Genetic Predisposition or Learned Behavior?

Can it get any scarier when you look at your child and realize, "Oh my! She's a mini-me!" This opens up the mind for all types of worry because, believe me, she not only received my best qualities but the worst ones, too!

Look at the eyes. The eyebrows. The smiles. And it really goes so much deeper than that, which got me to wondering...is she genetically predisposed to my personality type as well as physical attributes? And I think the answer to that may be a resounding "YES!" when she gets angry, storms out of a room, stomps up the stairs and slams her door, and Jeff looks at me and says, "Uh huh...little Genny!" By the way, I HATE it when he does that. It makes me want to storm out of the room, stomp up the stairs and slam a door or two.

The worst part of the "knowing her" (if she is indeed just like me) is knowing all the things she will have to go through before she realizes that she won't always be right and you can't control the behavior of others. Trust me. It's a lifelong lesson. I've always believed that if people would just do things my way the world would be a happier place. For all of us. Especially me.

The other thing to note here is that we do have many redeeming qualities that balance out our obsessive-compulsive tendencies and door-slamming skills:
~We are very loyal.
~We make good friends.
~We love to encourage others.
~It makes us happy when you are happy. (and giving gifts to you makes us happy)
~We are rule followers.
~We will always be on time. (which is 10 minutes early)
~Our closets are arranged according to color.

Sorry about that last one. It's just who we are.