How likely is growth?

[voxe]

I turned 18 about 2 weeks ago, and I am about 5'7. I get told I am 5'8-5'9, but I think people round their height up and tell me I'm taller as a result. My dad is 5'11.5-6'0, my mom is 5'7.5, and my sister is around 5'8. We live in America, avg male height is 5'9 and woman height is 5'4. I don't know if I got unlucky, and the tall gene just skipped me, or if it was caused by something else. I have been mostly good with nutrition and exercise throughout my life, and the only thing I can think of is being on an asthma medication for basically my whole life, which is known to have growth-suppressing properties, but my doctor did tell me that people reach their predestined height even on it. I know the growth plates in my wrist are closed (recent x-ray from hand injury), but I was wondering if there is any hope at all for me to grow taller.

 

[voxe]

bump

 

[larpcel]

I am about 5'7

my sister is around 5'8

this must suck wow

 

[MrHeffer]

Ayup, you're FUCKED. 5'7 for life boyo. Never growing another mm

 

[voxe]

this must suck wow

Funny story, we work at a summer camp with kids, and one time a kid saw us standing next to each other and straight up just said to me, "You're short," and to my sister, "You're tall." My sister even told me multiple times when I was a kid that I wouldn't be tall. After she learned about the Punnett square in school, she told me there was a chance that I could have inherited the short genes because my grandparents were all short. (Both grandmas are around 5'0, and both grandpas are around 5'6-5'7). She also told me that since I was never taller than average, like she was throughout childhood, I wouldn't be tall in adulthood. I was also always a shorter kid.

 

[MeG4Han_16]

That's brutal bro, i lowk feel you, i'm 5'7 myself turning 17, my dad 5'9 and mom 5'4, not as brutal as yours, but still, i wish that i could atleast reach 5'8.5

 

[donpuro]

were you a early bloomer?

 

[KKKuroiso]

5'11 dad and 5'7 mother? you should have ended in like 6'2 not 5'7

 

[accutanefuckedme]

Genetic recomb bro

 

[voxe]

were you a early bloomer?

no bro i was a never bloomer. never had a burst of height.

 

[voxe]

5'11 dad and 5'7 mother? you should have ended in like 6'2 not 5'7

yeah all my adult height predictions from those websites and doctors was like 6'0 or something when I was young. too bad it never happened.

 

[trump]

weird height

 

[Ldar09867]

We live in America, avg male height is 5'9

Honestly pretty sure its higher

 

[Ldar09867]

weird height

Weird profile

 

[trump]

Weird profile

very true Ldar09867 with an angel or whatever this thing is as profile picture

 

[Ldar09867]

very true Ldar09867 with an angel or whatever this thing is as profile picture

I dont understand what you mean ldar has an actual meaning

 

[trump]

I dont understand what you mean ldar has an actual meaning

i know but why these numbers in front of it? just but an underline or some invisible character

 

[Ldar09867]

i know but why these numbers in front of it? just but an underline or some invisible character

What does ldar mean and the numbers also mean something

 

[voxe]

weird height

I agree. I dont even know how it happened.

 

[Ldar09867]

@trump you gonna try and dodge the question?

 

[trump]

@trump you gonna try and dodge the question?

yes

 

[Ldar09867]

yes

 

[voxe]

Honestly pretty sure its higher

I don't know, google says 5'9

 

[trump]

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I look like that and say that

 

[Ldar09867]

I look like that and say that

Indeed

 

[ltntruecel]

You must’ve been severely malnourished as a child

 

[voxe]

You must’ve been severely malnourished as a child

I was skinny as a kid cuz i didn't like eating healthy stuff, but that stopped after like 6 yrs old. I was never malnourished though.

 

[Bunwtf]

I was skinny as a kid cuz i didn't like eating healthy stuff, but that stopped after like 6 yrs old. I was never malnourished though.

so what did you eat from the age of like 12 to now

 

[voxe]

so what did you eat from the age of like 12 to now

home cooked meals with lots of variety. my parents are pretty tough on nutrition so we even have supplements, but they made sure I got enough greens, protein, and all that basically every day. I did eat sweets too, but I was never fat. I have always been close to average weight for my height.

 

[Bunwtf]

home cooked meals with lots of variety. my parents are pretty tough on nutrition so we even have supplements, but they made sure I got enough greens, protein, and all that basically every day. I did eat sweets too, but I was never fat. I have always been close to average weight for my height.

then i cant even think of what the fuck could have ever happened for you to turn out shorter than your sister. Maybe your mom cheated or something bro

 

[NotAMogger]

I know someone whose parents are as nearly as tall as yours, but he's 5'6. You can hope that you don't end up as unlucky as him.

 

[voxe]

That's brutal bro, i lowk feel you, i'm 5'7 myself turning 17, my dad 5'9 and mom 5'4, not as brutal as yours, but still, i wish that i could atleast reach 5'8.5

yeah unfortunately i kinda accepted the fact that im never gonna grow another inch. ima have to get lls unless some miracle happens.

then i cant even think of what the fuck could have ever happened for you to turn out shorter than your sister. Maybe your mom cheated or something bro

god (if there is one) decided that being born upper middle class is too good for me, so he decided to make me short and avg looking.

 

[voxe]

I know someone whose parents are as nearly as tall as yours, but he's 5'6. You can hope that you don't end up as unlucky as him.

I have a friend irl in the same boat. His parents are almost identical to mine in height and he is shorter than me. although he claims to be 5'7 so there is a chance that if im taller than all these people who claim to be 5'7 im maybe around 5'8. I'm around the same height as my sister, just a little bit shorter.