Bragging about tall kids

[Anonymous]

You should delete your social media if it's causing you problems in real life. This is more of a personal issue than anything else, OP. You're the only one who cares that your son is short.

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Anonymous wrote:Insecure parents with short kids are annoying. Especially sports parents with anxiety. I have a 13 year old who is 5’11. I’ve never bragged about him being tall. Why? Because it is basically irrelevant to me. In fact, he did hit puberty early and I don’t expect him to get much taller. I’m so sick of these parents suggesting that my kid excels in his sport because he is tall. Um. Wrong. My kid has always excelled in his sport - even prior to his growth spurt. If anything, growing so tall so fast made it harder for his body to adjust. I can’t tell you how many parents on his team push their anxiety onto me with their suggestions that my kid somehow has an unfair advantage. I then have to comfort them about my kids early growth spurt, etc. It’s exhausting. Just chill the f out about your kids height. It will be what it will be.

Your kid is gonna top out at 13 though

Yes. Possibly. Maybe not. His older brother is 6’1. Maybe he’ll get that tall. Maybe he won’t. Maybe he’ll get even taller. And what’s your point? My point is that he excels at his sport and always has whether or not he’s tall so chill out and stop blaming everyone because your kid is short. Did you bother to actually read my post?

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Anonymous wrote:Insecure parents with short kids are annoying. Especially sports parents with anxiety. I have a 13 year old who is 5’11. I’ve never bragged about him being tall. Why? Because it is basically irrelevant to me. In fact, he did hit puberty early and I don’t expect him to get much taller. I’m so sick of these parents suggesting that my kid excels in his sport because he is tall. Um. Wrong. My kid has always excelled in his sport - even prior to his growth spurt. If anything, growing so tall so fast made it harder for his body to adjust. I can’t tell you how many parents on his team push their anxiety onto me with their suggestions that my kid somehow has an unfair advantage. I then have to comfort them about my kids early growth spurt, etc. It’s exhausting. Just chill the f out about your kids height. It will be what it will be.

Your kid is gonna top out at 13 though

Yes. Possibly. Maybe not. His older brother is 6’1. Maybe he’ll get that tall. Maybe he won’t. Maybe he’ll get even taller. And what’s your point? My point is that he excels at his sport and always has whether or not he’s tall so chill out and stop blaming everyone because your kid is short. Did you bother to actually read my post?

Gosh you seem really dense. The advantage in sports has little to do with height and everything to do with pubertal development which for boys adds tremendous strength, speed, coordination, lung capacity, etc. so yes your kid has benefitted from early puberty athletically. Others will catch up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Insecure parents with short kids are annoying. Especially sports parents with anxiety. I have a 13 year old who is 5’11. I’ve never bragged about him being tall. Why? Because it is basically irrelevant to me. In fact, he did hit puberty early and I don’t expect him to get much taller. I’m so sick of these parents suggesting that my kid excels in his sport because he is tall. Um. Wrong. My kid has always excelled in his sport - even prior to his growth spurt. If anything, growing so tall so fast made it harder for his body to adjust. I can’t tell you how many parents on his team push their anxiety onto me with their suggestions that my kid somehow has an unfair advantage. I then have to comfort them about my kids early growth spurt, etc. It’s exhausting. Just chill the f out about your kids height. It will be what it will be.

Your kid is gonna top out at 13 though

Yes. Possibly. Maybe not. His older brother is 6’1. Maybe he’ll get that tall. Maybe he won’t. Maybe he’ll get even taller. And what’s your point? My point is that he excels at his sport and always has whether or not he’s tall so chill out and stop blaming everyone because your kid is short. Did you bother to actually read my post?

Gosh you seem really dense. The advantage in sports has little to do with height and everything to do with pubertal development which for boys adds tremendous strength, speed, coordination, lung capacity, etc. so yes your kid has benefitted from early puberty athletically. Others will catch up.

