Tuesday, December 4, 2012

What makes you, you?

Hey!!
Everyone knows that we take after our parents in looks and charachteristics, but do you think that we do when it comes to likes and dislikes? Or is it just an environmental thing. For instance, if you grown up with a parent who does not like carrots, they probably won't cook them for you. So you probably wouldn't get the opportunity to eat them as a kid and you would probably hear your parent make statements about how bad carrots taste. So the first time you try them, you don't like them. Do you think it's because you were told your whole life that they tasted bad or is it because you have something in your make up that dictates that you won't like them?

My mom grew up in a house wher her mother was a person who always had a very clean house. Her mother also spent time sewing and crafting. As an adult my mother also enjoys sewing and crafting and she spends a lot of time cleaning up after everyone so the house is clean. Will I grow up to be the same way? Is it a generational characteristic in my family to like clean houses, sewing and crafting?

Genetics is an interesting topic. What makes us who we are and why. I have brown eyes because both my parents have brown eyes. But why do my brother and sister both have blue eyes? It's becaue my grandmother is Norwegian and they typically are blonds and have blue eyes. My grandmother has blue eyes. My grandfather is German and they are typically dark haired and brown eyed. My grandfatherhas brown hair and brown eyes. But his father had blue eyes! What?? And my mothers Norwegian brothers and sisters have everything from brown hair, to red and blond and blue, green and brown eyes. Some day I'll made a graph and study how it all fits to gether. Is't just like a jigsaw puzzle. (327)

Ardeeemilla(:

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