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My housemate John's parents came by to visit. It left me thinking about how like and how unlike most people are compared to their parents.
I'd like to think that I got a nice hodge-podge of personality characteristics from each parent. I suppose it is a balancing act, where I got my mom's kookiness and my dad's temper. I got my dad's goal-setting attitude and my mom's lack of patience.
I often wonder if I'm really like either of them. It seems like some combination of yes and no. Then I think of people like Nic who don't really seem to be completely defined by their parents' personalities. Then I'm reminded that Nic got his parents' mellowness. Maybe a certain amount of this is learned. I wonder how much. Did I learn to get a temper like my dad or did I inherit it like my curly hair?
I'd like to think that I got a nice hodge-podge of personality characteristics from each parent. I suppose it is a balancing act, where I got my mom's kookiness and my dad's temper. I got my dad's goal-setting attitude and my mom's lack of patience.
I often wonder if I'm really like either of them. It seems like some combination of yes and no. Then I think of people like Nic who don't really seem to be completely defined by their parents' personalities. Then I'm reminded that Nic got his parents' mellowness. Maybe a certain amount of this is learned. I wonder how much. Did I learn to get a temper like my dad or did I inherit it like my curly hair?