Trans Generational?

You know about the notion that our genes, that which makes us who we are, are not given to our own children but to their children. They skip one generation to show up in the next. It goes with looks, aptitude, attitude, disposition, etc. One of my traits I think I got from my mothers mother is cooking. My mother was a good cook but nothing like my Nona. She did magic without a wand. She was also resilient in her life. She was battered, she was poor, she lost most of her children, only 3 survived out of 8. I look on her life when I get into situations that are hard to bear and press on as she did. I was 18 when she died. It was the most painful experience I had had in my short life. It's helped me deal with many more.

With my own grand kids I noticed some of my own traits. My own son would never eat seafood, none what so ever. I love fried squid. Got the taste for it while I was living in Greece. My son would gag at the mention of fried squid. Not to long ago he and his family and I went to a restaurant that had fried squid. My son, of course, made a face but his oldest son, Daniel, age 8, wanted to know what it was and how it tasted. I ordered it and gave some to him and he liked it. Dan, his father, was appalled. I didn't push it any further and told Daniel that it was my only meal there and that next time we could share a plate. Well, his parents took him to that same restaurant and he ordered squid and ate the whole plate. In fact his younger brother, Zach, age 4 tasted it and also liked it. Trans genes.

I know that the above example is shallow but hopefully there is more of me there that can be seen now. I want to stay around to see it blossom. I've been able to show photos of their father and of me also, when we were small kids like them. They got a kick out of that. We were all children and that helps them understand more about what can happen in their lives with the correct help and support. They too will be grown people and they should understand that. This time frame is not all there is to their lives. Opens up possibilities!