Bad habits that you inherited

I think the idea is...

You take the good your parents instilled in you and try to replicate that with your own offspring. And you try not to repeat the errors of your own parent's ways during your upbringing with your own kids.

In this light, hopefully each generation gets a little better. And that's the goal isn't it? For the next generation to successfully carry the baton, passed down from the elders. :)
 
My mother instilled fear in me. The fear of what would happen if the washer/dryer was left on when You'd leave the house...the house might catch fire. The same fear if you left the a/c on overnight. Or, don't leave any of the sliders open for cool air during the night, in case someone might try to break in.

To this day.....if I'm leaving the house, the w/d are both off. I'd never leave the a/c on, etc.
 
None from my Mom. Ive managed to make them all on my own.
I have quite a few. If the husband were here Im sure he could list them for you. :D

I get my "sunny disposition" from my Mom. I am the only child of a class five pessimist.
"If you cant be a good example, then you will just have to be a horrible warning" :D
 
Home clutter from my maternal line going back to my great-grandmother as far as we know. It's not hoarding ...more of decision overload with stuff once we don't need it anymore rather than a compulsion to keep it.

My mom and I have ADHD typical of lots of females-- the "H" is for a hyperactive brain rather than physical hyperactivity more often seen in males. Kudos, though to her and me, for finding a system at 82 and 58 respectively that we're implementing. It's designed for the ADHD brain and out of all the systems I've tried through the years, this one is working.

Kayleen Kelly Organize I bought her DeclutterCore ebook and learn a lot following her on Instagram.
 
jujube said:
My grandmother was very superstitious. One thing I WILL NOT DO is to put a hat on the bed. No way, no how.

I'm not superstitious, but that's the one thing I won't do.

I guess it qualifies as a bad habit.
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seee.. there was no hats involved in mine.. and I will never forgive you for giving me another one Jujube.....:sneaky::ROFLMAO:

the big no-no was new shoes on furniture... ..never open umbrellas indoors...drop one glove was unlucky, had to drop the other and pick them both up at the same time... see an ambulance,with blue lights.. touch collar touch knee , hope that never happens to me..

salt spilling , pinch over left shoulder to avert the luck and hit the devil in the eye.... see a magpie ( one is unlucky ...see 2 for luck...but always say Good Morning your majesty either way...

..and so on..lol
 
Marcy Sheiner said:
@hollydolly a few of those I know all too well--like the umbrella thing.

The main annoying habit I inherited from my mother is a mad compulsion to be on time or early. And since many people are late, I end up spending a lot of time waiting. I have tried really hard not to be early but I just can't help myself. Her father was the same.
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that's quite amusing because I'm a pedant for time keeping... and like you always early so spend a lot of time waiting for people... or for people..... but I don't recall actually learning that behavior from anyone..
 
My mom has a very mean streak. In trying never to be mean to others in life I am sometimes a pushover. This is not that I am like her, it's a flaw from trying not to be. My dad spent more money than he made. He loved gold jewelry and wore it all the time and bought the ladies in his life beautiful jewelry too. I love gold jewelry but knowing I have this weakness curtail my expenditures remembering the downside of vanity.
 
I tend to be pretty judgy & make assumptions like my mother always did.

I am often temperamental and sometimes rude like my father is.

I don't try to be this way. In fact I try my best to be the exact opposite but sometimes the stuff slips out. However, lately I've been trying to watch how I am more around other people. I want to pay attn to how I am thinking so I don't inadvertantly be unkind.
 
Babs2u said:
I am a pack rat like my parents. It was helpful for them during the great depression. It is less so now.
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Me too ..but not because my parents were.. just exactly the opposite, because we had nothing.. !

I do keep everything tidied away as much as possible.. and I'm very good now in the last 10 years or so donating a lot and doing it regularly ..... but i still have far too much stuff.. and it's all in case I'm ever poor again....

OTOH my dd is the opposite to me.. she's very minimalistic...
 

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