Do you take after your mother, or your father?

@mandakat (879)
Canada
October 26, 2006 10:13pm CST
Which parent do you look more like? Which do you act more like?
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@sbeauty (5865)
• United States
27 Oct 06
I am definitely my father's daughter. I look like him, have curly hair like him, and have the same big shoulders. We like the same things and like to do the same things. We were always the best of buddies.
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@mandakat (879)
• Canada
27 Oct 06
Awww that's sweet! I was that way until I turned maybe 14. Now talking is somewhat awkward, but we both still try.
@sbeauty (5865)
• United States
27 Oct 06
Please work hard at your relationship. Take it from someone who lost their father much too soon!
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• United States
27 Oct 06
I look quite a bit like my mother but my attitude adn temper bring out quite a bit of my dad in me.
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@mandakat (879)
• Canada
27 Oct 06
That's neat though! It made me smile to think of it... in some ways, it's kind of neat to think about taking after our parents, isn't it? It's something we'll always have (and if we don't want it, at least there's the benefit of having shared it with someone special)
@Trishzen (281)
• United States
1 Nov 06
In most ways I take after my mother. I look like her and I'm starting to notice now that I'm becomming her! You know all those things that your mother used to do when you were younger and you would say- "I'm not going to do that when I grow up" or "I'm not going to care if my room is dirty!" remember? lol, I notice that I'm now doing things like her and I do care if my room is dirty!
@mandakat (879)
• Canada
3 Nov 06
lol that's cute!
@mandakat (879)
• Canada
3 Nov 06
lol that's cute!
@Hemant259 (420)
• India
1 Nov 06
mom i act as like my mom.we r best pal with common intrest.
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@mandakat (879)
• Canada
3 Nov 06
I'm glad you're so close!
@wahmbuddy (391)
• Canada
27 Oct 06
I act a lot like my mom. sometimes, i act like my step-dad but I try not to. He was pretty mean when I was little.
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@mandakat (879)
• Canada
27 Oct 06
In which ways do you take after your mom? I think I take after both... I have my dad's temper (quicker, but gone in a flash) and not my mom's which is good. But I tend to blame myself for things, which I know I get from my mother!
• United States
31 Oct 06
I act like my father and favor him more too... but when I was younger, I looked more like my mother.
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@mandakat (879)
• Canada
2 Nov 06
I look more like my mother now, but when I was younger I resembled my father more lol
@LBS1178 (317)
• United States
29 Oct 06
they say that girls ct more like thier father and boys more like thier mother. I have to agree because I am more like my dad. I am impatient, and dont like to deal with too many people. But I am like my mom in the fact that I care about othrers more so than myself
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@mandakat (879)
• Canada
29 Oct 06
I think that sounds like a nice combination
@icequeen (2840)
• Canada
28 Oct 06
I take after my mother more. I even look like her. My boyfriend always tells me that...and I deny it...lol. I think I act like her at times too....
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@mandakat (879)
• Canada
28 Oct 06
lol that's cute :)
@Pmcbride (1081)
28 Oct 06
i take after my father, looks, humor etc. Its not a bad thing, i like my father, and hope to be like him for the rest of my life.
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@mandakat (879)
• Canada
28 Oct 06
That's great! I'm glad you're happy with it :)
• United States
29 Oct 06
I look like my mother, but I act like my father. My dad was so fun, he was always pulling pranks on everybody and was usually the life of the party.
@mandakat (879)
• Canada
29 Oct 06
That's a great trait to have picked up lol!
@jray721 (1969)
• United States
29 Oct 06
i look more like my mom ... my sister though looks more like my dad though
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@mandakat (879)
• Canada
29 Oct 06
That's kind of neat :)
• United States
28 Oct 06
Well, physically, I look more like my dad. Especially now that I wear glasses. We have the same black hair and hazel eyes. therwise, Ia m a strange mix. I say strange b/c my parents are such opposites (no longer together). I have my dad's sarcasm, wit, intelligence, slight cynicism, poetic tendencies, ADHD, tendency toward addiction (computer mostly), need to read... I have my mom's faith (I hope) her issues with money and self-esteem, her compassion and love for people.
@mandakat (879)
• Canada
28 Oct 06
That sounds like a very interesting combination!
• Singapore
28 Oct 06
eventhough my characters are more towards my dad, but i will first look into my mum's welfare first. she had sacrrificed alot for me physically, emotionally and mentally. she deserved my top priority. i love both of them definitely but having characters like my dad, i know he is able to cope with life but once awhile i have to check on him too as he is not the type who will open his mouth to tell others he is in problem.
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@mandakat (879)
• Canada
28 Oct 06
That's great that you are so intuitive to them
@darceny (320)
• United States
29 Oct 06
I'm tall (from my dad) and I have my mom's eye color. I'm going gray early (thanks to dad) and the placement of the gray is from my mom.
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@mandakat (879)
• Canada
29 Oct 06
That's an interesting one! I have thin hair like my mom's, but lots of hair like on my dad's side. On my mom's side, the women don't go gray, so I"m hoping I'll inherit that instead of the gray in my dad's family!
@shellyrios (1212)
• United States
27 Oct 06
I've been told I look like my mom, and I think I have a little bit of both when it comes to which one I act like......I'm stubborn like my dad, and irritable sometimes like my mom...
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@mandakat (879)
• Canada
28 Oct 06
Sounds like fun! It's often the negative traits we notice huh?
@juls146 (963)
• India
27 Oct 06
my papa...i look like him... but i need to work on my relationship.... i am not close with him...
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@mandakat (879)
• Canada
28 Oct 06
That's too bad! I hope you guys can work it out
• United States
28 Oct 06
If I am standing next to my father, I look like him. If I am standing next to my mother, I look like her. If I am in the middle of both of them, I definately look like I am the offspring of both. Its really kind of freaky. I am adopted and did not meet them till much later in life. It was great to finally be with someone I looked like.
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@mandakat (879)
• Canada
28 Oct 06
That's neat! Like how some peoples' eyes change colour depending on the light and weather and all of that :)
27 Oct 06
i take after my mother in every way .. i look like her and apparently i act like her too.
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@mandakat (879)
• Canada
28 Oct 06
That's sweet :)
@Cortney (3980)
• United States
27 Oct 06
Even though I am adopted.. I look a lot like my dad. We have a lot of the same characteristics as well. I definitely have my dads bad temper. But I am exactly like my mother in all the other ways. I love them both very much!!
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@mandakat (879)
• Canada
28 Oct 06
That's great! It's always nice to have those special ties to our parents :)
@mauldinmama (1501)
• United States
27 Oct 06
I act just like my father. thanks for the question.
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@mandakat (879)
• Canada
28 Oct 06
Cool :) I have a few traits from both