Questionnaire: Genetic traits you want to pass on (or don't want to pass on?)

DumbledoresArmy · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My musical ability

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My ADD tendencies

SO's trait you want to pass on: His intelligence... my husband is a friggin genius

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: His tendency of being insensitive.

megstervt · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My internal motivation to do well and succeed (maybe that's more personality than genetic, does it still count?)

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: my anxiety

SO's trait you want to pass on: his incredible blue/gray eye color

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: poor circulation that leads to issues in his legs

ShallowSeas · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: artistic ability and my immune system because I rarely get sick.

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: my anxiety

SO's trait you want to pass on: His musical traits and his brains.

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: high blood pressure and acid reflux (is that a genetic thing? idk)

housewifehobbyist · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My love of reading

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: my extreme introversion

SO's trait you want to pass on: His musical ability- H was a world-touring musician until just a few years ago

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: His fidgety tendancies

on a superficial note, with his height and build and my bone structure we have some supermodel potential over here!

PeggyOlsonFTW · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My compassion and open-mindedness

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My respiratory issues

SO's trait you want to pass on: His intelligence and his beautiful, thick, curly hair (DS got stuck with my thin, straight hair. Poor kid!)

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: Not specifically his, but he has addiction and mental health issues in his family.

PrettyPalomino · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My drive/ambition/dedication

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My ears (got them pinned back surgically when I was 9) and anxiety

SO's trait you want to pass on: His smiley happy-go-lucky personality

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: His hair (balding started at 23)

ETA: With any luck the kid will be 80% him and 20% me!

sboston06 · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: Intelligence and my looks.

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: Addictive personality (mom and maternal grandfather are both in recovery), and my uncle has schizophrenia.

SO's trait you want to pass on: Intelligence and height (though that one may hurt a bit!). Love of travel. His looks.

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: His inability to make a decision. Though I think that's a nurture vs. nature thing! He also has diabetes in his family and his dad died from melanoma. So I hope they have my skin!

ETA: SO's trait.

CClark2014 · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: skin coloring? I've always tanned super easy

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: my kidney issues, they say its not genetic, but I wouldn't want anyone to have them

SO's trait you want to pass on: His super thick hair. His whole family has great hair, mine is on the thin side and grows super slow.

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: His family has alot of history of heart conditions and high BP.

PrimRoseMama · October 2015

DumbledoresArmy said:

Your genetic trait you want to pass on:
It would be neat to see if my little hapa#3 could get light eyes like me, but genetically that's unlikely.

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on:
I hope that none of my kids get my dental issues (prone to cavities)

SO's trait you want to pass on:
My husband is awesomely smart and a great problem solver. My other two kids have gotten this from him and its adorable.

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on:
His temper and speech delay-- but so far we are two for two on the speech delay and temper .

sarah0985 · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: my confidence and ease towards academics

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My Temper and issues I've had with depression and anxiety (seems to be a common one here)

SO's trait you want to pass on: his patience. One of the things I love most about him

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: His desire to please people and care what others think of him and his skin. He has awful acne even into adulthood

MamaMunn · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My patience

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My teeth. I hate them!

SO's trait you want to pass on: His hair! I keep telling him he better give me an adorable redhead baby! Also, he is very hardworking and family oriented. I would love for our kids to be like that.

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: His temper. He has a tendency to bottle everything up and then get upset over something really ridiculous

ArtlessIbex · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My intelligence

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My allergies!!

SO's trait you want to pass on: His ability to be completely self-sacrificing. Don't know if that's genetic, but it is awesome and I suck at it.

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: His allergies!

Seriously, if we could just have a kid with no allergies, that would be amazing.

gonetothesea · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: I would LOVE for at least one of my future kids to have my red hair. And my compassion for others, and my love of learning.

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My math skills, my crooked teeth (don't want my kids to go through 5 years of braces like me... DH has perfect teeth with no braces ever.)

SO's trait you want to pass on: His work ethic, his humor, athleticism

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: Being closed off / unemotional

virginiaham · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My health! (I'm an anomaly in my family in this way.)

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My scarring acne during puberty.

SO's trait you want to pass on: So many things, but I'll go with his no-BS attitude and his love of mornings (of course purely motivated with no benefit to me in mind...). And his freckles. Shoot, that's 3 things.

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: I'll go with his love of all things sweet in mass quantities (but if it's passed on, hopefully his restraint will be also).

