Gifts: How I'm Most Like My Parents

Suggestions: Which of your parent(s') traits have you absorbed in unmistakable ways? Have you picked up their humor or sarcasm? Have you followed their spiritual or charitable paths? Do you carry any of their bad habits with you? Do you relate to people in ways similar to your parents?

Good or bad, talk about your behaviors as compared to those of your parent(s) and how much their examples have influenced your life, especially if you've never before considered the subject.

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