What do you want your child to inherit?

Luthien1015 · February 2013

At my sister's baby shower years ago, one of the questions posed to her was 'What do you want your son to inherit?', be it a physical trait or a personality trait. So I'm passing it on to you guys.

I hope my daughter inherits my husband's patience when teaching people, as he was able to teach a 95-year-old retired nun how to use Outlook. I hope she inherits my hair, because my husband went bald in high school, and his enormous brown eyes. I hope she gets her father's math smarts, and my grammar powers.

BLT20051 · February 2013

I hope he gets MH's ability to tan, my super light and mostly non existent body hair. I hope he gets his father's intelligence and ability to fix anything and my reading/writing skills. DH's eyes are a lighter blue but we both have blue eyes and pretty nice eyelashes so I think we're set there. I would also love a ginger baby but since I'm a ginger I know it is more likely to skip a generation. I hope my son gets my ability to sing and dance but his fathers ability to play instruments.

Luthien1015 · February 2013

Oh - I would also like to add that I hope she gets her father's teeth so she doesn't need to suffer through orthodontics, and so we don't have to pay for them.

BLT20051 · February 2013

Luthien1015:
Oh - I would also like to add that I hope she gets her father's teeth so she doesn't need to suffer through orthodontics, and so we don't have to pay for them.

Ugh. Same here. DH has amazing teeth. And also I hope DS gets his eyesight. I swear DH has eyes like a hawk and I've worn glasses since I was 5.

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chelsmcl · February 2013

I hope she has DH's giant heart, he is seriously the sweetest man I've ever met. For the physical I hope she gets my strong teeth, I've never had a cavity or any other dental issues and I don't even go to the dentist that much Embarrassed

hjk5000 · February 2013

My H is pretty bald too. Please God let my sons have my hair.

Personality wise, Eli is already exactly like his dad, but as far as looks go he's my clone. If DS2 could look more like H and act more like me, I think that would balance things out.

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FordFalcor · February 2013

I really want both of my kids to have their dad's mild temper and sense of humor. If they can balance that out with my practicality they'll be golden.

Looks wise: my teeth, his eyes.

smithm24 · February 2013

I hope LO gets SO's metabolism and height. The best of SO's and my academic abilities. I hope LO gets my curiosity of other cultures. I can also only hope that LO has a personality that is a mix of us with a little of its own flair.

SO and I have similar hair texture, so this kid is screwed in that department. We both have blue eyes. I hope LO gets its great grandfather's red hair. Maybe some of my grandmother's ability to tan, just so it doesn't burn even with sun screen.

I also hope this kid loves biscuits and pepperoni gravy because it's the only breakfast food I can't seem to mess up. Also, my love of school.

MrsKatieW · February 2013

I hoped my kids would get DH's blue eyes, so far one has one hasn't. I hoped they wouldn't get my feet small, wide, with high arches. We're 0 for 2 on that one.
Personality wise, I hope they get DH's drive and ambition. My patience and love of books.

ASmallWonder · February 2013

This is so horrible - I can only think of the stuff I don't want lol I hope my second son isn't short like me (DS1 seems to be trending in my foot steps, poor kid). I hope neither of them have DH's widow's peak or, in his words "monchichi hair" (this is why he keeps it really short). DS1 is blonde, like DH was as a child. I really wish that would stick around but it's not likely. I would love for DS2 to look similar to DS1 - blonde, blue eyes with amazing eye lashes. DH and I both have good senses of humor so I do hope that they both have that. We're both intelligent people but lacked the drive early on to do anything with it and I sincerely hope my kids don't follow in those footsteps. Wow, I think very highly of DH and myself, don't I? lol

RissNRuss · February 2013

I want Baby to have my husband's giving and kindhearted nature. This man spent from 7:30 am until almost 1pm this Saturday clearing for our landlord who was out of town, as well as helping any neighbor who wanted it clear driveways, cars and sidewalks. He is always making himself available to help others.

I want Baby to inherit his math skills, and my language skills, and our love of travel and family.

KacyChicago · February 2013

Physically, I'd really like it if our little guy got my green eyes, but my partner's brown eyes are so dominant in his family, that's really a long shot. Other than that, I hope he gets my legs (which I got from my Dad) and my thick, straight hair. Everything else can be my partner's genes.

