I Will Not Be Like My Mom!

My mom is the one standing in the left picture, me on the right.

I don't know how many times I have said that over the years. But as much as I try not to be like my mom, I am exactly like her! I love my mom, but who wants to be like their mom? My mom always told me I will grow up to be just like her, and I thought, "No way!". Well yes way. Everything about me reminds me of her. The way I talk, the way I act, even how I look is exactly like her! I have very little features of my dad, but my sister is so much more like our dad than our mom. A few weeks ago she posted the picture above of her on Facebook. In it I think she is 14, and the picture of me is at 19. Even with the age difference we look so much alike! If I had her wedding picture it would be even better. Minus the big poofy, permed out hair of 1989.
I get a lot of traits from my mom. We are both sensitive, outgoing, loud, always put others first and we try to avoid conflict as much as possible. The first thing that I noticed about myself that was a lot like my mom was the way I laugh. But hers is still much louder than mine!
I was always embarrassed by the way my mom dances around the house, but now I do the same thing! She always said I will do the same little things to embarrass my kids. Again I thought, "No way!", but oh yes! I don't have kids yet but I do it to my boyfriend all the time!
I am sure I will discover many more things I do that are just like my mom in the next few years.

I love you Mama!