Actually you are the dense one and clearly can’t read. This post from the beginning has nothing to do with puberty and everything to do with height. Why are you now adding in variables that have nothing to do with this discussion? I’ll say it again. The kids on my 13 year olds team who get the attention are the best skilled players. Tall, short, and everything in between. Why do the coaches notice them? Because they are good. Any good coach recognizes that boys at 13 are literally all over the map in terms of height and puberty. So again. Get the chip off your shoulder, stop assuming my kid gets favored because he is tall and take your weird anxiety elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Insecure parents with short kids are annoying. Especially sports parents with anxiety. I have a 13 year old who is 5’11. I’ve never bragged about him being tall. Why? Because it is basically irrelevant to me. In fact, he did hit puberty early and I don’t expect him to get much taller. I’m so sick of these parents suggesting that my kid excels in his sport because he is tall. Um. Wrong. My kid has always excelled in his sport - even prior to his growth spurt. If anything, growing so tall so fast made it harder for his body to adjust. I can’t tell you how many parents on his team push their anxiety onto me with their suggestions that my kid somehow has an unfair advantage. I then have to comfort them about my kids early growth spurt, etc. It’s exhausting. Just chill the f out about your kids height. It will be what it will be.

Your kid is gonna top out at 13 though

Yes. Possibly. Maybe not. His older brother is 6’1. Maybe he’ll get that tall. Maybe he won’t. Maybe he’ll get even taller. And what’s your point? My point is that he excels at his sport and always has whether or not he’s tall so chill out and stop blaming everyone because your kid is short. Did you bother to actually read my post?

Gosh you seem really dense. The advantage in sports has little to do with height and everything to do with pubertal development which for boys adds tremendous strength, speed, coordination, lung capacity, etc. so yes your kid has benefitted from early puberty athletically. Others will catch up.

Actually you are the dense one and clearly can’t read. This post from the beginning has nothing to do with puberty and everything to do with height. Why are you now adding in variables that have nothing to do with this discussion? I’ll say it again. The kids on my 13 year olds team who get the attention are the best skilled players. Tall, short, and everything in between. Why do the coaches notice them? Because they are good. Any good coach recognizes that boys at 13 are literally all over the map in terms of height and puberty. So again. Get the chip off your shoulder, stop assuming my kid gets favored because he is tall and take your weird anxiety elsewhere.

It’s hilarious that you think your kid is good because he’s “just good” when by your own account he is like a grown man among little boys. Do you really think his ability has nothing to do with that? So dumb.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Insecure parents with short kids are annoying. Especially sports parents with anxiety. I have a 13 year old who is 5’11. I’ve never bragged about him being tall. Why? Because it is basically irrelevant to me. In fact, he did hit puberty early and I don’t expect him to get much taller. I’m so sick of these parents suggesting that my kid excels in his sport because he is tall. Um. Wrong. My kid has always excelled in his sport - even prior to his growth spurt. If anything, growing so tall so fast made it harder for his body to adjust. I can’t tell you how many parents on his team push their anxiety onto me with their suggestions that my kid somehow has an unfair advantage. I then have to comfort them about my kids early growth spurt, etc. It’s exhausting. Just chill the f out about your kids height. It will be what it will be.

Your kid is gonna top out at 13 though

Yes. Possibly. Maybe not. His older brother is 6’1. Maybe he’ll get that tall. Maybe he won’t. Maybe he’ll get even taller. And what’s your point? My point is that he excels at his sport and always has whether or not he’s tall so chill out and stop blaming everyone because your kid is short. Did you bother to actually read my post?

Gosh you seem really dense. The advantage in sports has little to do with height and everything to do with pubertal development which for boys adds tremendous strength, speed, coordination, lung capacity, etc. so yes your kid has benefitted from early puberty athletically. Others will catch up.

Actually you are the dense one and clearly can’t read. This post from the beginning has nothing to do with puberty and everything to do with height. Why are you now adding in variables that have nothing to do with this discussion? I’ll say it again. The kids on my 13 year olds team who get the attention are the best skilled players. Tall, short, and everything in between. Why do the coaches notice them? Because they are good. Any good coach recognizes that boys at 13 are literally all over the map in terms of height and puberty. So again. Get the chip off your shoulder, stop assuming my kid gets favored because he is tall and take your weird anxiety elsewhere.

It’s hilarious that you think your kid is good because he’s “just good” when by your own account he is like a grown man among little boys. Do you really think his ability has nothing to do with that? So dumb.

