Can We Guess If You're More Like Your Mom or Your Dad?

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Can We Guess If You're More Like Your Mom or Your Dad?
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About This Quiz

While not everyone grows up in a house with a mom and a dad, everyone has a mom and a dad (though recent genetic experiments in mice in Korea suggest that this need not necessarily remain true forever!) 

Most people wind up with their genetic parents, but many millions live just with their mom and may not see their dad much, or vice versa. Others wind up raised by two dads, two moms, grandparents, guardians or someone else entirely.

No matter where you're born and where you're raised, though, hopefully, your biological mom and dad are good people whom you want to have in your life. Hopefully, they're a good influence, support you when you need it, and give you the confidence to figure things out for yourself when you're ready. Still, they are individuals themselves, and however you interact with them, odds are that you're going to turn out more like one than the other (unless you're that rare person who is either a perfect mix or not like either parent.) It's time to figure out exactly where you are on that spectrum.

Who did most of the parenting work?
My mother
They split it evenly.
My dad
Neither, because I grew up with grandparents or others.
Did you see your dad as a hero?
Yes, naively so!
Yes, correctly so!
I never saw my dad.
Nope
Which parent's disappointment hurt you more?
Mom
Dad
Both
Neither

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What job did your mom have?
CEO
I didn't have a mom.
Librarian
Stay-at-home mom
Who made more money?
Mom
Dad
I don't actually know.
I think it switched several times.
Who do you call when you have a health problem?
Usually mom
Usually dad
My friends
My doctor

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Whose approval is essential before you get serious about a potential boo?
Dad
Mom
I like to get both.
I can't get either, so I don't try!
What's your style like?
I always match.
Jeans, t-shirt and sandals
Sometimes I look pulled together, sometimes not.
Quirky
At what age did you start dating?
16
21
18
14

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Could you comfortably hang out with adults as a kid?
Yes, but I preferred not to.
Not really
Yes, and I preferred it.
I had no choice, so I can't speak to the alternative.
Did you understand what your folks did for a living?
No idea
I think so.
Yes
I honestly barely even know what they did.
How involved in the household budget were you as a child?
Very! I knew all the figures.
I knew what we made and how much food cost.
I had no idea about all that.
I had to contribute from age 10.

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What punishment were you most likely to get if you were naughty?
Loss of privileges
Grounded
Time out
Smack
Did either parent travel for work?
Rarely
Often
Nope
Both, all the time
Do you like stereotypically feminine things?
I love them!
No, girl things are drama.
I like some, but not others.
I dislike most.

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Did anyone call you a "difficult" as a kid?
Yes, any time I had an opinion.
Yes, any time I was physically active.
Not unless they wanted to anger my mom.
I don't think so.
Which set of grandparents do you see most often?
Maternal
Paternal
Both
Neither
How often do you go home to visit?
Weekly
Monthly
A few times a year
Never

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Which parent do you most look like?
Mom
Dad
I can't tell. Everyone disagrees!
I don't know them well enough to say.
Do you notice an imbalance in how much fun you think your parents are?
Yes, my dad is more fun.
Yes, my mom is more fun.
They're each fun in different ways.
They're not fun.
What kind of school did you attend?
Homeschool
Boarding school
Elite private school
Regular school near my house

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When did you move out of their house?
18
21
23
I was never in it.
How often do you call home?
A couple of times per week, but I text a lot too!
Once a week
Whenever I want!
Almost never
What's the most likely reason for you to call home?
To chat
To ask a question
To tell them something cool
Someone is dying, and I have no choice.

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How many siblings do you have?
Three
None
Two
I don't know all my siblings, so it doesn't matter.
What kind of pet did you have growing up?
Cat
Fish
Dog
Budgie
Was the pet a household pet, or yours personally?
It was everyone's.
It was officially my dad's, actually.
It was my parents' pet.
It was just mine.

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What job did your dad do?
Teacher
Head of a small company
Professor
Deadbeat
How egalitarian was your parents' marriage?
Not very
Extremely
Fairly
They weren't married.
Did your parents ever take you to work with them?
Dad did, mom didn't.
Mom did, dad didn't.
Yes, they each did a few times. I knew their colleagues.
Dad wasn't there, so he sure didn't.

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