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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsIn case there were any lingering doubts about genetics and heredity
My wife just dug out a 40 year old photo of me and our elder daughter and put it side by side with a recent pic of her elder son.
You'd think time and gender had been erased.
1984 or 1985, a shot of me and my daughter in Germany:
2024, a recent shot of our elder grandson on Aruba (how come I never got to take long weekends there?):
My wife's genes are evident, anyway.
I guess I'd have to be very tolerant of anyone wondering who my daughter's father is, though!
blm
(113,124 posts)Pretty neat, gramps. 😉
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,754 posts)All of you are cute! Especially the kids, of course.
They really do resemble one another.
Hey, I'll bet your next long weekend will be in Aruba!
DFW
(54,465 posts)First of all, for them, Aruba was just a 4 hour direct flight from New York. For us, we'd have to fly first to Amsterdam (about 40 minutes), change in that immense airport of theirs, and then fly ten hours to Aruba. Not quite the same amount of travel time.
Our daughter was quite the model baby, indeed, and her son is no slouch, either. My wife's genes went a long way in dominating mine--fortunately, for all concerned!
NBachers
(17,156 posts)As the saying goes, "if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes......."
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)your grandson, though. Genetics, I guess.
DFW
(54,465 posts)He has Russians on both sides of the family (Petrov from his father's side, and Popkin from mine). He'll have plenty to genetic material to work with in case he wants to look like a logger from the Pacific Northwest when he grows up. As for me, just call me Rasputin III. In a capricious move several years ago, I came across, and bought for myself, the last portrait of Rasputin painted from life. He was assassinated a few days later.
Scary, ain't it? (Any resemblance is purely coincidental--I'm pretty sure anyway! )
Niagara
(7,707 posts)Rhiannon12866
(206,462 posts)Niagara
(7,707 posts)DFW
(54,465 posts)My wife's genes did most of the work. I was just along for the ride, though it has been one very pleasant ride indeed!
50 years this July!
1974:
2022:
Big post this summer on THE day!
Niagara
(7,707 posts)I believe that I've told you this before; I don't think that you give yourself enough credit.
Those are absolutely captivating photos!
I look forward to your big post for your 50th Anniversary!
malthaussen
(17,219 posts)They could be twins, but one would hope Sammy had nothing to do with J.C.'s conception!
-- Mal
steve2470
(37,457 posts)I hope you and your family are doing very well. I hope one day I can return to Germany with my 28 year old son and visit you again !
Steve
DFW
(54,465 posts)As you know from last time, make sure you're not on a diet.