Malia Obama is almost as tall as her parents

[apples and oranges]

She just turned 12 years old and is already 5'9! Might runway modeling be in her future?

"Malia just turned 12," the President said (to which someone in the audience shouted "Good luck!"). "She's my baby. Even though she's 5' 9", she's still my baby."

[madmax]

1. Wow 5'9" Statuesque comes to mind. nt

[Pirate Smile]

2. She might grow a couple more inches but then she's probably done.

I have a 12 year old who seemed to be on about the same schedule of the big growth spurt (has to do with puberty)then it'll taper off.

[meowomon]

3. What a beautiful family

I feel so bad for the kids because of all the hate their dad has thrown at him from crazy right wingers.

[brendan120678]

4. My niece is tall...

not quite this tall yet, but getting there.

She's 11 years old and about 5'6".
He father is short and tubby, but her mother is pretty tall (5'11") and an identical twin.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

5. She'll be a beautiful young woman.

Daddy must be so proud/nervous.

[BrklynLiberal]

6. All three women in that family are stunning...

[niceypoo]

7. She is becoming a very pretty girl

...in a model sort of way. Looks very much like her mother.

[whathehell]

16. She IS very pretty, but I think she looks more like Barack. n/t

[JerseygirlCT]

31. Look at Sasha and Michelle

in that picture - just the way they hold themselves - through the shoulders... I think the little one certainly has a lot of mom in her!

[rucky]

8. Look out, Dad!

It's only a matter of time before the boys come-a-flocking.

[dixiegrrrrl]

30. Two words

Predator drone.

( Remember him saying that about boys dating his daughter?)

[davidinalameda]

9. I know I can sleep better knowing this

[shanti]

40. then why the snarky response?

:shrug: if the topic doesn't interest you, pass it by!

[Solly Mack]

10. I'm going to be 5'9" one day.....just need 6 inch heels.

She's a beautiful young woman.

[Luminous Animal]

11. My daughter was 5'10" at age 12 and the one thing that she grew to hate...

absolutely hate, was the immediate assumption that she would be a runway model.

[mzteris]

12. How about playing basketball or volleyball, instead? n/t

[eShirl]

13. seconded!

[MedicalAdmin]

21. Or Neurosurgery, or astrophysics.

What is it with people and tall kids. It's like they can't wait to put a ball in their hands.

It's kinda creepy. "My but you're a tall one. Hold these "balls.""

[mzteris]

23. oh I agree actually -

I guess I was just reacting to the "modeling" comment. But playing sports doesn't mean one CAN'T be an academic as well. Being involved in activities - be it sports, music, dance, etc - is GOOD for kids to develop mentally and emotionally as well.


FWIW - my momma played basketball - she was 5'10" by 8th grade. My daughter played for a while until she became enamored of dancing (I really tried to discourage that choice.) My niece did play and was quite good until she ripped her knee. My older son can't walk and chew gum at the same time - so no bball for him, though he was quite good at soccer - and now since he followed in his older sisters footsteps and beyond in the dancing department - he's planning to become a professional ballet dancer. My youngest son - 11 - has always been one of the biggest - he's 5'3" or 4" (hard to tell with so much hair now) and weighs in at 199. (Yes, he's heavily muscled). So even though he's a dancer as well, it most assuredly helps him be a phenomenal football player... He plans to use football to get scholarships - in addition to academic ones - so he can become a vet.


Again - participating in activities is GOOD for kids - and especially physical activities these days! Oh - and I've always been of the opinion that you keep your kids involved in activities and it helps keep them out of trouble! lol - and teaches them a sense of responsibility and teamwork.

[distantearlywarning]

29. This is the first thing I thought as well

Not runway model, but ATHLETE!

[Swede]

14. I see that stuff in my own family.

My 12 year old niece is taller than me,and I am six feet tall. I think it is our abudance of food. Kids get these growth spurts and eat like horses and bam gain 6 inches in height. Just my own humble opinion.

[Codeine]

15. Being a tall kid is weird.

I was a fraction shy of six feet in the fifth grade. Everyone assumed I would be a basketball player (the fact that I have the motorskills and coordination of a monkey on meth didn't seem to register), but what actually happened was I stopped growing at 10. :rofl: I'm maybe half an inch taller at forty than I was at ten.

[Cal33]

27. You're the first person I've heard about, who stopped growing

at age 10. It's highly unusual. And so is being nearly 6 feet at that age.

[Codeine]

44. It was uncomfortable and awkward, to be honest.

I slouched a lot -- my posture still sucks as a result of bad habits picked up at that age.

[JerseygirlCT]

34. My husband

and older son did most of their growing by 12 or 13. Always tallest in the class, then... just normal as their classmates caught up with them.

[tammywammy]

37. I have a friend that's over 7 feet tall

When people ask him how tall he is he always says 5' 7" :)

[wookie72]

17. This new generation of kids will crush us!

Sorry, little paranoid there.

