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Height worries
13/f so I'm about 5/6 maybe 5/6 and half so I'm tall for age. My my mom is 5/8 and a half but my dad is about 5/5 maybe 5/4 so what I want to know is: will I get any taller cause my sister is 7 yrs old and is almost up to my chest and I'm worried that she'll surpass me! (silly, I know but it always bothers me when my parents say my sister's gonna be taller than me! :( )
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Flare is right, we all develop at different rates. The chances of your sister being taller than you are 50/50.
You still have a growth spurt left in you. Until the growth plates in your bones close you will continue to grow. At what rate is really up to the DNA in you. The only way to tell if the growth plates have closed is with an x ray, which is not a reason to expose yourself to the radiation of an x ray.
Yes your sister is tall for her age though the chances are that the two of you will end up being about the same height. Remember you both carry the same genes from your parents so it is unlikely one of you will be that much taller than the other. Unless in your family history there is someone that is much taller than present generations I would say you should stop worrying.
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You shouldn't be jealous about your sisters' height. It is something that we cannot control.
The thing with height is that we all develop at different rates. You will probably grow more: you are only 13, which is very young. You may still grow a lot. Whereas, your sister may be tall now, but she may grow only a little bit, or a lot.
It's not something we can measure or change. The best option is to wait and see what nature has in store for you.
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