Hmmm, I think we got a lot of our athleticism from my dad, especially my sister. I think from both my mom and dad I am very comfortable talking to people, random people, does not matter. lol
Post by ChillyMcFreeze on Nov 8, 2021 14:27:05 GMT -5
I'm like both my parents in lots of ways. My dad and I are in the same field, sort of (higher education, he was a professor and I'm an administrator who also occasionally teaches). My dad is extremely kind and gentle. My mom and I are snarky and loud. We're all great party hosts but a little bit introverted. They're very different people and I think I'm truly a blend of both.
All four of my immediate family members have worked as writers and educators/trainers. Like, all four of us have done both at different points in our careers. So we're either good at the same things or we really lack imagination. 😉
Not very. My mom liked to read and no one in my family likes sports but that’s about it. Personality-wise we are pretty different although my parents and I are/were very pro-boundaries and willing to cut toxic people out of our lives. My brother is a wild card and very immature.
TBH I don’t actually even look like any of my family. I have the opposite coloring and a different face/body shape from the rest of my family. It’s always been a joke that I’m a foundling. 🤷🏻♀️
Eh not really. I share personality traits with both of them but my skills and most of my interests are different than theirs.
My mom, my sisters and I are all really good at colors. We can name colors, we can figure out what color goes well with others, we can describe colors pretty accurately. It has helped us all with home renovations and decor, and with putting outfits together. I think we are all tetrachromatics.
I work in education. My parents are both retired elementary ed teachers.
My entire family can sing well (like the Von Trapps except there were only 7 of us). My parents are an alto and tenor. My sisters and I are all sopranos/mezzo sopranos. We were all in at least one choir (sometimes 2-3 at a time) from age 5-18+.
My mom, all my sisters and I are all really good at being anxious.
My dad is known for being a narcissist and really strong (good person to have to move some furniture). My mom is really into home making, accounting, and cooking. They both are known for, at least IMO, making terrible life choices.
I am disproportionately strong for a female/how much I work out like my father & a far better cook (but much less good homemaker & still don’t fully get accounting) than my mother. While not perfect, I definitely make better life decisions than either of them, lol
Post by Doggy Mommy on Nov 8, 2021 20:00:49 GMT -5
My sister is a PITA and holds a grudge for dumb things for far too long like my dad did. I can be a people pleaser like my mom but I really work on not being like that. We all like to cook; Dad used to bake a lot and I love baking too. I’m the only crafty person in my immediate family, but my grandma was artistic and crafty too.
One odd thing is that my parents have always had houses with a specific layout. When my half brother came to our house, he pointed out that it has the exact same layout.
Post by mysteriouswife on Nov 8, 2021 20:29:43 GMT -5
Not at all. People joke my aunt was my mom. When she passed away everyone said I lost my second mom. We are both naturally crafty and both are known for our cooking. My mom was always in charge of drinks and I’ve for functions.
My oldest brother has a lot of similar traits and skills as our dad. I am (IMO) nothing like either of them. My dad is a mechanic and owns his own shop. My brother is a maintenance manager for a local plant. He is naturally talented and just knows how to fix things. My dad is a lot like that too. I Google or outsource everything.
ETA: I did think of something else. My dad wasn’t around a lot when we I was growing up. I didn’t realize we have some same eating habits. Neither of us will eat pumpkin anything, Have to have dill relish over sweet, prefer warm southern potato salad over cold, and other oddities that aren’t typically within the norm.
My mom was very musical and I am not. I think I am a lot like my Dad, he’s very calm and thinks things through. He’s a dentist and I’m in dentistry as well. I think I am a lot like my dad.
My brother and I were both very successful in our sport (high school, college, and beyond), following in my dad’s footsteps, but my dad never encouraged (or discouraged us) to compete.
Post by Wines Not Whines on Nov 9, 2021 6:30:10 GMT -5
Personality-wise, I’m similar to my dad. We’re both introverts, thoughtful, physically active, and love to travel. My mom is an extrovert, very social, loves to entertain, decorate her home, and dress up and go out. I dislike most of those things, to her great disappointment.
No. My mom is very creative (sewing, cross-stitch, knitting, etc) and also very into musical theater (studied it in college) and a talented singer. Her mother was a talented pianist (originally studied piano in college, long time church organist, etc) and her grandmother was also a lovely singer.
I think my mom's biggest disappointment in life is that neither of her children have any musical talent, lol. That said, I'm creative in other ways. I enjoy art, writing, and cooking.
Post by lightbulbsun on Nov 9, 2021 9:53:17 GMT -5
I think I have traits from both of my parents. My mom was very driven, especially with her career and her education, and I am, too. She was working on her PhD when she died, and she had 2 undergraduate and 2 master's degrees. I've recently been thinking about going back to school for my second master's degree.
My dad and I are both natural leaders, but we're also introverts, lol. We're both engineers and very analytical. I like a lot of the same media as my dad.
Mom, sister, and I all have terrible directional/spatial reasoning skills, ADHD, and are forgetful/spacey hippies. We are all artistic, but Mom and sister are visual/crafts and I do music and theatre. We’re a little messy/disorganized, can talk to anyone, and have almost no filter. My mom’s career was working in the Jewish community and so is mine, although totally different organizations and roles.
My dad was meticulously organized, structured, into finance and investing, introverted, quiet, and pretty much the opposite of me. The only traits I think I picked up from him are a very strong moral compass and his patience and ability to teach. He was a far better teacher than my mom!
I grew up with two social worker parents who had a lot of family meetings with my brother and me. Lol. As a result I'm pretty up front with getting to the heart of issues, plans for the future, etc. Probably also too patient with "problem" people at first, but that has diminished with age.
I work in HR, so I'm sure part of what i learned from my parents growing up does show itself in my job, and feeling good about engaged and supported employees.
I have great handwriting like my dad did. I also picked up his interests in trying new restaurants/foods and scanning wine prices at various stores so you know who really has a good deal lol.
My mom was widely known to be the best cook in our circle. I get similar compliments on stuff I make, but my mom was much more of a natural at it whereas I stress more over each step.
They were both also really fantastic hosts for parties and gatherings and I think that's rubbed of on me.
Both of my parents were public servants, as am I, but all in different fields.