[Scout]

18. i hope she finds something better to do with her life than be a runway model

:eyes:

i bet she will.

[AngryAmish]

19. She is too healthy to be a runway model

If you see those people in real life you are always amazed hoe pretty most of them are and how completely skinny they are.

[Bitwit1234]

20. I am 4 foot 12 and 3/4 inches. I always say five feet. BUT

my two sons are over six feet. My husband was just under six feet Now when the youngest was 12 years old, he was almost six feet. In fact when we were waiting for a bus some lady came up to him asked him what time his bus was leaving. He had on a light blue shirt and dark blue pants, similar to the bus uniform. He looked at her and said "lady I'm only 12 years old I can't drive a bus". The lady's eyes popped wider and she walked away. I always remember that. Some children just grow faster. Since he was 12 and he is now in his fifties he has only grown two more inches. He is six foot two.

So some kids do grow tall faster than others but once they hit their height they usually stay that tall the rest of their life. She is an extraordinary and attractive young lady. And it really irratates you the way they talk slop against these two young girls. The same as they did Amy Carter and Chelsea Clinton. But messed their collective shorts when the press posted about the drinking and partying of the Bush twins, who at the time were over 21......

[mod mom]

22. My 5'4 12 yo daughter is SO jealous!

[rainbow4321]

24. My 5'8 19 yr old always towered above her friends

Even back in elementary school. Couple that with her bright strawberry blonde hair and you could spot her a mile away. She had forgotten a homework book one day and had me drive her back up to school to "sneak" back into the school/class. When I asked her later if she was seen, she said "I just turned my head so maybe they wouldn't recognize me". Ummm, you are one of the tallest in the school and the ONLY one with that hair color...

To this day, she will tell people she is 5'7 cuz she feels 5'8 is "too tall". Except on her drivers license, she was worried it was illegal to put the wrong height. I told her that an officer is not likely to pull out a tape measure on the side of the road.

[gblady]

25. such a change.....

November 5,2008

[Cal33]

26. 5'9" is too much for someone just turned 12. She might very

well grow to over 6 feet. After a certain height, it becomes a handicap.
You know, too much of a good thing is no longer good.

[JerseygirlCT]

32. I think that's much less so with younger people

I know a number of young women at 6' or close. No problem for them at all. It would have been considered quite unfortunate when I was a kid.

[whathehell]

39. I believe Michelle Obama is 6' tall. n/t

[Cal33]

46. She usually wears high heels, and is nearly as tall as her

husband in them. What would that make her without high heels -- 5'10"?

[whathehell]

49. I don't know....How tall is Barack?

She may be 5"10 but I thought I'd read that she was 6'.

[Dappleganger]

41. No it's not.

You really think 5'9" is too tall for a 12 yr. old?? You must not get out too often. Our schools are full of tall kids, from 12-14,15 and then they tend to even out. I was 5'9" by 7th grade and never grew another inch (just played lots of basketball and volleyball). My sister, OTOH, didn't reach her full height until she was in her early 20's and is now right at 6'. And yes, she is LOVELY (and it makes me sick, ha!).

[Catherina]

28. Breaking news. Alert the media n/t

[Binka]

35. Sister Friend Peyton Is 5-1 at 9

Nine in May and no puberty yet, this girl is gonna be tall. Dad is 6-4 and I am 5-8. The DR. said she will be 6-1 at this rate. Missed your call last week the chica was hard down sick for 5 days.

[whathehell]

50. Yeah...I say that about a lot threads I see here...and you know what?

Rather than make snarky comments, I just go on to something else.

You might want to try it.:eyes:

[Fleshdancer]

33. wow, she shot up fast!

I always feel bad for kids who go through such intense growth spurts because they can be physically painful. Hope this isn't the case for her.

[athenasatanjesus]

36. Hitler was 5'9 nt

[Odin2005]

38. Good gosh, she is taller than me!

She's growing like a weed! :wow:

[Manifestor_of_Light]

42. Beautiful girls.

Wish I'd had a growth spurt like that. I am several inches shorter than both my parents.
Dad was 200 lbs., 5 foot 11, mom was 5 foot 7, 130 lbs. I had uncles on both sides that were six foot two or six foot three.

I'm five foot three. My daughter's father is six foot SEVEN. He was too tall to be drafted in Vietnam.

Wanna guess how she turned out? She's five foot three, same height I am, but she is what they used to call "willowy". Long legged, long waisted, a miniature version of her dad. As a result she looks a lot taller than she is.

I figured she'd be at least six feet. But no, you never know how genetics will come out.

[4_TN_TITANS]

43. I can so relate to this...

Just found out that my 13 yr. old daughter's new basketball shoes for this year were 11.1/2's. Men's 11.1/2's. She's beyond 5'9". American kids are well on the way to being modern giants.

[Codeine]

45. Jeeeebus!

Those are some big feet! I wonder how tall she'll get?

[WinkyDink]

47. This really IS trivia, no?

[Obamanaut]

48. Children grow. Who knew? nt