Family tree

There are times when I see my children do things that I wonder "where did that look come from?" or "where did they learn that?" or "why does that matter to him?" And then there are times when I can clearly see it "You look just like your Daddy." "You get that from your Grandpa Noonan". There was one example lately that I wanted to share about a connection I suspect.

Samuel loves soft/comfortable clothes, he doesn't like buttons around his neck, he would rather have on sweat pants than jeans. Well, several weeks ago we started drying our clothes on the line outside and all of Samuel's jeans were dried in the sun - not in the dryer with dryer sheets. Well, my sweet son pitched a royal fit one morning before school (A day they were having some special thing at school) because "All of my pants are hard, Mama, they hurt my bottom!" I'll admit it had been a rough week and we were all worn slap out but he lost it. All he wanted to wear were some sweat pants with a hole in it and a t shirt. I'll admit I wish I could wear the same all day and get away with it but I don't when I have to leave the house...most of the time.

Anyways, 25 minutes later when he was still pitching a fit, in his "hard jeans" I wanted to say "Doris, I know you want to wear "soft jeans" but we don't have any to wear!" Then I knew - Samuel is alot like my Mema - there is something about those soft clothes that runs in the family! I love you Mema - hope you are warm and cozy at home today in something comfortable.

THEN - this morning. We had another 20 minute fit pitching session. Samuel got some ebay shorts that are plaid and soft. He loves them but there are only a few shirts he can wear with the shorts (ones that match) that don't highlight his German heritage. This morning he put on a soft football jersey with the plaid pants. I know it would have been ok - and most of the time I'm not too critical of his matching as long as he is neat and clean but I just couldn't let him wear this to school.

Well, poor thing, when I told him it didn't match and he could wear the jersey OR the shorts he asked why again. I told him it didn't match.
Then he said "Mama, who told you at school that I have to match?" "Who said I have to match!"
OK, he had me - really is that something that has to be mandated and put in the rules - NO - but maybe for my very literal boy it should be. I did tell him he could ask his teacher if he should wear matching clothes. OK - suspecting this family tie is to his Dad - Jeremy has practical taste when it comes to fashion - 1. Is is clean? 2. Does it fit? 3. Will I be hot/cold?

ok - just some hunches about family lineage and where it pops up in my kiddos...