My mom and I may look-alike, sound alike and have the same blood type but we are not alike. Instead, I am more like my dad. I grew up in a prominently male Louisiana family. I have one brother who is 7 years older than me and 6 uncles. Being the first girl cousin of a long line of boy cousins is something that has always defined me. My dad always wanted a daughter while my mom did not want any more children after my brother.
When I was born, my mother and I’s similarities stopped at our blood type and looks. Everyone in my family always comments on how alike my mother and I are, based on the fact that we have the same body type. In reality, we are total opposites. She enjoys gardening and the summer and I enjoy reading and the fall. Our sense of style is even completely different. She loves to wear bright, neon colors and I wear neutral, earthy colors. The differences can go on but even if we both point out our differences, people still seem to point out the same similarities that we share. One other similarity that often people think it cool that we share is our blood type. This is because we look so much alike and several family members like to joke that we could pass for the same person even if our …show more content…
My mom struggled with both alcohol and drugs during most of my life and that has shown me a lot about what it can do to you. My dad, on the other hand, has never been one for those types of things and tends to stay clear of them, like me. A huge part of why my mom struggled so much was because she never could say no, even if she knew she should and that is where we are different. I am able to tell myself no and have never really had the urge of addiction when it came to pain medication or alcohol. This has been a very hard experience for me seeing my mom with addictions towards these harmful substances, and I feel like it had made me cling more to my dad’s
When I was born, my mother and I’s similarities stopped at our blood type and looks. Everyone in my family always comments on how alike my mother and I are, based on the fact that we have the same body type. In reality, we are total opposites. She enjoys gardening and the summer and I enjoy reading and the fall. Our sense of style is even completely different. She loves to wear bright, neon colors and I wear neutral, earthy colors. The differences can go on but even if we both point out our differences, people still seem to point out the same similarities that we share. One other similarity that often people think it cool that we share is our blood type. This is because we look so much alike and several family members like to joke that we could pass for the same person even if our …show more content…
My mom struggled with both alcohol and drugs during most of my life and that has shown me a lot about what it can do to you. My dad, on the other hand, has never been one for those types of things and tends to stay clear of them, like me. A huge part of why my mom struggled so much was because she never could say no, even if she knew she should and that is where we are different. I am able to tell myself no and have never really had the urge of addiction when it came to pain medication or alcohol. This has been a very hard experience for me seeing my mom with addictions towards these harmful substances, and I feel like it had made me cling more to my dad’s