ReesaAnne16 · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My love of nature

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My anxiety tendencies

SO's trait you want to pass on: His blue eyes and intelligence

Also hoping my FIL's red hair shows up in our kids somewhere

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: Can't think of any

Edited to change my trait

pnkslpprsnsocks · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: strong teeth! (never had a cavity! Um knock on wood) and eye color (hazel!)

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: wide feet for sure.

SO's trait you want to pass on: His height

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: butt chin. although because this is a dominant trait in his family for males and females it's likely that I'll have to get over it.

AshleyGemini24 · October 2015

I hope our child has my baby blue eyes and his/her daddy's height not my shortness. And his red tinted hair.

LittleMissTimeLord · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My compassion.

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: I agree on the attention deficit. If I could help our future kid focus I would love to give that gift to them.

SO's trait you want to pass on: His quick wit. Oh and his beautiful blue eyes.

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: His anxiety issues. He's so intelligent and creative but he can get in his own way.

OrangeEv · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: I was a small (not unhealthy) baby. That would be nice. I'm still not very big and would prefer a baby I can carry easily. OBVIOUSLY I would be happy no matter what size/shape our baby is as long as he/she is healthy!

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: I have a genetic autoimmune disorder

SO's trait you want to pass on: His beautiful brown eyes and singing voice!

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: Uuummm I really can't think of anything.

chicandbubbly · October 2015

Your trait you want to pass on: kind heart, my nose

Your trait you DON'T want to pass on: horrible vision

SO's trait you want to pass on: His work ethic and handsome smile

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: ADHD

Yailani23 · October 2015

Your trait you want to pass on: My patience and eye shape

Your trait you DON'T want to pass on: Big feet

SO's trait you want to pass on: Thick hair and nice teeth

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: Sweating like crazy for no reason

Tennis11785 · October 2015

Hm. This is fun.

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My blue eyes

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My red hair. And pale skin.

SO's trait you want to pass on: His intelligence and social personality.

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: His ADHD.

TyrannosaurusBex · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: Intelligence and ambition.

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My nose.

SO's trait you want to pass on: Sense of adventure and athleticism.

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: ADHD. He's not diagnosed, and he claims that he never had problems paying attention as a kid. He thinks he developed problems with inattention as an adult after too much drug-use. I'm not convinced because he tends to have an overconfidence about almost everything, so I think he just thought he was the s*** when he was little and was oblivious to any problems that might have been present.

CoonMom · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My blue eyes

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My teeth. I hate them! Me too @Aamk114

SO's trait you want to pass on: His sense of humor

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: His bumps on his bones. He had to have two really horrible surgeries when young. The pain lasted for months.

echo+november · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My height

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My five-head

SO's genetic trait you want to pass on: blue blue eyes (mine are kind of grey)

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: his taste for danger (seems to run in his family)

DobbysSock · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My teeth - no braces or cavities, my dentist always compliments them (I'm probably the only person who loves going to the dentist). Or my brains, I've always done well in school with minimal effort and learn new things pretty easily.

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My tendency towards anxiety

SO's trait you want to pass on: So many - his beautiful blue eyes, full lips, generosity, spontaneity, and ability to make friends easily/make people feel comfortable.

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: His ADD. He's very smart but struggled in school

tripledaggerWed95976 · October 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: Intelligence Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: bad teeth! (Overbite ) SO's genetic trait you want to pass on: beautiful olive skin SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: bad metabolism :-(

gardeniagirlknits · October 2015

Papillary thyroid cancer... This one made me rethink even having biological children. We almost decided to try adoption bc of this. But doc has said that medulary thyroid cancer is usually genetic and papillary, not so much. But I feel like I will never forgive myself if our child ends up with this...

I would like to pass on my feet to a little girl. Any dancers reading this? you know what I'm talkin bout!!! I have great feet. I loved how my dance teachers went on and on about them and I didn't even have to work for them.... They're just... Mine:) always made me feel super special!! Watch... We will end up with a boy with super feminine feet... Ugh. Lol.
Hubs is an engineering whiz kid... Math, logistics, computer junk..... I totally want my kid to have that brain. I do not what future child though to inherit his ADHD...

Edit to add that last sentence

forgot to say what I did not want them to inherit from SO

MamaMunn · November 2015

@gardeniagirlknits I know what you are talking about!!! I would have killed for some great dancers feet back in my ballet dancing days. I hope if you have any future girls they are definitely blessed with that trait!

