Are you a spitting image of your parents?

[James3shin]

Are you a perfect image of your parents? Just curious. Ofcourse I've picked up a few things from my parents and in the process I learned many things to avoid. For example, I'm not a fan of the bottle and cigs (thanks pops) or being judgmental based off of appearances (thanks mom). On the other hand, I did pick up the work ethic (thanks mom) and appreciation of fine fishing goods (thanks dad). So, to reiterate, are you a younger version of your parents?

 

[RichUK]

Absolutely not, thank God!!

 

[AznAnarchy99]

I hope i dont pick up their relationship skills

 

[SWScorch]

I'm a lot like my dad; we're both very laid back, have weird senses of humor and just go with the flow and enjoy life. The polar opposite is my mother, who is like a squirrel on crack; always running around trying to do a million things at once. Like both, I am wary of organized religion and detest bigotry but I am not as opinionated and judgmental as my mother. They both have strong work ethics which I'd like to think I picked up as well. Unlike my parents, though, I have no problems with alcohol (it is a demon drink in their house) or conservatives.

 

[Kadarin]

I'm a pretty even mixture of my mom and my dad, personality wise.

 

[fishmonger12]

Originally posted by: SWScorch
I'm a lot like my dad; we're both very laid back, have weird senses of humor and just go with the flow and enjoy life. The polar opposite is my mother, who is like a squirrel on crack; always running around trying to do a million things at once. Like both, I am wary of organized religion and detest bigotry but I am not as opinionated and judgmental as my mother. They both have strong work ethics which I'd like to think I picked up as well. Unlike my parents, though, I have no problems with alcohol (it is a demon drink in their house) or conservatives.

Very similiar situation. Is your dad an engineer by chance?

 

[Sukhoi]

Pretty much nothing at all.

 

[CraigRT]

Pretty close, I look like my moms side a fair bit, and I have a lot of the same traits as my dads side...

 

[xanis]

Not at all. My parents are analytical, organized, responsible and money-savvy. I'm none of those things.

 

[slpaulson]

I'm a lot more like my mom than my dad.

 

[SWScorch]

Originally posted by: fishmonger12

Very similiar situation. Is your dad an engineer by chance?

Nope, he was a courier for many years and is now the groundskeeper/repairman at a hospital. He never went to college (he was a hippie) and has always preferred jobs that allow him to interact with a lot of people.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

My Dad pushed me (and my bro and sis) over the edge through my growing years (hence the silly 'prodigal' 'rebel' thing with my username). He was cranky, short-tempered, would say whatever hurtful thing that came to his mind, enjoyed taking out his frustrations and anger on others around him, constantly tell everyone that 'I'm successful because of my hard-working ethics and you all are slackers and losers who would be lucky to find a job scraping roadkill' etc. He was one of those people that only respected over-achievers, how much money they had and hated anyone who didn't 'make the cut'. Did wonders for my self-esteem, not.

Then I snapped and went into self-destruct mode. Somewhere down the line, I just realized that I was going to end up just like him - set up impossible standards for other people in my life and constantly grumbled how things weren't 'measuring up'. Stuff happened and after a total breakdown, I started to feel...sedated. Indifferent. Finally, happy.

I'm now a lot like my Mom. I stopped being an ass, so to speak. Back in my 'rebellious' days, my gf thought I was the anti-Christ and I'm surprised how long she tolerated me. After I got over that, my current gf (possible future wife:heart: ) thinks I'm sweeter than a bunny. Quirky sense of humor, very considerate of other people's feelings, go out of my way to help people in whatever little way I can, laid-back attitude towards life, putting friends and family before myself etc.

I think I'm turning into my Mom...and that's actually a pretty good thing. I still love my Dad (he had a stressful job and lots of sh!t - plus his side of the family has this thing where everyone goes bonkers once they hit 35 so can't really blame him) and I know that he's a good guy - he just doesn't know how to handle anger/frustration. But I sure am glad I don't see myself turning into him.