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Am I done growing?

Posted by bikingaround @bikingaround, Aug 20 3:32pm

Hello, I'm a 16.5 year old boy. My parents are 6'2 and 5'5 respectively and I am currently 5'8. My twin brother (fraternal) is 6'. I grew four inches from 14.5 to 15.5 and have grown 1.5 inches since. Before that period, I never had a growth spurt. If this isn't enough information, feel free to let me know and I will respond as soon as I am able. Now for the question; Am I done growing?

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shelleyW | @shelleyw | Aug 20 3:58pm

bikingaround,
I am a mom of twin daughters, who are 45 yrs old now. They are identical twins. Give your mom a hug from me, I am so glad my girls are adults. Their growing up years were fabulous, terrifying at times, mystifying, inspiring and so very very funny and exhausting. I understand the merry go round she has and will always be on, with you boys.
Do you want to keep growing? Do you want to be as tall as your brother, dad? Do you and /or your brother play basketball, where height is seen as a major factor? Or another reason why your height matters to you?
ShelleyW

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bikingaround | @bikingaround | Aug 22 6:31am
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bikingaround,
I am a mom of twin daughters, who are 45 yrs old now. They are identical twins. Give your mom a hug from me, I am so glad my girls are adults. Their growing up years were fabulous, terrifying at times, mystifying, inspiring and so very very funny and exhausting. I understand the merry go round she has and will always be on, with you boys.
Do you want to keep growing? Do you want to be as tall as your brother, dad? Do you and /or your brother play basketball, where height is seen as a major factor? Or another reason why your height matters to you?
ShelleyW

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Yeah, ideally I'd like to be around the same height or just a little bit taller so I don't feel dwarfed. All the men in my family are tall, my dad at 6'2", uncle at 6'3", and his father at 6'1". My mom's side of the family isn't quite as tall but my uncle on her side is still 5'11". While I don't play basketball, I do play soccer, a sport where height isn't the most important thing, but going ip against a defender who is 4 inches taller than you is a lot harder than beating someone at the same height, assuming their skills are around the same level. All in all, I'm okay with being shorter than everyone, but it would still be nice to grow another inch or two.

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shelleyW | @shelleyw | Aug 22 4:29pm
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@bikingaround

Yeah, ideally I'd like to be around the same height or just a little bit taller so I don't feel dwarfed. All the men in my family are tall, my dad at 6'2", uncle at 6'3", and his father at 6'1". My mom's side of the family isn't quite as tall but my uncle on her side is still 5'11". While I don't play basketball, I do play soccer, a sport where height isn't the most important thing, but going ip against a defender who is 4 inches taller than you is a lot harder than beating someone at the same height, assuming their skills are around the same level. All in all, I'm okay with being shorter than everyone, but it would still be nice to grow another inch or two.

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Yep, a few inches, even in soccer helps. One of my daughters played soccer, on the boys team, girls soccer in a small school didn't exist back then. Hey, but it taught her (and me) to take the harder hits. We visited the ER more than once. She went on to play soccer in the Air Force, co-Ed teams. That all changed after 9/11, she was I stationed in Korea. OMG, what a wake up call for all of us. She changed her focus to creating and implementing new programs for our service members; and just retired with the highest of high honor the military awards to enlisted personnel.
Go have a fantastic, possibly 2" shorter💪stature, life that you love. Sorry, this is the mom in me coming out. GO GIVE'EM ALL YOU ARE ‼️‼️

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