What bad habits or chacter flaws do you blame on your parents?
My dad never liked to tip.
I followed his lead until my sister became a waitress working through college.
At that point I was ashamed and started tipping well.
And I expecially overtip at breakfast, because it’s the same work for a smaller tab.
Late in life, after much damage was already done, we learned that my mom was biploar, which, in retrospect, explained a lot. When things were not good, she had an incredibly acid tongue. She didn’t scream or yell, but her sarcastic comments hurt just as much as a tirade.
My sisters and I have all noticed an unfortunate tendency toward flinging out Mom’s kind of little acid barbs, often toward each other. Fortunately, we recognize it when we do it and are quick to apologize and acknowledge that we were channeling Mom. When it happens outside the family circle, however, it can be harder to make amends.
I don’t blame any of my bad habits or character flaws on my parents.
I think I may have inherited my mother’s quick temper and low tolerance for frustration. I know for a* fact *that I get my catastrophic clumsiness from her.
I’m with Gingy. My faults are all of my own making.