Impact of our Parents

As I was lying in bed this morning, scratching Tim's head, I was thinking about what an impact our moms have on us, and especially, in what we take comfort in. I know that Tim LOVES it when I scratch the top of his head lightly with my fingernails. He takes great comfort in it. And I know that, even though he probably doesn't realize it, this is a learned habit he's gotten from his momma. (She has REALLY long fingernails!) This is something I've watched her do before to him and he's asked me a couple times to do it, too. It's interesting.

So I was trying to think of the things that comfort me that I've picked up from my parents. I know that I can fall asleep in no time when Tim puts his big, thick, worker-man hands on top of my head. His hands are really warm and it just knocks me out in a matter of minutes. I know that this is related to my own dad. I married a man with hands just like my dads! Is that a coincidence? I doubt it.

I wonder what my little man is gonna find comfort in? Will I scratch the top of his head, too? Will he eventually want his future wifey to do that for him, just like his momma did? Or will I be more like my own momma and scratch our baby boy's back? I know that my little brother LOVES his back to be scratched. I've seen my momma do that for him on many occasions. It is just something interesting to think about, isn't it? Our parents really make such a lasting impact on the things we find comfort in!