Like Father Like Son.

Recently I've felt more and more like my father. I guess it's one of those ironies in life. I've always felt I was very fortunate to have an amazing data, but it was never one of those things where I really was striving to be like him. I always felt that we were different and luckily I was given the freedom to pursue my own path. But the more and more I go down this path the more and more I find myself seeing my father in my own reflection.

Two things really come to mind. The first one is an uncanny desire to talk about work for an extended, but not necessary period of time. I find that I am way too comfortable talking about the nuances of work. It works nicely in a business setting, but at the end of the day I see little movement in people's eyes that closely resembles rolling.

The other similarity is willing to put a girl first. I find that throughout most of my dating life, when things got serious, I was prepared to take the girls side in any situation. Honestly, I believe that is how it should be. As much as family is important, the point is down the line as a boy turning into a man you have to leave and start your own family. Your parents and siblings will always be part of you, but you need to leave them behind. This doesn't at all detract from your ties with them, but at the end of the day you need to side with your mate.

What's most interesting is I see this so much in my dad. My mom sees this so much in my dad too. She sees is so much in me as well. During that conversation where my mom pointed this out, I sensed a smile from her though.

Along those lines, I see a lot of my mom in my sister. Perhaps more than she would like to admit.

For some reason, the discussion of marriage has raised it heads recently. I've got some thinking to do.