family is funny

you know how they say you can't really escape becoming your parents? i think it's somewhat true. seeing my whole family together again, i couldn't help but rediscover the origins of all my strengths and weaknesses. i am laid-back, tolerant (sometimes a push-over), lazier, sociable like my dad. i am also very emotional, dependent, silly and fun like my mom. it's funny that though i relate with my mom better, i am a lot more resemblant of dad. maybe it's because we're both girls and girls are just more relational. or maybe it's because dad's personality naturally complements mom's well. i do feel like that in my interactions with mom, i tend to play dad's role of bringing the counter perspective.

i enjoy observing my parents' interactions. it's something that i don't get to see as much anymore, but have always upheld as the standard marriage. even at the age of 40 something, they're still quite in love. i don't think i noticed it until i got older and could read the subtleties in their interactions. what makes them work? isn't marriage and baby-making a fun experiment of personality mixing? we're all such unique sets of traits that we have no control over, that our parents couldn't really control. it's funny that when i think i'm finally finding and knowing myself, i see so much of my parents.