If you were a short child, did you end up becoming a short adult?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was always one of the 2 shortest people in class in the elementary school years. I became more average by the end of middle school and beyond. I am 5’3” and I am still shorter than most of my friends, but a lot of them are 5’4” or 5’5” so I feel pretty average. My brother is 5’9”, my dad is 5’8” and mom 5’4” so we are all pretty average.

DH is 6’2” and our 3 kids are: DD(11) 65%, DD(9) 50% and DS(6) 85%. Not sure their heights will stay constant, but both DH and I were late bloomers so I think they might increase their % a bit as adults.

5'3 is short. Nobody in your family is average, they're all short.

Isn’t the average height for women in the US 5’4”? She is not short she is 1” below average which makes her pretty average.