May 3, 2005
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Apple Tree
I remember when I was young and I told myself that I would NEVER be like my father. Typical childhood angst and rebellion. But now...when I look at myself I really my father's son with a healthy dose of my mom's temperament. I guess I'm living proof of that saying that goes: "If you want to know what your spouse will look/be like in 25 years, just look at their parents." Yea... I hope to be like my parents. Its corny but they're my role models. I used to say that I'd be so much of a better parent than my dad...but I don't know if that's true. I think I'll just show how much I care differently vs. being better at it.
You know the saying that the apple doesn't fall far from the apple tree? One time my parents told me to be careful about one of my friends. Apparently they knew his parents and were like... they're not good people. And at first I was like, he's nothing like what my parents were saying. But in the end... like many things.... my parents were right. The guy was just straight up greedy and shady.
So which parent do you model yourself after?
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I take after my mother when it comes to caring and offering boundless love and forgiveness. On the same note though, I also have a short-fuse and am sometimes overbearingly aggressive... that, I got from my pops.
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i take after both...
Ok, I'm whoring up your xanga - hahahha
But I can relate to your story - my mom told me this one girl was really shady and did not get good vibes from her - she's been saying this, and her opinion never changed.
Well, it took 2 huge mistakes aka opening up a closed door aka 11 years later (recently! U remember one of my recent posts about this girl from hs?) to realize what unnecessary baggage and garbage type material she is in my life.
What a waste of my time.
This is a scary question - hahaha
My dad is way too nonchalant about everything in life -- didn't do much parenting at all.
My mom is the strong woman dominating the whole house -- she is like a dragon and gatekeeper.
Maybe I'm different from them? So, I got adopted at my late age to a Jewish Father -- so I model after him.
The end.
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Hope you're havin a good day!
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im very much like both of them - i take after my mom in her caring nurturing ways. on the other hand i tend to take after my dad with my short temper, agressiveness and need to take control of things.
It's true, people are usually how their parents are because they influence your life so much.
I model myself after my mom. Though I've been told many times I have my father's temper and stubbornness , I TRY to fix that...
i'm probably most like my dad
i'm more like my dad, plus i look exactly like him. hee hee.
i'm a mama's girl
I'm wanna be more like my momma but I'm more like my daddy.
It seems I've got both their bad habits...eish
i dont think i modelled myself after either of my parents. it's a long story why. but it definitely has nothing to do with rebelling and angst.
as for your parents... eeesh! are they referring to who we talked about today?? if so, wowww....
ahha funny
im a combo of both my parents ahha
good question.. i'm not sure who i'm more like. i look identical to my mom though, so if you wanna know what i look like when i'm 50, look at my mom.
I'm like the mailman.
lol...prolly neither, with a healthy dose of both.
i dont think i modelled myself like either of my parents but im sooo like my mom is scary. we even have the same taste in stuff. but i aspire to be more like my dad...more calm.
more of my dad..
half and half. i think its because im a libra.
that's awesome, we can party in LA. amy is wild. =) and that's why i love her so much.
but hey. lemme amy/myself know soon cuz i'm planning to go to HK in mid june =)
gawd hopefully neither!!! but if i had to choose, IF I HAVE TO, my dad *sigh* =(
wait a sec... doesn't your mom have a sweet, patient, wonderful temperment?? and u say you have a healthy dose of that?? what dr. diagnosed this? lol
i think i'd like to be more like my dad too.
hi babe!
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