Although I know there may not be a lot of science in this, a part of me believes my daughter Tara has grown taller than me through sheer force of will. I’m small (5ft 1 ½in ). My mum is smaller. My dad was a giant in our family at 5ft 7in. My two (not very tall) brothers have both produced not very tall children. (One tried to avoid this by marrying a Dutch woman but still the Moore genes proved stronger.)
It seemed this would always be the way – especially since my firstborn, now 16, is still an inch or so shorter than me. Ruby has accepted her small stature with perfect grace – she has never been one to dwell on what she cannot change.
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