What Have You Inherited From Your Parents?
What Have You Inherited From Your Parents?
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Warhavernet

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839 posts

10 months

Yesterday (18:18)
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You inherit 50% of your DNA from each parent, determining physical traits (eye/hair color, height, skin tone), blood type, and health risks.

From my Dad, bad skin, grey hair and a glass half empty outlook, but as he lasted to 92, maybe a longish life.

What good or bad things did your parents gift you, physical, psychological or behavourial ?

Jasandjules

71,945 posts

252 months

Yesterday (18:21)
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I now wander around the house turning off lights, I get that from my dad........

pidsy

8,594 posts

180 months

Yesterday (18:24)
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From Dad - a number of genetic defects affecting my heart which mean my life won’t be as long as I’d have liked.

From mum - my sense of humour.

Super Sonic

12,168 posts

77 months

Yesterday (18:30)
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From my 'dad', the habit of putting things on or near the edge of the table, or even overhanging. It used to drive him mental. He would always push them away from the edge and shout "Don't put things near the edge". I wonder if it was from his Navy days.
Also a live of Sci-Fi and cats.

NDA

24,765 posts

248 months

Yesterday (18:31)
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pidsy said:
From Dad - a number of genetic defects affecting my heart which mean my life won t be as long as I d have liked.

From mum - my sense of humour.
So you'll die laughing?

Condi

19,641 posts

194 months

Yesterday (18:39)
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Problems, mainly.

pidsy

8,594 posts

180 months

Yesterday (18:45)
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NDA said:
pidsy said:
From Dad - a number of genetic defects affecting my heart which mean my life won t be as long as I d have liked.

From mum - my sense of humour.
So you'll die laughing?
That’s the plan.

Randy Winkman

20,792 posts

212 months

My Dad crossed the globe birdwatching and my brother has lived in various different countries.

My Mum was a real home bird and I rarely leave south east England.

Gary29

4,873 posts

122 months

Mum - Over worrying about everything, which I'm only just starting to realise has probably held me back and stunted my ambition due to not taking risks and playing life too safe, when I feel like a natural risk taker and love high adrenaline sports etc, so always fighting against my natural disposition if that makes sense. LOTS of good things too, so I can't hold much against her.

Dad - I'm turning into him, but I spent so much time shadowing him when I was a kid it's inevitable really, but I catch myself doing or saying things now that used to annoy me about him, and I'm exactly the same and shudder when I realise.

Red9zero

10,386 posts

80 months

From my Mum, high blood pressure.
From my Dad, receding hairline by the time I was 25.

jonsp

1,456 posts

179 months

From my mum - height, she was 6'
From my dad - receding hariline

Thanks mum.

ecs

1,403 posts

193 months

Combined ADHD and Autism wobble

Soloman Dodd

698 posts

65 months

Money and arthritis.

Red9zero

10,386 posts

80 months

Gary29 said:
Dad - I'm turning into him, but I spent so much time shadowing him when I was a kid it's inevitable really, but I catch myself doing or saying things now that used to annoy me about him, and I'm exactly the same and shudder when I realise.
Same laugh Although I do try to go the other way (some of his 'isms were way out of line) as much as I can, the odd thing creeps in. My intolerance of other drivers is definately one of his traits, although I don't go full Ronnie Pickering as he would do on occasion.

durbster

11,782 posts

245 months

Jasandjules said:
I now wander around the house turning off lights, I get that from my dad........
I have broken this chain by automating all the lights in our house. They switch themselves off now smile