BostonBaby1 · November 2015

I'll just take a healthy baby... DH's fantastic rear end would be great too ;-)

AL_TwinCities · November 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: my curly red hair

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: Celiac disease. I would feel so bad for any kid who couldn't eat gluten

SO's trait you want to pass on: his metabolism and eternal youth! Seriously, he is 34 and still looks 19

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: back acne

izza2 · November 2015

Your trait you want to pass on:
Genetics-wise: my feet. I'm sure this is weird, but both my SO and I are weird about feet; we literally can't stand looking at most peoples' feet. But, we both agree that my feet are gorgeous. Yeah, weird. It's something we totally bonded over when we first got together, though!
General traits-wise: my family values. DH values his immediate family, but not so much anyone after that. And I know this is an upbringing-thing, but I want that to pass on.

Your trait you DON'T want to pass on:
Genetics-wise: my battle with depression which links to,
General-wise: my battle with my weight.

SO's trait you want to pass on:
Genetics-wise: his face; he has a baby face with these gorgeous eyes, and I love his nose and the little pigmented part of his bottom lip. He's so freaking adorable.
General-wise: his hard-working attitude.

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on:

Genetics-wise: alcoholism; it runs in his family bad. It's not purely a genetic problem, I understand this, but it's obviously something his family can bring to the table.
General-wise: his over hard-working attitude. Sometimes he spends too much time working and it takes away from the family-aspect.

MrsDho11 · November 2015

genetic trait you want to pass on: My eyes

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: I have some health issues-- particularly a condition that makes my soft tissue extra bendy-- that means I dislocated my shoulder once and it has been a nightmare since (two years ago I had my second surgery in 10 years on it, and it won't be my last in life).

SO's trait you want to pass on: His intelligence... I'm very smart, but DH is even smarter. Or maybe he's just more confident about it.

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: He's kinda hairy! (Which is awful of me to say...)

Crowqueen03 · November 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My blue eyes.

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: Asthma,skin tone,eye shape.

SO's genetic trait you want to pass on: His eyelashes,butt,skin tone.

SO's genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: His teeth or hair.

LilLambie · November 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: my height and my size as a baby- i was really long and thin so easier to give birth to compared to my fatty brother.

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My epilepsy (which is genetic wooo), my skin covered in moles and my hyperflexibility (prone to dislocation).

SO's genetic trait you want to pass on: his eyes and blond hair. He was an adorable baby.

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: his ankylosing spondylitis (type of rhumatoid arthritis) which is again genetic.

It's funny (in a horrible way) that between us we have so many shitty things we could pass on, but our son passed from a completely different shitty genetic disease (LUTO). The odds are ridiculously rare and it suuucckkks.

AL_TwinCities · November 2015

@LilLambie I'm so sorry for your loss.

LakeR2014 · November 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My compassion & nurturing (I get it from my mom)

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: my PCOS and hairiness....seriously I'm a girl - this should NOT be an issue!

SO's trait you want to pass on: His intelligence and drive to better himself

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: His tendencies to get distracted (ie to start a project and not finish)

charmedlifex3 · November 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My red hair! There is a chance, DH has a red beard...

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: Migraines. Likely will happen though, we know it goes back to the 1880's.

SO's trait you want to pass on: His blue eyes! The first thing I saw when I met him.

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: He's really hoping our child will avoid the bald curse, since my dad has a full head of hair, I hope they avoid his eye sight... He's *almost* legally blind, I have 20/30.

calico34 · November 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My intelligence and my sense of humor

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My tendency towards laziness and procrastination or my fits of depression

SO's trait you want to pass on: His red hair, his sense of humor, and his ability to talk to anyone

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: His temper

KASG · November 2015

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: My math sense (and general intellect, but especially math. As a math teacher, I would be SO embarrassed if my kid sucked at math.)

Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My OCD, my general apathetic attitude, procrastination, and extreme love of sleep

SO's trait you want to pass on: His musical ability (we both are musical, but he has more knowledge so he wins. Go music educators!) and his hard-working...ness.

SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: His somewhat overly niceness. And automatic early waking. (because I'm a sleeper lol)

MrsDho11 · November 2015

LilLambie said:

Your genetic trait you want to pass on: my height and my size as a baby- i was really long and thin so easier to give birth to compared to my fatty brother. Your genetic trait you DON'T want to pass on: My epilepsy (which is genetic wooo), my skin covered in moles and my hyperflexibility (prone to dislocation). SO's genetic trait you want to pass on: his eyes and blond hair. He was an adorable baby. SO's trait you DON'T want to pass on: his ankylosing spondylitis (type of rhumatoid arthritis) which is again genetic. It's funny (in a horrible way) that between us we have so many shitty things we could pass on, but our son passed from a completely different shitty genetic disease (LUTO). The odds are ridiculously rare and it suuucckkks.

@LilLambie Hyperflexibility Twins!

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