Truthfully, I hope he gets both of our compassionate natures; our humor; our openness to everything around us; our love of music; our intelligence; and just both of our overall calm demeanors.

ehnasto · February 2013

It sounds terrible but DH's insides and my outsides. I am fairly sick and if it isn't my illness bothering me I am always catching something. DH never gets sick, has no allergies and has an iron gut. We hope for my outsides because I have always had clear skin, and low body hair in comparison to DH. I hope our kid gets DH's patience and low strung attitude but my organization skills. I kind of feel like as the kid of 2 engineers that they are destined to be a GIGANTIC nerd, but we're ok with that.

MrsAuby · February 2013

I hope she get a mixture of our teeth, DH has beautiful natural teeth but I have never had a cavity. DH's butt ; and pretty blue eyes. O and his mental math skills are awesome so that too. I hope she either has my blonde hair or his super dark hair...nothing in between. I hope she gets his generosity and my patience and a mixture if our humor. O and my eyesight and his athletic ability!

GingerBabyTX · February 2013

I hope our baby has red hair. My brother and I do, and so does my FIL, so there genetic elements are there. And my husband's hazel eyes.

I hope our child loves music. S/he doesn't have to play an instrument or sing like we do, but my goodness I hope we pass along our love for the art...ALL the arts, actually.

campergrlsugar · February 2013

definitely my husbands teeth...just had his first cavity at 41 and his teeth are pretty straight....I would also like him/her to inherit his passion, drive, academic diligence, and his commitment to family.

From me, I hope they get my common sense, personality and patience....

Our child will most like wear glasses and not be athletic at all, but I am totally ok with that....I just hope they don't inherit the lazy eye that is genetic in DH's family....that is the least of my worries though, most people don't even know he has a lazy eye..

singahappysong · February 2013

I like this question. I recently thought about logging a list of what I want to instill into my children. I know once I'm in the middle of raising them I will probably get caught up in the day to day stuff and just conquer surviving. I would like to go back and read it to "get back on track". (for example, Honesty. I was never taught that being honest is important, not just because it's not nice to lie, but because it brings such a trust bond between those you are honest with).

So what do I want my kid to inherit: I want him to inherit my husbands work ethic. Even if he hates it and is feeling sick, he gives 100%.

One thing I DON'T want him to inherit is my tendency to be callous. My husband and I were talking about it the other day. If something is hard or sad, I can literally just ignore it and be fine. I've gotten much better since I turned about 19 at NOT doing so, but sometimes I can feel myself "shutting off". I don't want that to be a trait of any of my children.

smithm24 · February 2013

redaero:
smithm24:
I also hope this kid loves biscuits and pepperoni gravy because it's the only breakfast food I can't seem to mess up.
Pepperoni gravy sounds AWESOME. I don't even cook and I want you to spill the recipe. 

Questimates on Measurements
1/8 cup of pepperoni cut into tiny pieces

4 tbs flour

3/4 cup milk

Heat the pepperoni in a skillet on medium heat until it is crispy and released most of its grease.

Add the flour and stir it into the grease. Add it 1 tbs at a time, stop if it looks like it's getting too dry. Add more if you need to.

Slowly add the milk, if you add it all at once you'll never get the lumps out. Whisk it well. You'll want to let it boil until it's the consistency you want. You can always add milk to thin it out.

:: If you use turkey pepperoni, you'll want to add some butter.::

Hope that works. I don't measure when I make it. I usually play it by sight.

mamainVA2013 · February 2013

I hope our LO gets my eyes and hair, but DH's height and metabolism. I have to work a lot harder than he does to stay fit and obesity is a problem in my family.

We are both pretty smart and academically driven, so I hope that passes along.

We are Team Green, so I hope that if it is a boy (or I guess even a girl) the baby is as athletic and as in to sports as DH. I guess I can be considered athletic as well, but I was a dancer, so I would love to have a daughter who loves dance as well.

