Slowly I am turning into my parents. I feel like it is inevitable. I can feel the tendencies I have that are similar to my mom and dad, and yet I cannot break the cycle. Brett doesn't believe me, but here are some eerie similarities we have.
How am I like my mom?
- I fall asleep in the car almost always when I am the passenger. I am not talking long drives, but just around the town errands. This is not normal, which leads me to ask, am I narcoleptic?
- I cannot pass up a free sample. Literally I will be at Costco and see a sample and think, " I must go try that!" Does it matter that we have those meatballs at our house? No. Does it matter that they are sampling vitamins for geriatric aged individuals? No, I just have to try it.
- For snacks I just eat handfuls of almonds. Back in October my mother bought me the Costco bag of almonds for cooking and "snacking." Assure that I would just use it for cookies etc. I have now found that I enjoy just eating handfuls of almonds instead. We are almost out of almonds because I cannot stop eating them. Why can't I just eat a granola bar or yogurt like a normal person?
- I have started crying about really corny TV shows. This is my most embarrassing confession, but this is definitely a trait from my mother. My mom is an avid fan of So You Think You Can Dance and when Benji won, she cried. I am not talking a few tears, but full on crying. You see today I cried. I am not just saying weepy eyes, but I literally cried when I watched Secret Millionaire this evening. What the heck is happening to me? That is when I realized, I cannot stop the current course I am headed for.
How am I like my dad?
- I watch the Animal Planet for the Westminster Dog show. Granted I am not as into the dog show as my dad, but the commentary cracks me up. I made Brett watch it so I could poke fun at what was said. It's amazing the "hobbies" these dogs have along with their "likes/dislikes." Really people, these are just dogs and "swimming in the pool with friends" is not a real hobby for a dog. And yes that was a hobby listed for one of the dogs on the show.
-I whistle to songs which is my dad's trademark move. My dad knows the lyrics to every song imaginable (which I do too! Again the similarities...) and as the song goes on I start whistling. I catch myself doing it all the time now and this problem never before was seen until the last little while.
- My dad is notorious for doing "Dad Things." What might this entail you might ask? Nothing really. I always run into my dad at the most random and unexpected places and he is there just for fun, just to get out of the house for an hour or two.
Places I commonly find my dad:
-The Dollar Tree
-The Library
-Taco Bell
-Costco
-The Local Gelato Shop (okay this only happened once, but still it happened)
The sad thing is now I have my standard "hang outs" where I can easily be found doing "Afton Things."
All in all I guess it is fair to say that the apple does not fall far from the tree.
How am I like my mom?
- I fall asleep in the car almost always when I am the passenger. I am not talking long drives, but just around the town errands. This is not normal, which leads me to ask, am I narcoleptic?
- I cannot pass up a free sample. Literally I will be at Costco and see a sample and think, " I must go try that!" Does it matter that we have those meatballs at our house? No. Does it matter that they are sampling vitamins for geriatric aged individuals? No, I just have to try it.
- For snacks I just eat handfuls of almonds. Back in October my mother bought me the Costco bag of almonds for cooking and "snacking." Assure that I would just use it for cookies etc. I have now found that I enjoy just eating handfuls of almonds instead. We are almost out of almonds because I cannot stop eating them. Why can't I just eat a granola bar or yogurt like a normal person?
- I have started crying about really corny TV shows. This is my most embarrassing confession, but this is definitely a trait from my mother. My mom is an avid fan of So You Think You Can Dance and when Benji won, she cried. I am not talking a few tears, but full on crying. You see today I cried. I am not just saying weepy eyes, but I literally cried when I watched Secret Millionaire this evening. What the heck is happening to me? That is when I realized, I cannot stop the current course I am headed for.
How am I like my dad?
- I watch the Animal Planet for the Westminster Dog show. Granted I am not as into the dog show as my dad, but the commentary cracks me up. I made Brett watch it so I could poke fun at what was said. It's amazing the "hobbies" these dogs have along with their "likes/dislikes." Really people, these are just dogs and "swimming in the pool with friends" is not a real hobby for a dog. And yes that was a hobby listed for one of the dogs on the show.
-I whistle to songs which is my dad's trademark move. My dad knows the lyrics to every song imaginable (which I do too! Again the similarities...) and as the song goes on I start whistling. I catch myself doing it all the time now and this problem never before was seen until the last little while.
- My dad is notorious for doing "Dad Things." What might this entail you might ask? Nothing really. I always run into my dad at the most random and unexpected places and he is there just for fun, just to get out of the house for an hour or two.
Places I commonly find my dad:
-The Dollar Tree
-The Library
-Taco Bell
-Costco
-The Local Gelato Shop (okay this only happened once, but still it happened)
The sad thing is now I have my standard "hang outs" where I can easily be found doing "Afton Things."
All in all I guess it is fair to say that the apple does not fall far from the tree.
2 comments:
YIKES. dont you hate that? I hate it because I used to ignore and dread phonecalls from my parents when i was out as a teenager...but now i call them and they are always like "i'm busy i'll call you back" and they never do :(
hahah this made me laugh so hard! i can totally read it and hear your voice --with interrupting laughing.
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