Are you taller than your parents?

[dennilfloss]

When they were younger, my dad was 5'3" and my mum was 4"11". I have begun to shrink and stand now a tad under 5'9" but I think I did well.

 

[Imp]

Mom is 5'1"-ish, dad is 5'3"-ish, I'm precisely 5'3.7" (I like to round to 5'4")... Yay me!

 

[uclaLabrat]

Yup, mom is 6', dad is 6'4, I'm 6'7

 

[xanis]

Same height as my dad (6' 0'') and taller than my mom (not sure, maybe 5' 6'' or so).

 

[Ryland]

I am about 4"taller than my father and 6"taller than my mother was.

 

[punjabiplaya]

maybe 1 or 2 inches taller than dad and 5 or 6 inches taller than mom. Like 11 inches taller than sister though.

 

[rcpratt]

I'm 6'2'' and change, my dad is 6'0'' and my mom is maybe 5'5''.

 

[foghorn67]

Oops. Wrong thread v

 

[schneiderguy]

I'm 6'1", my Dad is 5'8" and my Mom is 5'2"

For some reason my brother is only 5'8". He's 18 so he's probably pretty much done growing too (I was 6' by the time I was a sophomore in HS). I received the superior genetics :thumbsup:

 

[mmntech]

Nope. In between. My dad is 5'11'', I'm 5'9'', and my mom is 5'5''.

 

[bfdd]

I'm one inch shorter than my dad and one inch taller than my mom. 5'11" and 6'1"

 

[Possessed Freak]

Tallest in both family trees.

 

[CraigRT]

I am.
I am about 6'1" and my mom is 5'7" and dad is like 5'6"...

 

[UberNeuman]

yes, quite a bit. They're both cremated....

 

[quackagator]

Dad was 6Ft. Mom 5Ft. 2 inch. Me 5ft. 5inch

 

[Nohr]

Mom is 5'4" and dad is around 5'10". I'm 6' and my little brother is 5'7".

 

[hdeck]

yes i am

 

[mnewsham]

mom 5'5" dad 5'6" me 5'10"

 

[TridenT]

Mom is like 5'7" or something. Dad is like 5'9".
I'm about 5'8"-5'9" even though I resemble my grandfather who was over 6'.

 

[Corporate Thug]

me: 6'0''
dad: 5'10''
mom: 5'0''

 

[eits]

When they were younger, my dad was 5'3" and my mum was 4"11". I have begun to shrink and stand now a tad under 5'9" but I think I did well.

the rule of thumb for predicting height is to add both of the heights of the parents, add 5 inches for a male, subtract 6 inches for a female, and then divide by two.

so, 63 + 59 + 5 = 127.... 127/2 = 63.5 = 5'3.5"

so, you're about right on your height based on this prediction.

 

[TheVrolok]

My dad is 6'4", my mom is 5'8", I'm 6'3".

 

[Skillet49]

Nope. My dad is 5' 11". My mom is 5' 7". I am 5' 4". All of my brothers are taller than both of them though.

 

[ThatsABigOne]

My mother is 161cm tall, and my father's height is 173cm (maybe 172 now). I am 19, and 174cm in height.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I'm 5'11", my Dad was around the same height as me when he died back in December. My Mom is around 5'4" and my younger brother is 6'0". Most of my friends are at least as tall as me or taller...does it matter?