As soon as a child is born,one of the first questions that everyone asks is “who does s/he look like?”
When my oldest son, Kyle, was born, the answer was simple – John (my husband). We basically made a carbon copy of my husband in miniature form. However, the resemblance to family members doesn’t stop there. My son’s personality resembles many different people in our family that I’m often questioned if my husband is the true father or not…
We all think that my son is extremely good-looking (no bias of course), just like his model uncle (see picture below). He loves and plays sports just like his other “sporty” uncle. He has a photographic memory like my oldest brother and he’s sensitive like me. He’s also very sweet and considerate like his aunts and grandmothers. And lastly, he’s stubborn and a hot head like…well, ALL of us actually!!
With all of this resemblance to various family members, I guess it actually makes my son an individual. He is his own person, not like any one of us. I know my husband is a little sad about this (“what do you mean he’s not like me???”)… but I’m happy. I love that he’s an individual taking the best (mostly) qualities from all of us!
I can’t wait to see what our second son’s personality will be like. We already suspect that it will be way different than his older brother.
Do your kids resemble your family members, either physically or in their personality?