Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - What Do You Take After From Your Parents and Grandparents?

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:

It's Saturday Night again -

time for some more Genealogy Fun!!

Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!):

1) What do you "take after" or "favor" from your parents and/or grandparents? It could be looks, traits, mannerisms, speech, etc.

2) Put it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook post. Please leave a link in a comment to this post.

My thanks to reader Liz Tapley for suggesting this topic.

A) Physical size, looks, etc.

All of my parents, grandparents, maybe even great-grandparents, had dark brown eyes. I got my hair texture (kinky) and hair color (black) from my mother, and a few red hairstreaks from my paternal grandfather. Those hair streaks tend to turn grey or white.

I have one dimple on my left cheek, which I likely received from my mother. According to her, she said that had dimple(s) when she was younger, but when she got older and gained weight, it "disappeared" or became less not noticeable. I am not sure if my father had any dimples.

B) Traits & Mannerism

I am not at all even-tempered. I get annoyed very easily. I likely got that trait from my father and what life has offered me in the past. I do have a lot of empathy, compassion, and caring aspects within me which I gained myself and some from my mother.

My interest in music and singing likely comes from my mother. She was an alto in her local church as a kid. I believe she was in school choir. In addition, she played the violin for a time.

My sensitivity likely comes from my grandmother. She is a Cancer. Cancer is a water sign. Water signs are naturally emotional. I am a HSP, so I can get overstimulated by many things. Light around me can trigger migraines. For instances, looking at a computer or laptop for too long can trigger a migraine.

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