I have my father's reserve and my mother's goofiness. I am an introverted extrovert.

I have my mother's need to shop and my fathers laser focused methods.

I have my father and mother's sense of humor: dark, smart and off the wall.

I have my mother's love of a good vodka tonic and my father's love of reading history. (Although I choose martinis and the history of Vegas, not war)

You know, I never said I won't be like my parents and didn't assume I would be. Maybe that's why my kids seem to be doing well. I don't assume they'll be like me, just like my parents didn't make me feel I had to be like them.