We just spent the part of the past week with the Grand kids and both of the older sons. #2 reinacted a swearing in by a Washington State Appeals Judge after passing the Washington state bar. It has confirmed that the same two parents create three completely different personalities in the embodiment of little children. Our three are a CPA, Lawyer and Software Programer. Of the grandkids, one can recite the every characteristic of each Pokemon, one defies logic with endless energy and appetite for snacks and the other can calmly charm me to submission. There are parts of their parents in each one, but not in the same proportions or concentrations. What is scary are the bits in them that are pointed out to me by others and attributed to me.
What are the chances of my passing on stuff other than my DNA? That stuff being the quirks of personality. And how come when it is pointed out, it is never the good stuff? My grandson's intelligence is never attributed to me. Their creativity is from their mom (OK, that is accurate), Any athletic ability is naturally omitted from my lineage. I get the credit for the unfavorable behavior. And it somehow skips over my sister and is isolated to me.
Bottom line, we had a great time visiting the Olympics, Snoqualmie Falls (for those of you who are of age, think Twin Peaks), and reuniting with siblings, cousins and the next generation of Pokemon fanatics.
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