Day 11

How are you like your mother?


  I've talked a lot about growing up over these few entries.  As I've done a lot of grow up and becoming who I am, I've noticed a lot of my mother's traits in me.  If I had to answer this question 10 years ago, I think I would have simply said I am nothing like my mother.
  I have my mother's sensitivity and strong desire to please.  No matter how much I want to do something for myself, I still want other's approval and support.  If someone is not happy with me- a friend, a relative, a stranger- it upsets me. I inherited this from my mother.
  I think I am growing into my mother's bubbly personality.  She has the type of personality that lights up a room when she walks in.  I have always envied this.  I'm typically shy around people I've first met, and don't do well in situations with a lot of people- but as I grow I realize I do have a lot of my mother's outgoing personality traits, I just need to tap into them.
  But, we are opposite in a lot of ways as well. My mother is very emotional, deals with stress quite poorly, and wears her heart of her sleeve. I am more introverted and reserved with my emotions, and I think this is from seeing how crazy my mother can be sometimes.  I love my mother, she's the person that has been unconditionally there for me my entire life, she is my biggest fan, and the other person I'd feel comfortable calling at 3:00am no matter what's going on.  Yes, 3:00am.