Mini me....

A friend took some photos of my boys yesterday and text me later in the day to comment on how much my eldest son looks like me....it's true he really does (my Dad is often spooked by the similarities between us. At this point I think I should  clarify he's a really pretty boy...I am not a masculine looking woman...well I hope not...I would invite comments on the picture below at this point but don't think I want to invite that!)

Anyway I digress......so this got me thinking as Evan may look just like me but every single inch of his personality is his Dad.

Confident, a born leader, competitive, not the most tactful or sensitive soul in the world and never-ever (like..ever!) wrong!

I make him sound awful but he's not - just a super strong character.

Almost six year old Gabriel on the other hand has physical elements of both Dan and I (and strangely my Nan's jawline...weird!) but personality-wise he is me!

Kind, funny, sensitive, creative and sadly a born worrier!

Other than being our second born Gabriel has been brought up no differently to Evan. I had lovely straight forward pregnancies and births with them, was on mat leave for the same amount of time, they went to the same nursery and are at the same school.

So...... maybe nature is as powerful as nurture.

I firmly believe in bringing up our children in a manner that ensures they are kind and decent human beings but I also firmly believe I will never be able to fundamentally change either of them.

Evan will always call a spade a spade and Gabriel will always have that little nagging worry-genie on his shoulder.

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