How tall is the average WTM mom?

[Michelle My Bell]

Just curious. I am 5"8 and have felt pretty tall most of my life.

 

Edit: Sorry I left off 5.10-5.11 on the poll. I don't know what I was thinking??? I can't change it however. I tried.

Edited October 24, 2010 by Michelle My Bell

[Crissy]

I'm 5'10".

[StaceyinLA]

5'3 1/2

[MissKNG]

5'7"

[Parrothead]

I've shrunk a bit I used to be 5'7" and a half. I am currently 5'6" and 3/4. I'm taller than some, shorter than others.

[MtnTeaching]

I'm 5'6".

[danybug]

5"4 and wish my legs were a little longer ;)

[sparrow]

I'm 5'9".

[rootsnwings]

Ummmmmm either thenpoll is a bit skewed or else I answered incorrectly! I am 5'9", so I chose the 5.8-5.9 options but then reized the next option was 6.0--as in 6'?? There are no options for 5'10-5'11".... Unless we're going by percentages & then I have no idea how to calculate that! :p

[Word Nerd]

I claim to be 5'2" but I'm not quite there. The funny thing is I'm still the tallest of three sisters, and we're all taller than Mom.

[Michelle My Bell]

Ummmmmm either thenpoll is a bit skewed or else I answered incorrectly! I am 5'9", so I chose the 5.8-5.9 options but then reized the next option was 6.0--as in 6'?? There are no options for 5'10-5'11".... Unless we're going by percentages & then I have no idea how to calculate that! :p

 

OOPS! :blush::tongue_smilie: I forgot about those. Really I did! LOL

[Nicole M]

I'm 5'10".

 

Ditto. :D

[HRAAB]

5'8". The tallest in my family. Neither of my grown dds is over 5'4". We'll see about the others.

[prairie rose]

Ummmmmm either thenpoll is a bit skewed or else I answered incorrectly! I am 5'9", so I chose the 5.8-5.9 options but then reized the next option was 6.0--as in 6'?? There are no options for 5'10-5'11".... Unless we're going by percentages & then I have no idea how to calculate that! :p

 

9" is three quarters of a foot so you would be 5.75'. Or you can take your height in inches and divide by 12.

 

I'm 5'2", so 5.167' :P

[Audrey]

For years I would say I was 5'10" because I always thought I was freakish, but I'm really 6' tall. I love it now.

 

And, I wear heels... a lot. :D

[dani3boys]

5"4 and wish my legs were a little longer ;)

 

 

Me too!

[Gwenhwyfar]

5'8" ~ which isn't really 'tall', but it's taller than every female on my mother's side, every female on my father's side, and all of my female in laws. :laugh:

[bugs]

I answered "other" because I am 5"9.5". My 14 year old daughter is now 5'10" so I have to claim every 1/8" I can. I think I will be the shortest in my immediate family but I'll have to wait for a couple of years until my 5'4" 12 yo sprouts.

 

I've almost always been the tallest of my friends. It hasn't been since I started hsing that I have gathered taller friends IRL and on the board :D.

[Diann]

I'm 5'10".

 

Diann

[DianeW88]

5'6"

[teacalm]

5' 5 1/2". Didn't quite make it to 5'6", but I'm pretty satisfied to be in the mid range.

[Jennifer in MI]

Oops! I voted wrong as I didn't see 5' 10"! But, that's what I am. Tall. And, I love being tall!!!

[ereks mom]

:001_smile:

 

If it means 5'5", I would vote 5.5-5.6, since I'm 5" 5 1/2", but that isn't an option in the poll.

 

If it means 5'6", I would vote 5.4-5.5.

Edited October 24, 2010 by ereks mom

[JudoMom]

I'm 5'4". I like my height just fine (though I always thought I'd be taller), but I've got short legs. I joke that I'm built like a Hobbit (I've got wide feet, too), and longer legs would come in handy in Judo and with running.

[Jenny Piaaree]

Well, if that ain't the most beautiful bell curve!

[Jeannie in NJ]

I am 5'1 and have always liked being short. My mom was 5'2, grandmom was 5 ft even and my dd is just under 5 foot (she is adopted but still fits into our short women family), doctor has said that she will not grow any taller (her only goal is to try and grow taller than me lol)

[caitlinsmom]

5'2 standing straight! :)

[Nicole M]

For years I would say I was 5'10" because I always thought I was freakish, but I'm really 6' tall. I love it now.

 

And, I wear heels... a lot. :D

 

That's funny, the freakish part. I always said I was 5'9" because as a teen that was how tall I was the last time I was measured. Then when my kids were little, they wanted to put a mark on the wall for Mommy, and I was shocked that I was actually 5'10". All those years I thought I was shorter, and wanted to be closer to 6'. Now, of course, I'm shrinking, and have shorter days and taller days.

