As far as I can tell, children go for exactly the opposite of what their
parents do for the teenage years, but they seem to emulate a mixture of
both of their parents to one degree or another...
I don't know if this is the case in families that grew up under a single
parent, but I do know that I have been ableto get geeky traits from my
father... impatience and procrastination and some... I dunno... but actual
good traits from my mother...
I'm a mutt... mother/father were either bred into me or taught to me and I
see a lot of that in the families/friends that I have. They are much like
their parent(s).
The one exception to this rule that I have found is a young girl of abou
17 whose mother is an absolute Bitch... sorry but she is, and the girl is
not. I don't know if this will last (what with the theory I stated
earlier about teenage years and all) but it does seem to be an exception
and in this particular case one that I would promote.
-Lone
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On Fri, 7 Apr 2000, Snarfblat wrote:
> J B wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 7 Apr 2000, Susannah Rosenberg wrote:
> >
> > > i agree that geekiness is becoming attractive. however, it's
> > > becoming attractive because of _money_.
> >
> > I must disagree here. It may often be because of money, but in most of the
> > cases I know of, the guy is attracted to the strong independent woman who
> > just happens to be a geek (in the hetero relationships, obviously). Men
> > that were raised in a household where the mother was independent, strong,
> > etc look for that in a woman, and cannot abide by a woman that is a
> > "doormat". I know that this is the case with me.
> >
>
> I would have to disagree with this ;)
> Ive never understood the supposed attraction to the mothers personality
> type. Ive never felt this and it seems quite alien to me. However,
> this seems to be widely accepted.
>
> And thus brings up an interesting point. What about daughters? Are
> they influenced by the personality of their mothers to a severe extent?
> Does anyone know of a relationship between the mothers view of
> technology (i.e. a 'geek' or very not 'geek') and how that affects their
> daughters? I cant recall ever hearing anything on this, so I may be off
> base..
>
>
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