I once read that pessimism is learned/inherited from your mom. I'm not sure if thats accurate, but my mom is a pessimist and my dad is an optimist. I'm a pessimist and Mr. Bee is an optimist. I'd love our children to be optimists, so I'm going to have to work on my pessimism!
Are you an optimist or pessimist? Are your parents optimists or pessimists?
persimmon / 1135 posts
I'm an optimist. I'm famous amongst my friends for finding ways to attribute positive intentions or meanings to other people's seemingly-negative actions... They call it "Megging It".
That said, I'm also a realist. I'm not one of those people that refuses to see negative, I just find that it's easier to approach life from a positive angle, until there's reason to believe otherwise.
honeydew / 7968 posts
i think i'm an optimist. i would consider my parents optimists too.
pear / 1554 posts
I'm definitely a pessimist. I know I get it from my mom for sure. Luckily, my husband is an optimist and is always reminding me to look at the bright side.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
I'm an optimist about everything except when it comes to myself. I can be really hard on myself.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
I'm an optimist! Parents are both optimists too! 
Husband is a bit of a pessimist, but my optimism is rubbing off on him.
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
i've never heard of that before. i know my mom is an optimist for sure! not sure about my dad... he passed away when i was 16 and at that time i was too self-absorbed to really think about it. he never showed that he was a pessimist, but looking back on it... i think he might've been.
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
oh! i should mention i'm totally an optimist like my mom. it's hard for me to think pessimistically even when i try 
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
both me and my husband are optimists... so here's to hoping our daughter will be one too!
persimmon / 1255 posts
I'm an optimist and my hubby's a pessimist. So far, my LO looks like me but acts like him so I'm crossing my fingers....
GOLD / pomelo / 5167 posts
Hmm, my mom is an optimist and my dad a pessimist and I am a pessimist. I keep telling myself that if it doesn't happen then at least i won't be disappointed. lol (im getting better now though)
hostess / papaya / 10540 posts
I'm a pessimist no matter how hard I try not to be, hubby is an optimist, so I'm really hoping the baby takes after him!
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
I'm a serious pessimist and the hubs is an optimist. I hope LO isn't like me... 
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
Hmm... I'm a worry-wart - does that make me a pessimist? I don't think the worst will happen, but I worry about it and try to plan accordingly, haha. I definitely take after my mother, so maybe I should ask what she is and that'll tell me what I am, haha.
pear / 1664 posts
I'm definitely a pessimist but so is my hubs. Gosh--not a good combo eh? We're both very much "worst case scenario" types of people--always prepared for the worst...
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