Farmers Market during a Chicago visit
Perhaps I am related to my mom
September 27, 2012 by Emily
For years I was convinced that I was not related to my family, besides the similarities we have in appearance. I am so different from my dad, mom and sister that is amazing. They have never planned anything in their lives, I have never NOT planned anything in my life.
I love my mom dearly. She is the best. We do not understand each other about 90% of the time, but we are accepting that we are very, very different. Painfully different at times.
While we are very, very different people, we share some quirks.
1. We go from clothes to sweats within 10 seconds of getting home. We cannot talk to anyone until we strip our clothes for sweats. Don’t even bother asking a question until we get out of our some-what more fashionable clothing. We change into sweats even if we know we have to leave in two hours and will have to change back into regular clothes. Life is just better in crappy, comfy clothes duh!
2. We read a lot. My mom has been a member of her book club my entire life. She always has a book ‘going’. And always one book at a time. I never understand how people can read multiple books at once. I get characters confused when I’m reading one book!
3. We like to grocery shop and cook. Grocery shopping is an event. Not to be rushed! When I was little and now when I’m home we spend freakish amounts of time in grocery stores. One word about cooking – she follows recipes, I really don’t. But we do ‘read’ cookbooks. Oh and we watch a lot of cooking shows.
4. We HATE baths. I remember my mom taking a bath exactly once in my life, when she was sick. I’ve taken a bath exactly once in my life, when I broke my wrist. I don’t understand baths. Why would you sit in water while it gets cold? I hear that the bath is about the bubbles, candles and such. Nope. Sound’s awful.
5. We drink one cup of coffee a day. Only black. No fancy crap.
6. We LOVE hot, humid weather. Those nights when it doesn’t get below 80 degrees are the best!
7. We don’t like sweets besides VERY dark chocolate. VERY dark chocolate. No creamy filling.
8. We hate shopping for clothes for ourselves. Her reason is that she has very large breasts. My reason is I have very short legs. Basically, clothes hate us.
What do you and members of your family have in common? Does anyone else hate, hate, hate baths?
Xoxo,
Emily
I used to think I was really different from my mom but as I’ve gotten older I’ve realized just how similar we are. We both love to read, run, swim, and drink coffee! We also have similar mannerisms that I didn’t realize until recently. Crazy right?
On the other hand I am nothing like my dad. We have nothing in common at all.
When I was younger I only say how different my mom is. I also have similar mannerisms that I never realized. I also have a lot in common with my dad.
I love your list! Loving hot & humid weather is definitely unique! My mom and I both love baths, so we are the opposite. Do you like dark chocolate with bits of orange in it? Nom nom nom.
I do like dark chocolate with orange but not if it makes it too sweet. And it has to be really dark chocolate to start with. Yum!
I HATE HATE baths!!!!
I loveeee the hot tub though, weirdo maybe?!
I hope you are feeling great pre-marathon and ready to rock that beautiful city!!
xoxo!
I do sometimes like hot tubs. I just hate feeling cold after getting out. Oh yuck, baths.
I 100% agree about changing into sweats IMMEDIATELY!!! It’s necessary! And baths seriously suck. When I broke my leg I tried baths for awhile to not get the cast wet and it was HORRIBLE.
Growing up I totally thought it was normal to strip upon entering my house. I guess this isn’t really normal. SO necessary.
haha, wow! I can’t imagine not liking sweets!! And +100 on changing into sweats. Thinking about it, i don’t have much in common with a lot of my family. My sister and I are twins though, so we have things in common by default and spending our whole lives together
I’ve been thinking about twins a lot lately because I just finished Cutting for Stone. My conclusion is it would be fun to have a twin (I was so jealous of twins growing up) but also weird as an adult.