One is rarely surprised when a child bears the same physical traits as a parent, or when brother and sister look alike. Those vertical and horizontal lines are common, and not unexpected. The ones that do sneak up on you now and again, are the diagonal lines.
Just recently I came across this old picture from a newspaper. This is our youngest son Adrian when he was about 8 years old.
Last night after we tidied up grandson Colby's hair (he's Adrian's nephew) we snapped this picture.
I find it so intriguing. While they are far from being an exact match, the glint in their eyes and the mischief in their smiles are undeniably similar. Which makes one wonder? If they share some physical characteristics, do they also share personality traits? I can tell you for a fact that they both know everything! While the very thought of similar personalities scares the hell out of me, is it perhaps also an opportunity? Maybe there's a way to take all my learning's from parenting Adrian, and apply them to grandparenting Colby?
Colby! You're grounded!!
Whoops....never learned a thing I guess!
Anyway sitting here comparing these two wonderful young men reminds me just how lucky I am to have them both in my life. And it also reminds me that a lot of their shared personality traits are the ones that make me most proud of them....and myself. Besides the propensity for always being right, I think of curiosity and passion and a wonderful kind of stubbornness that clearly identifies them as part of the larger idiotic Rooyakkers clan!
Oh and Miguette thinks that Colby just looks like his Dad, which really frightens me!!!
I had another decent workout day today with an uneventful but acceptable swim and a little longer run without pain. All is well.
(swim drills, run 11 kms)
“The laws of genetics apply even if you refuse to learn them.” ---Allison Plowden
Love
Peter
Just recently I came across this old picture from a newspaper. This is our youngest son Adrian when he was about 8 years old.
Last night after we tidied up grandson Colby's hair (he's Adrian's nephew) we snapped this picture.
I find it so intriguing. While they are far from being an exact match, the glint in their eyes and the mischief in their smiles are undeniably similar. Which makes one wonder? If they share some physical characteristics, do they also share personality traits? I can tell you for a fact that they both know everything! While the very thought of similar personalities scares the hell out of me, is it perhaps also an opportunity? Maybe there's a way to take all my learning's from parenting Adrian, and apply them to grandparenting Colby?
Colby! You're grounded!!
Whoops....never learned a thing I guess!
Anyway sitting here comparing these two wonderful young men reminds me just how lucky I am to have them both in my life. And it also reminds me that a lot of their shared personality traits are the ones that make me most proud of them....and myself. Besides the propensity for always being right, I think of curiosity and passion and a wonderful kind of stubbornness that clearly identifies them as part of the larger idiotic Rooyakkers clan!
Oh and Miguette thinks that Colby just looks like his Dad, which really frightens me!!!
I had another decent workout day today with an uneventful but acceptable swim and a little longer run without pain. All is well.
(swim drills, run 11 kms)
“The laws of genetics apply even if you refuse to learn them.” ---Allison Plowden
Love
Peter
I think he looks even more like his uncle Jon!
ReplyDeleteThe boys are both handsome freaking Rooyakkers!!!!! Lol..great blog..
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