Show me the mother and I'll show you the child quote

At the suggestion of a friend, I just started watching Army Wives.  I really didn't need another show to watch.  I'm good with just Parenthood.
 {I love the story lines, even when they make me cringe.  (um, hello Julia?  What are you doing?!).}

I'm only a dozen-ish episodes in on Army Wives (watching on Netflix) & towards the end of one of the episodes I hear the line:

'Show me the mother and I'll show you the child'

 

O.M.GOSH

 

 





 

That just kept echoing in my head days after I heard it.  It made me think about how similar our children are to us.  Good and bad.

My oldest daughter is compassionate and shows great patience (with everyone except her little brother).  I like to think she gets those traits from me (I'll be honest, the little guy tests my patience sometimes too!  We still love him!). 

 

On the other hand, my daughter says nasty things about junk food... in front of people who are eating it!  Of course, she wouldn't know how bad junk food was, if it weren't for me telling her! 

And it's not that I want her to think junk food is good.  She needs to know the truth.  I realize though, that while explaining healthy food choices to her, I have failed to teach her how to still be respectful of the dietary choices others make (and honestly, we make sometimes too). 

 

Then I realize, maybe I too am too quick to judge.  And that is a classic example of:

'Show me the mother and I'll show you the child'

 

So as a resolution (not a New Year's Resolution, because those stress me out), I am going to keep letting this phrase echo through my head and use it to shape myself into a better mother.