My Father's Son

No people ever lived by cursing their fathers, however great a curse their fathers might have been to them. - Thoreau

one and one is one

i stare into the mirror

i'm my father's son

Author's Note

"The kind uncles and aunts of the race are more esteemed than its true spiritual fathers and mothers." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Samuel Dickens]

Mom, when in the midst of divorce, came to despise my father and often said I was just a smaller version of him. She meant to hurt me with those words, (and certainly did) but came to regret it years later. Funny, though, the young me was more like her, but the old me is more like Dad. I think there must be something to that saying about apple trees and their fruit.

[Pete]

anger can blind us. i'm exactly like my father and my brother is all mom. my mom's mother died when she was 9 leaving her father with 5 kids to take care. he sent them to catholic boarding schools. my mom was essentially raised by nuns and became rebellious. She spent the rest of her life lost and searching for the love that only a mother can give. She was a bit of a hoarder. Dad grew up poor and he could never shake that. You make me think about how we are and how life has a way of molding us.

[Kelly Scheppers]

It's interesting how the DNA from both parents factors into their offspring. Not just the physical features, but the mannerisms, the character traits and overall demeanor. And I think it changes as we age, becoming more pronounced and more like the mold from which it was cast. My younger brother and I favor my Mom. We're both emotional, sensitive, and more outgoing. Where my two older siblings favor my Dad. Somewhat reclusive, reserved and quiet. I like having a part of both of them in me. It's made me who I am, and I'm still a work in progress!

[Pete]

i'm exactly like my dad - conservative, quiet, neat and tidy to the point of obsession while my brother is like my mom - fun-loving, frivolous and willing to go with the wind. if i search real hard under the microscope, there are still traces of the other in he and i. i think we're all works in progress - after all, it's no refunds no returns!

[Thomas W Case]

Brilliant in brevity. Superb

[Pete]

thanks twc he's passed on and now i'm him. is almost scary how much like him i am.