More Than Just Genetics

I have my father's smile and his eyes. I look very much like my mom's twin. I've come to realize in the past three weeks that there is much more to my family than just the visible genetics.

In a conversation with a friend, I inquired to how you keep a stubborn, sick woman in bed when she thinks she has other things to do. His response was "So, basically you?" It struck me that I'm more like my mom than just how we look.

Another conversation along the same vein was when a family friend called to enquire about a performance time on Christmas Eve. I was going to play three services that day, and had just returned from a rehearsal and so was a little bit exhausted. She was very sweet and told me that I should learn how to say no to a great deal of things. As my mom was hacking in the background and my dad was coming back from driving me to rehearsal, her only comment was "Maybe someone other than your parents should teach you." There are many words of truth in that.

My traits are very similar to that of my parents. My eating habits are terrible and that is just like both of my parental units. My working habits involve agreeing to mostly everything and juggling my life to make everything work.

The one great thing that I inherited from both of my parents is the ability to make hard choices and put the rights things first in my life. I used to be involved with PYPS which is Presbyterian Young Peoples Society. For most of us there, it stands for Pick Your Potential Spouse. For my dad, and now for me, it is a reminder to Put Your Priorities Straight. And that's what I intend to do.