My Incredible Shrinking Mother

When did I start towering over her?

Me and my mom when I was in third grade (family photo)

I got my dad’s nose, but not his height. I topped out at 5' 4" when I stopped growing and was pretty much as tall as my mom. I was a bit bummed out, I would have liked to have been a bit taller.

By the time I graduated high school, I noticed I was a little bit taller than my mom. She would occasionally ask me to reach…