It's funny how we learn things from our parents, and what we learn is to be the OPPOSITE of what they are! My mom is overweight, and I vowed very early on not to let myself go. She had loads of knickknacks, and I've tried hard not to let my house become like hers. I didn't quite make that one, but I'm overcoming it in spades. Her personality? Yes—I'm the complete opposite of my mother. 

If you read Elle's comment from yesterday, it sounds like she did the same thing. But as she ...

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