But when they actually do that, it can be a terrifying thing. Sometimes you almost wish the apple DID fall just a bit further from the tree, you know?
Watching a miniature version of yourself can shake you to the core.
1. He's A Bear To Get Ready In The Morning
You're not a morning person. At Christmas, people in your family do a game of "rock, paper, scissors" to decide who gets to wake you up for church. So when you see your prodigy being just as grumpy to get going in the morning, it can be unnerving.
2. He Takes His Superfandom To A Whole New Level
You couldn't wait until your son was old enough to watch the Star Wars series with you. You watched it with him over and over again. You both have your own Star Wars language. It's all good until you can't get him to take off his Darth Vader costume to go to school.
3. They Inherited Your Love Of Snacking
It was funny at first. You thought, "Oh look, they love a good bag of chips like me." But then you began hiding in the pantry just to be able to get to the snacks before they do. Now they follow you to the store. Where does the madness ends?
4. Ability To Lie To Mom Is Nonexistent
Kids. They try to lie to us from the second they exit that womb but we catch them. Every. Single. Time. When will they learn that this isn't our first rodeo? We have eyes in the back of our heads, the hearing of a pack of wolves, and a seventh sense. Silly, silly kids.
5. Can You Say "Drama Queen"?
From the second your little girl came on the scene, it's been all about her. "Me, me, me," she cries. As parents, you have to dote on her every second of every day. You think to yourself, "Where does she get this from?" And then you remember your childhood and it all clicks.
6. You And Your Mini-Me Get Distracted Easily
"Ooh, look, something shiny!" should be your family motto. Pinterest - or any social media for that matter - is (or at least should be) your nemesis. Your short attention span has nothing on your lack of ability to focus on the task at...wait, what was I doing? Eh, never mind.
7. You Like To Be The Big Dog
You've always liked being head honcho. No working for the man for you. You are your own boss in every way, so, when your first child didn't get the "joke" about the new sibling coming along, it hit you. The apple went nowhere away from that tree. Dang genetics.
8. Getting Hangry Runs In The Family
Bagel Fridays in your house simply means it's a race to see who gets seconds. And don't even talk to you or your offspring if you haven't had breakfast yet. You're pretty sure you came out of your mum's belly hangry, and you somehow managed to pass this along to your eternally insatiable child. GET IN MAH BELLY already.
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