THEY: Are up each moring before 6 a.m. They’ve always been early risers.
ME: Typically arise abit before son does — about 8 a.m. ish. (So NOT a morning person!)

THEY: Go to bed between 9:00 and 10:00 p.m.
ME: Am usually up until 12 or 1 a.m.

THEY: Have no desire to ever leave the rural farming community where our ancestors established roots.
ME: Couldn’t wait to get out.

THEY: Are staunch, life-long Catholics.
ME: My beliefs fall more along the lines of Judaism. (I think I gave my dad a small stroke when I recently told him I don’t consider myself a Catholic nor a Christian.)

THEY: Are conservative pro-lifers. (But would never adopt.)
ME: Liberal, pro-choice and would like to adopt.

THEY: Rarely travel. None have ever been on a commercial airplane.
ME: LOVE to travel. Did someone say “vacation?” In another country? SCORE!

THEY: Buy used vehicles and sell every few years. And they keep them immaculate.
WE: Buy a vehicle new, drive it forever and basically? Its a big garbage dump on wheels.

THEY: Don’t like spicy food.
ME: The spicier the better.

THEY: Typically don’t keep candy/snacks in the house.
ME: We usually have at least one baked good, some ice cream, and several kinds of candy in the house.

THEY: Know exactly what they are going to be doing at 5:45 p.m. four Saturdays from now.
ME: I have no idea what I’ll be doing 15 minutes from now.

THEY: Are very structured, disciplined people. My parents could time their own bowel movements.
ME: Fly by the seat of my trackpants.

THEY: Very neat and tidy. Homes are very clean.
ME: Dirty dishes, clutter and dust? All a part of life. The beds rarely get made. (But on the whole the place is usually picked up.)

THEY: LOVE Wal-Mart.
ME: Despise Wal-Mart. (But I sure do love me some Target!)

THEY: Love country music.
ME: Keep the station at 101.1 The River (Thanks Melissa for the head’s up.)

THEY: Are my parents and siblings.
ME: Well, duh.

I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with the way my parents and siblings live their lives. They are very practical, disciplined people. I admire that. Course I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the way I live my life either. (Even though my parents would disagree.) But I ask you… HOW can a child be so different from his or her family? If I didn’t look like my parents and siblings, I would bet everything I was adopted.