She failed logic 101

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Observing your kid is tall or growing quickly isn't necessarily bragging - OP you may be the one interpreting it that way. I have one kid who is super tall and one who current isn't. It is kind of crazy that every time I turn around, my tall kid has outgrown something. I don't post on social media but probably have said to friends something like "my son hasn't worn his dress shoes in two months and when he went to put them on, they no longer fit. It is hard to keep up with how fast he is growing."

You should know that while you find it amazing others are wondering if there is something wrong with their kid who doesn’t seem to be growing. I’m currently waiting for an evaluation with an endocrinologist for mine. It’s like being amazed that your baby is hitting all the milestones early or on time and oblivious that you’re talking to a parent’s whose baby isn’t. Read the room.

I hit puberty super late so I get it can be stressful, but I would not equate it to not hitting milestones. A kid who doesn't hit milestones could have something serious going on that would make it impossible to live independently. Being short or hitting puberty late is nowhere near as serious.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

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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.

It’s the ridiculous (can’t believe it comments) you get from some people.

I had neighbors, teammate’s parents, preschool parents make negative comments about my boy’s lack of height on the early/middle school years. It’s really a “wtf? Did you just say that out loud to me?”

And the best part was when my kid ended up 3-5 inches taller than their sons by JS graduation. Several of which never made it close to 6 feet.

I never clapped back- and even when they were small my kids held their own on the athletic field-but the posturing by parents with early bloomers who clearly weren’t tall themselves was outright crazy.

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*HS graduation

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Anonymous wrote:Insecure parents with short kids are annoying. Especially sports parents with anxiety. I have a 13 year old who is 5’11. I’ve never bragged about him being tall. Why? Because it is basically irrelevant to me. In fact, he did hit puberty early and I don’t expect him to get much taller. I’m so sick of these parents suggesting that my kid excels in his sport because he is tall. Um. Wrong. My kid has always excelled in his sport - even prior to his growth spurt. If anything, growing so tall so fast made it harder for his body to adjust. I can’t tell you how many parents on his team push their anxiety onto me with their suggestions that my kid somehow has an unfair advantage. I then have to comfort them about my kids early growth spurt, etc. It’s exhausting. Just chill the f out about your kids height. It will be what it will be.

Your kid is gonna top out at 13 though

Yes. Possibly. Maybe not. His older brother is 6’1. Maybe he’ll get that tall. Maybe he won’t. Maybe he’ll get even taller. And what’s your point? My point is that he excels at his sport and always has whether or not he’s tall so chill out and stop blaming everyone because your kid is short. Did you bother to actually read my post?

Gosh you seem really dense. The advantage in sports has little to do with height and everything to do with pubertal development which for boys adds tremendous strength, speed, coordination, lung capacity, etc. so yes your kid has benefitted from early puberty athletically. Others will catch up.

Actually you are the dense one and clearly can’t read. This post from the beginning has nothing to do with puberty and everything to do with height. Why are you now adding in variables that have nothing to do with this discussion? I’ll say it again. The kids on my 13 year olds team who get the attention are the best skilled players. Tall, short, and everything in between. Why do the coaches notice them? Because they are good. Any good coach recognizes that boys at 13 are literally all over the map in terms of height and puberty. So again. Get the chip off your shoulder, stop assuming my kid gets favored because he is tall and take your weird anxiety elsewhere.

It’s hilarious that you think your kid is good because he’s “just good” when by your own account he is like a grown man among little boys. Do you really think his ability has nothing to do with that? So dumb.

My kid was good long before he got tall or hit puberty. And that’s why he gets playing time. Sorry you can’t handle the truth. You sound jealous and painfully insecure. But go ahead. Sit on the bench. Cry to your kid’s coach ( or better yet the parents who have taller kids) and whine and complain that your snowflake isn’t getting playing time because - he’s short! He hasn’t hit puberty! You favor Johnny because he’s tall! Boo hoo. 😢 Let me know how that works out for you. One of the best kids at my son’s development camp also happened to be one of the smallest. He got plenty of playing time and accolades from coaches. Why? Because he is good and 13 and coaches know not to just focus on size. Grow up. Stop complaining. Work on your insecurity and anxiety.

[Anonymous]

I would sometimes tell people my son’s age because he was 5’7 at 12. People would just assume he was 14 to 16.

According to charts, he could be 6’2 or he could slow down and drop down on the growth chart. He could end of being 5’10 or 6’2.