 

I think 510" must be the "acceptable" height, for both women and men. I've known many men, quite a bit shorter than I am, who have claimed they were 5'10". (In your dreams, buddy.) I thought it curious the first time I heard it, silly the next times.

[elegantlion]

I'm 5'4". I like my height just fine (though I always thought I'd be taller), but I've got short legs. I joke that I'm built like a Hobbit (I've got wide feet, too), and longer legs would come in handy in Judo and with running.

 

This, except I don't do Judo or running. Built like a hobbit with short legs. I used to be 5'5", but I've shrunk an inch.

[Jennifer in MI]

That's funny, the freakish part. I always said I was 5'9" because as a teen that was how tall I was the last time I was measured. Then when my kids were little, they wanted to put a mark on the wall for Mommy, and I was shocked that I was actually 5'10". All those years I thought I was shorter, and wanted to be closer to 6'. Now, of course, I'm shrinking, and have shorter days and taller days.

 

I think 510" must be the "acceptable" height, for both women and men. I've known many men, quite a bit shorter than I am, who have claimed they were 5'10". (In your dreams, buddy.) I thought it curious the first time I heard it, silly the next times.

 

LOL This happened to me! I always thought I was 5'9" and then after college, I was measured for a wedding I was going to be in and I was 5'10"! And, I also LOVE to wear heels. Dh doesn't like it so much though!!!! He's shorter than I am when I wear heels!

[catz]

I'm 5'4". I like my height just fine (though I always thought I'd be taller), but I've got short legs. I joke that I'm built like a Hobbit (I've got wide feet, too), and longer legs would come in handy in Judo and with running.

 

:thumbup: Love it. I'm a slightly shorter hobbit at 5'3".

[Nicole M]

LOL This happened to me! I always thought I was 5'9" and then after college, I was measured for a wedding I was going to be in and I was 5'10"! And, I also LOVE to wear heels. Dh doesn't like it so much though!!!! He's shorter than I am when I wear heels!

 

I don't care much for heels, but I have some fake Danskos and wowie! The first time I put them on, I felt like I had a whole new perspective on the world from way up there! Honestly, I did feel super powerful. I like it.

[Cinder]

I voted other because I'm 5'10". Like a couple other 5'10" women here I was 5'9" in high school but by the time I was measured and weighed for ROTC in college I had grown to 5'10".

 

Cinder

[LarlaB]

I'm 5' 11" and voted other. :)

[Denisemomof4]

I'm 5'9.5 so I checked other. :001_smile:

[Mama Geek]

5"4 and wish my legs were a little longer ;)

 

I'm 5'9" and wish my legs were a little shorter:D

[Tree House Academy]

I am 5'6" - acutally more like 5'5 & 1/2" but who is measuring that accurately???

[KidsHappen]

My oldest dd is 5'10, the 14 yr. old is 5'7, the 17 and 18 yr. old and I are 5'6 and the youngest is about 5'3. The youngest two are still growing.

[mom2denj]

I've shrunk a bit I used to be 5'7" and a half. I am currently 5'6" and 3/4. I'm taller than some, shorter than others.

 

I could have written this!!

[gingersmom]

5'3 3/4

 

My 13 year old daughter is taller than me!

 

I'm the shortest in my family going back about 75 years. :confused:

[Crissy]

Dh doesn't like it so much though!!!! He's shorter than I am when I wear heels!

 

My husband and I are the same height and he loves it when I wear heels. It took me a few years of marriage to understand that he really meant it. :)

Edited October 25, 2010 by Crissy

[CourtneyChn]

I'm 5'8". I've always felt pretty tall too.

[cindergretta]

Almost 5'3"

[freetobeme]

Ditto. :D

me, too.

[Heidi @ Mt Hope]

5' 8" ish.

[JFSinIL]

How about 5'1" - 5'2"? I am 5'1 &1/2 inches. You all are GIANTS!!!

[Mrs Mungo]

I voted 5'2" because I'm *almost* that. My dh is 5'6"

[The Girls' Mom]

Just a hair shy of 5'8". My 13 yr old is my exact height (when I can get her to stand up straight!)

[kmacnchs]

5'9 and the shortest in my family (extended too)

[momtotkbb]

WOW! I will have to show dd this poll. She at times feels like a giant at 5'9.

 

I'm 5'2.5 --I have to include the 1/2:001_smile: I always told my kids I was 5'3 --you know rounding and all - then they measured me once while waiting in the Dr's office and found the truth. With the exception of my 7 yo I'm the shortest in our family --dh is 6'5; oldest ds is 5'11; middle ds is 5'6 and still growing. My parents, brother, etc. are all tall too.