That moment when you realise...
They say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, but what happens when you realise you've become your parents?
In your youth, you might have mentioned to a friend, "oh, you're so much like your mom!" How your friend then reacts to this statement usually depends on the current scenario. Will they take it as a compliment or will they fight it?
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There does come a moment in your life where you do come to the realisation that you might actually be turning into your parents. Whether you like it or not, you start agreeing with things they do, or you hear yourself repeating phrases they would always throw your way as a kid.
"I brought you into this world, I could take you out of it," might ring some bells. Or even, "not while you're living under my roof." Slowly but surely the mannerisms and habits of our parents start to rub off on us and we adopt them as our own.
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This recently happened to Neil Green when he sensed that he might have ‘become his parents’ after he censored a programme his children were watching!
When you're a kid you try and convince your parents to let you watch certain series or movies that might have had an age restriction, but now that you're the parent, you have a deeper understanding as to why they might have acted a certain way.
This made Neil wonder and he asked KZN: "Do you do this to your kids, too?"
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