What's the most irritating characteristic you've inherited from your parents?

[pfromptown]

I am of the belief that we do eventually turn into our parents. I'm approaching the age now where I can see it happening, gradually, day by day and I feel like there's nothing I can do about it, it's driving me mad! Post the two things that most bug you that you think have come from your parents (they can be physical, personality-based, or to do with your mentality) so that I know that I'm not alone!

Mine are:

From my Mum:

I talk to myself. 9 times out of 10 I don't even realise I'm doing it until after a few seconds has gone past and by which time I have usually embarrassed myself in front of someone, who may or may not then think I'm a nutter. I used to catch my Mum doing it, particularly when she was driving (I would always sit in the front seat next to her on the way to school and such) and after her and my Dad had had a row the previous evening. She would recite the entire conversation out loud, without realizing she was doing it until I told her to shut it. Now it's happening to me on a daily basis. If I've had a bad day at work or particularly if I've had a disagreement with someone, I'll go over it again and again in my head and will often catch myself repeating it out loud. It's not only annoying, but as I've previously said it makes you look crazy if other people catch you doing it.


From my Dad:

I impulsively spend money. I cannot receive a large sum of money without getting pound signs in my eyes and blowing all or most of it. This is particularly dangerous as I'm a student and receive three lump sums across the academic year to keep me going financially, which inevitably get blown almost straight away. I have just received the final one and had to give my girlfriend £1500 (Close to $3000) of it because I owed her, stemming from the time I had spent all my money and she had to pay my share of the rent and bills. I know how stupid it is and how unfair it is on her but I literally cannot stop myself doing it; I have just made her change my password on Amazon (I'm a film and music buff) so I don't know what it is and I can't go on there and blow hundreds of pounds when I'm drunk, which is a habit I've never been able to shake until now.

My Dad is just as bad: his entire life he's been terrible with money, it was the primary reason for my parent's divorce and the reason he's never really made as much of his life as he probably should have. When his Dad (who was pretty well off) died he received a pretty big inheritance and had the chance to pay off his mortgage, but instead he bought a new car and a home entertainment system, plus a shit load of Blu-Rays. He's also too generous, sending me and my sisters presents when he can't afford the petrol to come and see us where we live. I've been to therapy for this and have been diagnosed with ICD (Impulsive Compulsive Disorder) which helped me understand it a little bit better and control it to some extent, but I just cannot stop doing spending. It's a good job I work as well as studying, or I'd really be fucked!

Looking forward to hearing other people's responses 🙂

 

[Saeria]

Hehe, most of the traits I inherited from my parents are pretty epic but If I had to pick:

From my mother: I'm an insatiable gamer. My mother was a hard core gamer back when DOS games and nintendo were flourishing. I remember being very small and getting in trouble because I'd disorganized her stacks of Wizardry maps she'd drawn. So, just like her, I'll spend hours playing video games on a lazy Saturday.

From my Dad: Making up lyrics to songs I hate. Hands down, this is both irritating and amusing. There are some songs I can't even remember the real words to.

 

[Persephone]

Traits inherited from my parents....hmmm

From my Mom: A MAJOR sweet-tooth, holding in emotions, being a pushover at times, prone to avoid drama, dislike of loud noises and yelling, shyness, a LOVE of singing LOUDLY and memorizing every Disney song known to man 😀

From my Dad: being impatient at times, a nasty temper when provoked enough, a hard time opening up to new people, anxiety for large crowds of people or crowded spaces, oddly enough...a love for green veggies 😵

And from my sister: a really REALLY dirty mouth that would make a sailor blush 😉

 

[Skipadeedoodah]

From my Dad I've taken impulsivity, a pretty bad temper and a tendency to think I can basically do whatever I want, rules don't really apply to me, consequences will be nonexistent or minimal, etc. I hate being negative, though, so I have to say that I also have taken an awesome sense of humor, the ability to be persuasive and think quickly and a unique kind of charisma from him.

From my mom I've taken the tendency to worry a lot and be too ambitious at times - taking on too many responsibilities and then getting overwhelmed and discouraged when I can't accomplish everything I set out to do. On the flip side, I've taken from her a certain flexibility and a "We'll figure it out" attitude no matter what. My mom always had shit being thrown at her at the last minute or something that seemed like it would be impossible and she always took it in stride and just worked it into the current plan. Like a boss.

 

[maniactickler]

My dads honker and thinning hair.

 

[milagros317]

Stubbornness.
I've inherited that from both parents and it shows. 😱

 

[Jagermeistered]

Deteriorating vision...

 

[c7_assassin]

Neurosis and alcohol dependency. 😛

 

[Jagermeistered]

Boobie dependency...

 

[Jagermeistered]

My dads honker and thinning hair.

Not... The...







Hair...

 

[luvgirlsfeet]

From my mother cracking my knuckles

From my father my temper

 

[BigJim]

From my mother: my learning disability.

From my father: a congenital heart condition.

 

[Mitchell]

From My Father: My Temper, and That I Overreact To Things.

From My Mother: My Complacency. She was the best woman, but she always used to say "We're going to do this", and then put important things off. I can be the same way.