It isn’t bragging but people would expect more of him if they assume he is 14 to 16. He feels like he can’t be silly and do some of the same things his shorter friends do because people look at him differently.

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Anonymous wrote:Insecure parents with short kids are annoying. Especially sports parents with anxiety. I have a 13 year old who is 5’11. I’ve never bragged about him being tall. Why? Because it is basically irrelevant to me. In fact, he did hit puberty early and I don’t expect him to get much taller. I’m so sick of these parents suggesting that my kid excels in his sport because he is tall. Um. Wrong. My kid has always excelled in his sport - even prior to his growth spurt. If anything, growing so tall so fast made it harder for his body to adjust. I can’t tell you how many parents on his team push their anxiety onto me with their suggestions that my kid somehow has an unfair advantage. I then have to comfort them about my kids early growth spurt, etc. It’s exhausting. Just chill the f out about your kids height. It will be what it will be.

Your kid is gonna top out at 13 though

Yes. Possibly. Maybe not. His older brother is 6’1. Maybe he’ll get that tall. Maybe he won’t. Maybe he’ll get even taller. And what’s your point? My point is that he excels at his sport and always has whether or not he’s tall so chill out and stop blaming everyone because your kid is short. Did you bother to actually read my post?

Gosh you seem really dense. The advantage in sports has little to do with height and everything to do with pubertal development which for boys adds tremendous strength, speed, coordination, lung capacity, etc. so yes your kid has benefitted from early puberty athletically. Others will catch up.

Actually you are the dense one and clearly can’t read. This post from the beginning has nothing to do with puberty and everything to do with height. Why are you now adding in variables that have nothing to do with this discussion? I’ll say it again. The kids on my 13 year olds team who get the attention are the best skilled players. Tall, short, and everything in between. Why do the coaches notice them? Because they are good. Any good coach recognizes that boys at 13 are literally all over the map in terms of height and puberty. So again. Get the chip off your shoulder, stop assuming my kid gets favored because he is tall and take your weird anxiety elsewhere.

It’s hilarious that you think your kid is good because he’s “just good” when by your own account he is like a grown man among little boys. Do you really think his ability has nothing to do with that? So dumb.

My kid was good long before he got tall or hit puberty. And that’s why he gets playing time. Sorry you can’t handle the truth. You sound jealous and painfully insecure. But go ahead. Sit on the bench. Cry to your kid’s coach ( or better yet the parents who have taller kids) and whine and complain that your snowflake isn’t getting playing time because - he’s short! He hasn’t hit puberty! You favor Johnny because he’s tall! Boo hoo. 😢 Let me know how that works out for you. One of the best kids at my son’s development camp also happened to be one of the smallest. He got plenty of playing time and accolades from coaches. Why? Because he is good and 13 and coaches know not to just focus on size. Grow up. Stop complaining. Work on your insecurity and anxiety.

Gracious, you are really really invested in this, aren’t you? Terrified your kid will be passed and forgotten when the others catch up in size and development in the next year or two. So worried people will think he’s only good because he’s big. Calm down, it will be okay.

[Anonymous]

PSA: not all tall boys have hit puberty. I teach and sometimes see boys who are significantly taller than their peers in first grade, and they continue that trend whether they hit puberty in middle or high school. Often when I meet those parents for the first time, dad is 6’5” or taller.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seeing yet another boastful social media post about how tall little Johnny is, how much he’s grown, how big his feet are at only 13 etc etc

Being tall isn’t something to brag about. It just happens. I’m tall too and it’s not an achievement.

Short kids, especially boys are overlooked and often literally pushed out of the way by the taller kids, who frankly are only taller most of the time because they went through puberty earlier.

Look down on my 5’4” 15 year old now, but he’ll be taller than most of you when he does grow. What does it get you to determine a pecking order based on height during teen years?! Is it really something to brag about? Wouldn’t it be better if Johnny was kind? Isn’t that more worthy of a brag?

What a peculiar thing to be in a tizzy about

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PSA: not all tall boys have hit puberty. I teach and sometimes see boys who are significantly taller than their peers in first grade, and they continue that trend whether they hit puberty in middle or high school. Often when I meet those parents for the first time, dad is 6’5” or taller.

Duh. I don’t think anyone has said that.

Also, dad’s height does not have more influence on son’s height than mom’s (a common misconception). Both have equal influence.