Does anyone know a mother who is taller than her grown son?

smcgiff · 13-03-2013 04:16PM

Three Seasons wrote: »

It's like a curse of small hands.

You know what they say about people with small hands!

They wear small gloves

Lapin · 13-03-2013 04:16PM

antodeco wrote: »

If its any consolation, I fail at my ability to think you knew it was a joke!

I've always thought Jesus Christ was a bit of a joke.

13-03-2013 04:24PM

antodeco wrote: »

If its any consolation, I fail at my ability to think you knew it was a joke!

I meant my post was a joke. See how much I suck at it?

carry on without me.

Mam and I are taller than my Dad.

alphabeat · 13-03-2013 04:33PM

Michael jacksons mother - now

T-K-O · 13-03-2013 04:35PM

Mammy Lannister

michellie · 13-03-2013 04:36PM

I'm 5ft 2 so I hope that if I ever have a son he will be taller than me... For god sake my 8 year old nephew is almost as tall as me!!!

Logical_Bear · 13-03-2013 05:06PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I fail at jokes.

I got it!

xLexie · 13-03-2013 05:11PM

My grandma.

builttospill · 13-03-2013 05:16PM

Phill Ewinn wrote: »

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe

...she had so many children her uterus fell out.

HowAreWe · 13-03-2013 05:23PM

Well, being only 5"6'...

me mam is 4"11':pac:

crazygeryy · 13-03-2013 05:25PM

thread of the year hands down.

lukesmom · 13-03-2013 06:32PM

youtube! wrote: »

I thought of a few like this too Lukesmom but when I looked a bit deeper into it in every case the woman was wearing heels that made her look that bit taller! In bare feet the mother was always smaller, of course I am not saying that is the same in your case but check it out anyway!:pac:

No honestly she doesn't wear heels very often and she's definitely 2 inches taller than him with flats on. His brother is over 6 foot tall

Galwayguy35 · 13-03-2013 08:04PM

Three Seasons wrote: »

I'm taller than my mother by about 8 inches but my hands are smaller than hers marginally and smaller than both my grandmothers too. The weird thing is my Dad has fairly big hands. It's like a curse of small hands.

I think mens hands are getting smaller, older generations of men all seemed to have big hands.

3ndahalfof6 · 13-03-2013 08:09PM

Hane bigger.

ericl · 13-03-2013 08:53PM

Mammy Pistorius.

joetoad · 13-03-2013 08:55PM

Yes I have two friends who are smaller than there mothers and there is nothing wrong with them.

Two fine looking ladies, wouldn't mind flaking em, legs 11

Cee-Jay-Cee · 13-03-2013 09:28PM

Yeah I know one, he's about 5'3" or so and his mum is at least 5'6 or 5'7. His dad is onkt about 5ft though.

TeddyTedson · 13-03-2013 10:43PM

joetoad wrote: »

Yes I have two friends who are smaller than there mothers and there is nothing wrong with them.

Two fine looking ladies, wouldn't mind flaking em, legs 11

Does the penis not put you off?

Ruudi_Mentari · 14-03-2013 02:11AM

It's one way my mam can't belittle me anyhow

but only because she's so short.. we're all of an average to short height in the byrne clan, dunno my dads side but they had height, and brown eyes.

The gradually younger here definitely seem to be gradually taller so my youngest uncle and myself were 'tall' at under 5"9 but then my beanpole of a younger brother came along. And ALL the cousins are like that, male/female so am the oldest of our generation, yet the smallest so nobody really looks up to me which suits me down to the ground. Looks can be deceptive, lil ole thing called experience or dare I say it, wisdom kinda gets overlooked

Ruudi_Mentari · 14-03-2013 02:38AM

But to answer your question, no.

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Does the penis not put you off?

yes...

Victor · 14-03-2013 05:10PM

smcgiff wrote: »

You really need to factor in the father's height into the equation.

Agreed. A tall father will generally have a tall son, although a very tall father (tends to be an outlier) will tend to have a tall son, rather than a very tall son.

Now, it's uncommon for a father to be smaller than the mother (woman don't like to mate with smaller men), and therefore the son is likely to be taller than the mother.

I'm not sure how accurate the research was, but there was a piece on the radio the other day that women seek men who are 8 inches taller than them. As to whether women genuinely know what 8 inches looks like is another matter.

Nutrition is better now than in past generations, which would also be a factor.

Indeed, some national groups are growing by as much as 50mm per generation.

smcgiff wrote: »

Genetics and environmental issues would apply such as nutrition. Gene mutation and disease would affect height.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_famine_of_1944#Legacy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgenerational_epigenetics

IamtheWalrus · 14-03-2013 05:16PM

My ma's 5' 7" and I'm a cunt.

WoollyRedHat · 14-03-2013 06:03PM

Phill Ewinn wrote: »

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe

AND SHE DIED!!!

beardedmaster · 14-03-2013 06:04PM

IamtheWalrus wrote: »

My ma's 5' 7" and I'm a cunt.

I thought you were the Walrus?

Pug160 · 14-03-2013 11:44PM

Victor wrote: »

I'm not sure how accurate the research was, but there was a piece on the radio the other day that women seek men who are 8 inches taller than them. As to whether women genuinely know what 8 inches looks like is another matter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_famine_of_1944#Legacy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgenerational_epigenetics

I've heard it's around 4 inches - and to be honest 4 inches sounds more plausible as 8 inches is a ridiculous amount and in a lot of cases it's unrealistic. Although it obviously varies from individual to individual.

A lot of women like the man to be taller even when they're wearing stilettos, but in all honesty it's just a bonus for most of them rather than a prerequisite.

rossie1977 · 15-03-2013 12:32AM

waiting a few years to see isis' taller than her son

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT098KZ_Aas

Does anyone know a mother who is taller than her grown son?

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