Right now I am about 5' 6" (15 yrs old). My dad is about 5'4" and my mom is about 5'3"; my sister is 5'4". My grandfather on my mom's side is about half an inch shorter than me, and my grandmother on my dad's side is about 2 inches shorter than me. I am taller than most of my dad's side of the family, but on my mom's side, I have 2 cousins taller than me: one is female (in early 20s) and about 5'10", but her dad is also 5'10" so I understand that. But one of my other cousins (on mom's side, is male and is in early 20s), in a different immediate family, is male and about 5'11". His parents (which includes my mom's sister) are both shorter than me, but when he was my age, he was about 3" taller than me. His sister and brother (also my cousins) are also shorter than me, but he is much taller than me. It seems to me that he must of inherited a gene from his dad's side that made him pretty tall and that his bro/sis didn't, since I don't believe that it was his diet. Could anyone explain ;\
2007-01-27 11:44:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
do not be concerned i promise it'll be fine see guys dont stop growning till 16 and thats when they hit that big spert im 5'4.5'' but im done growing you arent so dont get concerend just live life on the short side if gives good advantages too
2007-01-27 11:50:40 · answer #1 · answered by m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gene's last for generations, your not a freak of nature or anything because of an inch or so, who knows you may have had giants in your family generations back...relax
2007-01-27 19:52:56 · answer #2 · answered by Heather 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's 2 types of genes 1 appeared and other hidden maybe they've exchanged when he grown up and his diet affected 2
2007-01-27 19:55:32 · answer #3 · answered by DJ 7r3kn0 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I reached 5'3'' when i was 13 and took 8 yrs to get to 5'5'' you might be out of luck
2007-01-27 19:55:07 · answer #4 · answered by jorgie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No other explanation for you other than you get what God gives you! Height is one of those things that is what it is. Just like siblings that look completely different in height, natural hair color, eye color, etc.
2007-01-27 19:49:02 · answer #5 · answered by chick33 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't feel bad, im only 15 and im 6 foot 2! =(
at least ur normal....
2007-01-27 20:59:20 · answer #6 · answered by poison girl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha ur whole family are midgets sorry for u ur gonna stay that short
2007-01-27 20:26:12 · answer #7 · answered by G WeeziE 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