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SaltPork · 05-14-2003, 08:05 PM

After reading the razor blade tattooing thread I started wondering about parental influence. My parents had tremedous influence over me. Some of it good, some of it bad. Most of the bad I have discarded, some still lingers, but I'm working on that.

I am raising my children similarly to how I was raised, with moderate exceptions. I have learned from their example with how to handle disagreements with my wife, how to handle money, how to handle myself at work, etc. I have even been influenced by my wife's parents.

For the younger crowd here (sounding like an old guy again), you may think that you are not influenced at all, but you are fooling yourself. Trust me, I was there and it wasn't that long ago.

So, the question is how much did your parents influence your behavior as you were growing up and now that you are an adult with your own life, how much do you see their influence in your life now?

05-14-2003, 08:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
SaltPork Everything's better with bacon Location: In your local grocer's freezer.	How much influence did your parents have? After reading the razor blade tattooing thread I started wondering about parental influence. My parents had tremedous influence over me. Some of it good, some of it bad. Most of the bad I have discarded, some still lingers, but I'm working on that. I am raising my children similarly to how I was raised, with moderate exceptions. I have learned from their example with how to handle disagreements with my wife, how to handle money, how to handle myself at work, etc. I have even been influenced by my wife's parents. For the younger crowd here (sounding like an old guy again), you may think that you are not influenced at all, but you are fooling yourself. Trust me, I was there and it wasn't that long ago. So, the question is how much did your parents influence your behavior as you were growing up and now that you are an adult with your own life, how much do you see their influence in your life now? __________________ It was like that when I got here....I swear.