We both have a strong work ethic, so I hope that passes along as well.

kgb-13 · February 2013

Mine: hair, teeth, math ability

Husbands: history, sociology abilities, freakish memory, mouth, eyes (grey/blue, love them!), eyebrows

Doesn't matter (should both be the same): sense of humor, morality, althetics, hair color, butt

Then again - if she does get his full lips, gorgeous eyes, (our) blond hair, slender but with cute junk in the trunk - my husband will lock her in our basement until she is 30+

melissa0726 · February 2013

It has been the greatest joy in my life to see DD's personality, likes, and dislikes emerge. She is such a mix of DH and I, it is so amazing!!

I can't wait to meet DD2. I hope both girls have a mix of our smarts, DH and I are both very intelligent, but our interests in learning lie in very different areas. I love literature and languages and all things business, and he loves math and science and tangible analytics. I can't way to see what, from an academic perspective, draws the interest of the girls as they get older.

I hope they don't get my klutziness. I hope they are sightly less competitive than DH. Don't get me wrong, it's good to be competitive, but he's SUPER competitive about EVERYthing!

+Preppy+ · February 2013

I hope my daughter inherits my husband's abundance of common sense, laid back attitude, his green eyes, and his unselfishness.

i hope she inherits my book smarts, determination,and my love of reading. I'd rather her inherit more of her father's traits. He's a pretty awesome person. I'm ok.

ETA: my son is pretty young still but so far he's a clone of my husband- looks exactly like him and is a laid back, sweet baby like DH was.

WifeofaComposer · February 2013

I hope our kids look like my husband around the nose and mouth, with eyes shaped like mine - either his blues or my greens. I want our kids to get his hair because it's thick, wavy, and beautiful. Hopefully they'll have my teeth (mine are perfect without the use of braces, not so for my DH - he hated his braces). As far as personality, I hope they inherit our love of fart jokes, classical music, Buster Keaton films, art, travel, and food. Our kids will, no doubt, be very patient but when they get angry they'll be very angry. I like to say we both have a short temper but a very long fuse.

Oh, and I want our kids to have legs like my husband's!

RissNRuss · February 2013

Bacon+lettuce+tomato:
I hope he gets MH's ability to tan, my super light and mostly non existent body hair. I hope he gets his father's intelligence and ability to fix anything and my reading/writing skills. DH's eyes are a lighter blue but we both have blue eyes and pretty nice eyelashes so I think we're set there. I would also love a ginger baby but since I'm a ginger I know it is more likely to skip a generation. I hope my son gets my ability to sing and dance but his fathers ability to play instruments.

For your hopes: My stepsister and stepbrother are gingers- each of them has a light brown haired child and a ginger. Bro's #3 arrives in April... we'll see!

CCR630 · February 2013

I hope he gets his fathers work ethic and kind heart, his ability to talk to anyone, his athletic ability, and his legs. I hope he gets my ability to not stress about most anything, my love of reading and ability to spell. We have very similar outgoing personalities, and similar looks. So I think either way we're going to have a blonde hair, blue eyed, talker on our hands!!

iggles09 · February 2013

I hope our baby girl inherits DH's teethno cavities, no braces, and born without wisdom teeth. His ability to tan, his kindness, and his intelligence.
I would like her to have my hair curly, thick but this runs on dh's side too.
She can have either of our eyes both are blue, although mine change colors slightly, either of our work ethics/drive for learning , and a mix of our sense of humor.

courty625 · February 2013

I hope she inherits long legs, without my height. I also hope she inherits my love for football and my outgoing personality.

I hope she inherits my husbands big blue eyes, skin tone, witty-ness, humor, and awesome work ethic.

I hope she inherits my mom's teeth because DH and I both had bad teeth.

I hope she inherits a strangers hair because I do not want her to have to deal with fine, thin, frizzy, half curly hair that I have or DH's baldness.

ckettenb · February 2013

I hope she gets my eyes, and DH's eyelashes and hair. I hope she gets my adventurous spirit and DH's patience. My ability to concentrate and DH's follow through. My math/science prowess and DH's studiousness. I hope she makes life long friends like DH has. And I hope she's as comfortable around new people as I am.

As long as she doesn't inherit my complete inability to spell, she'll be fine.

ChristyD6 · February 2013

My blue eyes, nose, book smarts, love of travel, appreciation and love for things and people different from myself.

DH. Tan skin, dark hair, ears, awesome outgoing personality, work ethic for exercise, athletic ability, metabolism and bargin hunting skills! Ha

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