Did I grow taller in my late 20s?
By Toni
@toniganzon (76928)
Philippines
April 21, 2026 5:18pm CST
Among the three of us girls, our older sister is the shortest.
And as far as I could remember, our second sister is about an inch taller than me. I wouldn't forget how often she'd check her height because she didn't want to be shorter than me since i'n the youngest.
But recently, now that we are back with each other after too many long years of being apart, I'm now about an inch taller than her!
Could I have grown taller in my late 20s?
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8 responses
@toniganzon (76928)
• Philippines
22 Apr
She's too young to shrink. I know old people shrink because their posture changes. But by old I mean those in their 60s and up.
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@toniganzon (76928)
• Philippines
22 Apr
@rakski Yes and it's a rare occurrence but it happened to me.
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@rakski (154549)
• Philippines
22 Apr
@toniganzon that means you grew taller, that is the only explanation, right?
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@DaddyEvil (173951)
• United States
22 Apr
Yes, you can have a second growth spurt in your twenties. It's called "second puberty". You should look up that phrase and see what doctors say about that phase in your life.
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@toniganzon (76928)
• Philippines
22 Apr
So it's really possible that I grew taller.
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@DaddyEvil (173951)
• United States
22 Apr
@toniganzon Yes, it is possible. It's rare but still possible.
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@snowy22315 (207686)
• United States
21 Apr
Maybe she is shrinking...it is weird all through our childhood I was much taller than my sister, but as adults she is about 3/4 of an inch taller than I am. I don't either of us has lost any height, at least not yet.
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@toniganzon (76928)
• Philippines
21 Apr
I just find it a bit odd. Did she really shrink? Or did I get a few cm taller? It's puzzling.
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@toniganzon (76928)
• Philippines
22 Apr
Daddy Eveil mentioned there is a "second growth spurt" which could happen in adulthood. So that's probably what happened to me. Impossible for my sister to shrink. She's not that old and her posture hasn't changed.
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
23 Apr
@toniganzon Doctor Evil may know a lot more than I do.
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@toniganzon (76928)
• Philippines
22 Apr
@augusta123 You might mean a second growth spurt. Because my growth spurt happened when I was in high school.
@toniganzon (76928)
• Philippines
22 Apr
What do you mean it depends on the body?
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@augusta123 (10080)
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22 Apr
@toniganzon
Ah I just meant most people stop growing after teens, but some bodies still add a little in their 20s. Things like posture, spine, or late growth spurts. So you might have, but not everyone does.”
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@Ineeddentures (31929)
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23 Apr
I would have liked to have seen you at about 18 years old.
And then again at 32
Then I could have told you
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@toniganzon (76928)
• Philippines
23 Apr
Yesterday somebody asked my older sister if the tall girl (meaning me) was her daughter!
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