10. Fear of the dentist
If you would rather ride the highest rollercoasters in the world, than take a seat in the dentist’s chair, you can blame your father for that. According to scientists, it has been proven that dental visits are an activity that can be passed down from father to children through socialization.
A study published in the International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry in 2012 helped researchers find that if a member of the family experienced severe anxiety about dental work, it is more likely that the rest of the family will experience something similar.
In addition to that, it has been found that when it comes to taking a seat in the dentist’s chair, children tend to take their emotional directions from their fathers, rather than their mothers.
8 thoughts on “14 Things That You Inherited From Your Parents”
my grandfather on my mother’s side was called “Black Tom Murphy” …because of his black hair. I am 86 and just started to have some gray in my black hair!!!!
I THINK THIS INFORMATION WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL & INTERESTING.
I like it because I feel connected to my loved ones and that feels good even though they are gone,
My grandmother once found a picture of what she though was my dad and I and asked when it was taken. I looked at the pic but didn’t recognize it. I turned it over and it was taken in 1971, 7 years before I was even born. The picture was of my mom and dad, and that’s the day I realized I look exactly like my mother.
Very interesting about the telomeres. I was thirty one years old and always got carded. According to some people I looked eighteen or twenty.
My teeth are exactly like my mother’s. Every one is twisted, crowded and turned just like hers. Interesting article.
As far as for the teeth i got the space from my Mother’s side. Not my Dad’s.
Dear ladies and Gentlemen,
You did NOT cover two conditions that I did inherit from my ancestors, and you could have mentioned them. One is partial color blindness, which I didn’t realize that I had, but when I took an Army Physical in 1970, I was informed that I have Red-Green color blindness, which I probably got from my mother’s side. Another trait that I know that I received from my mother’s side is an Essential Tremor. My mother’s father had a fairly severe case of this. He was as farmer, in the country, outside of Buffalo, NY. in the early 1900s. My sister also inherited this trait. My mother was one of four children (2 boys, 2 girls). All were married and had children, but my sister and I were the only lucky ones to have this trait appear. I am trying to find out if anyone else on my grandfather’s side exhibited this trait. No success so far.