I think it's interesting the things we hand down to our children. For me, my oldest child is basically a carbon copy of my genes. She and I look exactly alike. Seriously. There is no mistaking that she is my child. Not only do we look alike, but we also have the same personality. I understand the whole nurture/nature perspective and I don't really know which side of that fence I stand on. This child, though, is my carbon copy. Except better.
All of this gene talk does have a point...just stick with me. :)
So today the lobster and I took our four kids to the dentist. Today was the day my oldest got her panoramic X ray of her whole mouth. They do this once a year in order to check the status of whether or not she is ready for braces (she is not...). Well guess what was discovered!? My oldest chicken nugget is missing six permanent teeth! That's right! Born without them! And guess what!? They also think she was born without wisdom teeth too (it's they think because they can't be certain until next year because they could just be delayed in starting to form). So she might really be born without ten teeth!
Apparently, this is genetic. And guess who she gets it from? That's right folks...ME! I was born without two wisdom teeth. I have all the rest of my pearly whites, but I was only born with my bottom set of wisdom teeth.
So it turns out I have bestowed upon this most precious of creatures, even more of my genetic anomalies. Poor kid. :)
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