What habit or trait do you hope to NOT pass along?

MsCat19 · June 2012

Since we're all airing out our insecurities, what do you hope your children don't pick up from you?

I apologize... All the time... For everything. It doesn't matter if there is no chance in he!! I could have done anything to cause the issue and yet there I am, saying I'm sorry. I hope my girls don't do this!

Tambcat · June 2012

I'm hoping she doesn't get my anxiety and mild OCD.

DragonflyBelle · June 2012

I hope both mine and DH's addictive personalities (smoking and food) aren't passed on. I think me quitting smoking for good finally will have positive effects where this is concerned....now if I can just get H to stop.

JNoelleE · June 2012

My temper, my anxiousness and nail biting.. and I hope he never sucks his thumb! I sucked my thumb until I was a teenager!!

jesbeth · June 2012

I hope she never bites her nails, doesn't have depression and anxiety, has perfect vision and teeth and is taller than me.

BelleWithABlade · June 2012

Tambcat:
I'm hoping she doesn't get my anxiety and mild OCD.

This for me too, I'm super high anxiety. I hide it well at work, but it eats me up. The OCD can actually be good for school so I'm ok with him getting that from me

Sunshine+Luv · June 2012

Mines gross. I used to pick scabs. Mostly mosquito bites, so now my legs have all these little round scars. I hope he doesn't do that.

Sunshine+Luv · June 2012

JNoelleE:
My temper, my anxiousness and nail biting.. and I hope he never sucks his thumb! I sucked my thumb until I was a teenager!!

Henry is loving his thumb right now. I hope it doesn't replace his paci.

lauranicole91 · June 2012

I'm not sure if any of these traits show through here on the bump, but IRL I am b*tchy, super lazy, brutally honest(I know I hold my tongue well here.) and really bossy. I really hope DD doesn't get any of that.

ABeautifulMind · June 2012

Migraines. Sad

jessandandy09 · June 2012

I hope not to pass on my temper, laziness, or addictions :-D

eav2c · June 2012

I overreact. Like... Realllly overreact. I nearly had a tantrum when I realized I left the $12 swiffer pads I bought at target today.

jkfranklin · June 2012

I'm super lazy and I hope my kids are more ambitious.

Kdrake8 · June 2012

I hope she doesn't get my anxiety or body image issues.

JNoelleE · June 2012

Don't let it!! Or if its unpreventable, be really hard on him about it when he is older... My mom never gave me any issues about my thumbsucking, not even when I was like 10! I had wear this horrible retainer for 2 years that was cemented into the top of my mouth to stretch my palate, and then had braces for 3 years- and its still messed up because my thumb would just make its way back into my mouth unknowingly while I was asleep! So embarrassing. And my thumb is permanently wrinkled and oddly shaped. lol

JNoelleE · June 2012

JNoelleE:
Don't let it!! Or if its unpreventable, be really hard on him about it when he is older... My mom never gave me any issues about my thumbsucking, not even when I was like 10! I had wear this horrible retainer for 2 years that was cemented into the top of my mouth to stretch my palate, and then had braces for 3 years- and its still messed up because my thumb would just make its way back into my mouth unknowingly while I was asleep! So embarrassing. And my thumb is permanently wrinkled and oddly shaped. lol

Replying to Sunshine- forgot to hit the quote button!

lauranicole91 · June 2012

kdrake8:
body image issues.

Ah, yes, this too, definitely!

aggieamber05 · June 2012

kdrake8:
I hope she doesn't get my anxiety or body image issues.

This, and I hope she's not a control freak like me.

FusionLMT · June 2012

biting my nails, my husband is a skin picker also so it seems like they will prob inherit some form of self destruction - I also hope they aren't as lazy as us about housework. I've been really working on it and will be having them help out from an early age so hoping that will help. DHs mom always did everything for him and my parents just didn't care much so neither of us got a good example.

laf10 · June 2012

I'm such a worrier. I don't want him to be like that. And nail biting, but both me and DH do it so I'm afraid he'll pick it up.

Musiclover2012 · June 2012

Tambcat:
I'm hoping she doesn't get my anxiety and mild OCD.

