
Toddlers, maybe, but still not many in this area where many families are not white or of multiple races. Kids 6-10 with dramatically blond hair? Rare in DC. Teens and older like that? Almost unheard of with the exception of albinism (Also almost unheard of) |
Truth |
My 12 year old daughter is an average 5’5”, no period yet and is right in the middle of the pack. There are a handful of tall boys compared to the vast majority of boys who haven’t grown yet. Most of the boys are still short. To look at the tiny minority of boys who have sprouted early and feel self conscious doesn’t even make sense. What you describe is envy. |
+1 I have two teen sons, and most boys had not started big growth spurt yet at 12. A handful- yes! But definitely not the majority. Not at age 12. By 13-14 the majority of boys have. And then of course some boys will be later. |
Your kid is gonna top out at 13 though |
Oh sure. That has to be it ![]() |
NP. Your entire OP. It’s ridiculous. |
+1 The only mean person I see here is OP |
OP- just let it play out. My boys were late growers. Several of the 5’7”-5’8” 6th-7th graders were still that height Senior year of HS. Then, several 5’4” 9th graders were 6 feet Senior year, and a few like mine grabbed two more inches in college.
The exceptions are the friends who had BOTH parents way above average in height-of course their daughters were 5’11-6 feet plus and sons 6’3-6’10”. I just wished for average to make things easier for them. |
You just introduced 12 year olds. This thread is about older kids. |
I don’t see anything mean from any of the parents of short kids in this thread. |
I think that was the point being made here. |
This is more about over sharing on social media than anything. Some parents do that- about everything it seems.
Of course a big growth spurt might come up in conversation when talking about your kids. I don’t post on SM but just last week sent a “now and then” photo of my very late bloomer DS on my extended family group chat- my DS went from looking like a 12yo last year at this time to looking like a 16yo (his age) this year. It is super dramatic. And he is not tall (just average). Or when parents are asked how their kids are doing…it can come up. “Oh Larla just got her learner’s permit, Larlo is growing like a weed & eating us out of house and home” blah blah blah. It’s no different from small talk about a toddler learning to walk or a kid starting Kindergarten or getting braces or whatever. No one is bragging. Most kids do all of these things (including growing and becoming teens). It is routine small talk and really no one cares about any of it other than close family or friends |
+1 This is what I have seen as well, in two cohorts of teen boys. It will always be more difficult for late blooming boys and early maturing girls- as a general rule. Maturing at an average time tends to be the ideal. |
I’m the pp you are talking to. Nonsense. The best kids short or tall get the playing time. My kid happens to be tall for his age. So what? He gets playing time because he is good. Many of the players also getting the most playing time are not tall. They get playing time because they are good. Grow up and stop making excuses. |