blind man without talking about the view" is a good saying.

People always comment over something, and height is quite a usual thing. Dd2 gets "isn't she tall" ds gets both "isn't he tall" and "isn't he little" so I assume he's about average.

With dd1 people always comment on her hair which is waist length.

If they weren't commenting on her height, it would be something else. I don't think it's insensitive, just small talk.
And dd2 loves being told she's tall, she pulls herself upwards and smiles proudly-she's 10yo, but has always been tall enough to be mistaken for 2-3 years older.

Thank you all for the comments, Glad to know I am not the only one who gets This because now it sounds normal to me after reading your comments . Thank you all :-)

I have an extremely tall 19 month old. She looks older than two, everyone goes on about it all the time. It's a bit tiresome but I just smile and agree that she is in fact tall....

Don't worry about it, I'm sure your daughter is lovely - people just like to say something!

My daughter was tall on the 12 wk scan and she was about the same height as yours at 2 1/2 years. Also a talkative child so when she had (has) a meltdown in public, people are surprised that such a big girl is behaving that way

Height is partly genetic but can slow down until puberty. My family has many tall boys and girls so I'm expecting a 6-foot teenager. She will have many role models so I'm not worried.

s

Dd is seven and on the 99.8 the centile. I love the isn't she tall comments when she's stood with her dad,he's six ft six, what do they expect!

We used to buy plain tops and then the children's top she wanted but never fit,cut the picture out and stitch them to new tops. Sad when you can't buy a Charlie and Lola top for your five yr old.

She's now in age twelve clothes and inappropriate is an understatement.

We also used to get the tutting and eyerolling when she had a public meltdown. Appreciate she looks like a spoilt five yr old but she was only three.

I've perfected the " really,do you think" when people comment that she's tall!

My DD is only five months, but very tall/long - she's bigger than many 10 month olds, and I do get people commenting a lot.

I am relatively tall, 5.10, and when I booked my wedding car (vintage), the chap asked my height, and when I told him, he said 'Oof, you're so TALL for a woman!'

It makes me smile. But I can see how it could be annoying. She will probably get it all her life if she continues to be tall, so maybe focus on teaching her the joys of being tall? Being able to reach stuff, see over heads in crowds/at cinema etc. There are advantages.