This for sure!

I also hope they are a little more laid back like DH and less socially awkward than me

imimahoney · June 2012

Both my dh and I pick at our skin.

I have a few small scars on my face and my dh has some scars on his arms. If lo gets my acne or my dh's weird skin I really really hope he never picks at it.

SilverJM78 · June 2012

My extreme shyness/social anxiety (hence, I'm mostly a lurker). Also, I'm a zit/scab picker.

biblionerd · June 2012

Laziness, depression, anxiety, self-image issues, bad money management, and messiness.

MsCat19 · June 2012

biblionerd:
Laziness, depression, anxiety, self-image issues, bad money management, and messiness.

I could have written this exactly as well... A lot of my apologies come from all of these things!

Sunshine+Luv · June 2012

JNoelleE:
Don't let it!! Or if its unpreventable, be really hard on him about it when he is older... My mom never gave me any issues about my thumbsucking, not even when I was like 10! I had wear this horrible retainer for 2 years that was cemented into the top of my mouth to stretch my palate, and then had braces for 3 years- and its still messed up because my thumb would just make its way back into my mouth unknowingly while I was asleep! So embarrassing. And my thumb is permanently wrinkled and oddly shaped. lol

Duly noted :-). I am not sure it is preventable though, unfortunately.

hazysherman11 · June 2012

My rebel attitude, and contempt for rules and authority. That has gotten me into a lot of trouble and caused my parents many headaches! I probably deserve to have a child that is the same way, but I hope he is just a nice little boy

katieh1017 · June 2012

jesbeth:
I hope she never bites her nails, doesn't have depression and anxiety, has perfect vision and teeth and is taller than me.

Same here and I will also throw in I hope she doesn't get my hips and ability to hold grudges.

Mamasaurus · June 2012

A lot of my negative traits come from being raised in an unstable environment, seeing my mother abused, and that sort of thing. I know she isn't going to have to deal with that, thank goodness, so I will go with a physical trait and say I hope she doesn't end up with all the freckles and moles I have. I am always worried about melanoma!

gisa886 · June 2012

I'm a nail biter, an emotional eater and my patience is very thin. Since having kids I've become a little more patient.

huahualove · June 2012

Health issues in general since I have had a lot of different ones. I also hope he isn't as nice as me. I know that sounds odd, but I let people walk over me way too much. I've gotten much better with my health and being super nice. I'm nowhere near mean, but I don't let people walk on me as much. Oh, I am also a skin picker. It is gross, why do I do it? Again, I'm a lot better but my arms have a ton of little scars from me picking them when I was younger

Christina_Diane · June 2012

I hope he doesn't get my horrible eye sight and dh's horrible attitude toward school.

I do hope he gets my love for school and my and dh's athleticism.

I hope he doesn't get my panic behavior. I get easily flustered.

babybug11 · June 2012

I hope she doesn't hold grudges like I do or have my trust issues. People have to earn my trust first instead of me giving it to them and then seeing if they do something to lose it.

TotallyLoCo · June 2012

I suck at sports/ anything athletic. Plus I am sort of a slob.

I also am usually reserved and shy around people I dont know. Friends have told me that they thought I was a little snobby when they met me because of this.

And I am REALLY hoping he doesn't end up with my hunker of a nose. So far it doesn't look like it, but time will tell.

Rudytudy87 · June 2012

I hope he doesn't get my short fuse or lack of patience.

mrs+harlow · June 2012

I hope when he is a teen he doesn't get depressed like I was.

I hope that he doesn't get DH's time management skills...he's the most non-punctual person I know besides my MIL.

jsillyfun · June 2012

I hope she doesn't get my GERD or scoliosis.

kmh1203 · June 2012

I really hope she doesn't get my anxiety and shyness (if that's a word). Growing up was so difficult for me and I didnt have as many friends as most people did because I was so worried about what everyone thought about me. I never reached out to people because I was afraid of rejection and I feel like I could have had a lot more friends if I wasn't like that. I would hate for my daughter to grow up feeling the same way I did.