All in the Family
What do you think of when I say family? Is it: laughter? dysfunctional? close knit? estranged? blended? When you think of family do you think of your siblings and wonder how they turned out so differently than you? Or are you all carbons of each other?
In my family, me and my siblings are a lot alike. We have the same sense of humor. And that humor has a tendency to come out more when we are nervous or in an uncomfortable situation. We like food. Food is a big part of our lives. We talk to each other and make each other laugh. It's good. And yet we are so different. Is it our age difference? Were our influences outside the home different? And if so, how did our response to them differ and why?
These thoughts came to me over the weekend as my mom and I were discussing the differences between me and my sibs. We are very different. But why? We were raised in the same house, by the same people, and yet we are all so very different. I look at my own children and wonder how different they will turn out. They seem pretty similar now. They play together really well. They are all
How is it in your family?
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As for my two boys, they love to fight and their personalities could not be more different, but there are moments that you can tell they love each other more than anything.
I think it's more then DNA..more then habits or mannerisms that are inherited....it's circumstances...life experiences...and that youngest one I think he has some chemical issues haha jk But you know even with all the highs and lows I wouldn't trade a one of them. No matter what I love them they're my Family!
I have no idea how it will be with my kids.
My sibs and I are the same way too, now that I think about it.
I think all of us girls are h@*$ to live with during that time of the month. My brother learned early on to lay low. And yet my brother and I are almost the same in our sense of humor (tons of puns) which make the rest of our sibs scratch their heads or roll their eyes.
i also talk to all of them everyday...if not by phone or in person then via Facebook or our blogs.
i love my family.
My own children however have the same values and ideals but are definately very different -some are so serious and some don't have a care in the world, etc...I really believe in the birth order theories. Did a post on it awhile back but I think where you fall in a family can make a difference.