These questions were specific to my parents, Charles and Catherine Bauer, but could apply to anyone when considering the genetic and environmental influences of their parents.
- What do you think you have inherited from each parent?
- Are you dominant dad or mom, etc.? Physically, emotionally, intellectually...
- I think I inherited my mother's sense of humor with my father's flair for taking the CL out of CLASS.
- I think I have my mother's eyes and my father's skin.
- I think I got from my father the love to play with children on their level and my mother's love to hold them in my arms.
- I think I have my familial faith from my mother and my intellectual faith from my father.
- I think I get my stillness from my mother and my fiery competitiveness from my father.
- I love to debate issues like my father, but I love to keep the peace like my mother.
- From both of them I have a love of God first, spouse second, children third.
- I believe, like my father, that, as a family, we can accomplish anything.
- I wish my faith was as seemingly unbridled as my parent's.
- I wish I was more selfless, like my parents.
- I wish I had more meals around the dining room table with my family like my parents had with me.
- I wish I was more independent like my mother and more passionate like my father.
- I hope my laugh has the same effect on my children as my mother's had on me.
- I hope my words and wisdom have the same effect on my children as my father's had on me.
- I hope I touch as many lives through consistency and example as my parents have.
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OK, Mary, your turn.
I have always thought I was more like my father. In fact, I am probably more like my mother.
So, from my dad:
1.talking with my left hand
2.confidence
3.faith
4.intellect
5.love of sports
6.wicked humor
From my mother:
1.nice sense of humor
2.curiosity
3.not putting the peanut butter away after making a sandwich
4.having to clear my throat to talk
5.loyalty
6.love of my faith
From both of them: the realization that making it big in the world is really about raising a family. An ordinary life is extraordinary when love dominates - love for God, love for family, love for others.
I got the horse collar from Dad and fruit cake from Ma. Well...what did you expect? The genes aren't even close! In spite of that, from both, I received a deepening of my faith for which I will be ever grateful.
Who I am is because of my folks.
From my dad I have received an incredible love of my Catholic faith. And, the need to be in charge of the household books.
From my mom I have a deep love for my family. She was an incredible example of what it means to be a defender and advocate for my children.
Both of my parents taught me how important family is. Family picks you up when you are down and holds you down when you might wander off.
My in-laws I gave me a great husband and a fabulous extended family. Thank you for raising such great kids.
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