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<p>No matter how much we love our parents, it can be shocking when we realize we&#39;re turning into them.</p><p>A <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lic3xn/whats_the_most_im_turning_into_my_parents_moment/">recent Reddit thread</a> asked, &quot;What&#39;s the most &#39;I&#39;m turning into my parents&#39; moment for you?&quot; From yelling &quot;get off my lawn&quot; to literally seeing your parent in the mirror, here are 16 of the best answers.</p><h2>1. At some point, movies become nothing more than nap assistants.</h2><blockquote> <p>I started falling asleep during movies. I used to get so mad at my mom for doing that, now I have a job and I understand why. - juliajmusic</p> </blockquote><h2>2. Ah, the curse of being amazing at cleaning the kitchen.</h2><blockquote> <p>When I was cleaning the kitchen and didn&#39;t want anyone else to help because I felt like it wouldn&#39;t be done right. - Cornwalace</p> </blockquote><h2>3. Disgusting, but funny.</h2><blockquote> <p>There is a shower in my basement that no one ever uses. There are a couple dead bugs in it that I&#39;ve never bothered to clean up. When our niece came to stay with us for a few days, she planned to stay in the basement. My wife asked why I hadn&#39;t cleaned the dead bugs out of the shower, I opened my mouth and heard my dad say, &quot;They go with the decor.&quot; - dude1864</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>4. This is a tough one to swallow.</h2><blockquote> <p>The first time I yelled at a kid that biked across my lawn I was 23... The realization hit me like a brick wall. - Thefocker</p> </blockquote><h2>5. What is the deal with the mom finger?!</h2><blockquote> <p>The &ldquo;Mom finger&rdquo;, I&rsquo;m a dude. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t you ever let me catch you...&rdquo; - DigitalBishop</p> </blockquote><h2>6. It&#39;s great that this person realized this.</h2><blockquote> <p>Yelled at my kid and at the same time saw myself out the corner of my eye in the mirror.</p> <p>I was yelling something my dad used to yell at me, and I look a lot like him.</p> <p>I hated it when I was a kid, and immediately apologised to my kid. - mission101999</p> </blockquote><h2>7. This is a common one.</h2><blockquote> <p>I rearrange the plates in the dishwasher if my boyfriend put them &quot;wrong&quot; so I can do full loads and use up all the space. - rototoke</p> </blockquote><h2>8. Similar vibe.</h2><blockquote> <p>Getting annoyed when my roommate was throwing Tupperware lids and containers into the cupboard without ANY organization - turnt_broccoli</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>9. Awww &lt;3</h2><blockquote> <p>I kept logging onto Facebook and catching my profile picture and thinking, &quot;How is my deceased mother posting new pictures on Facebook???&quot;</p> <p>She wasn&#39;t. It was me. It&#39;s me every time. I look just like her. - fireflygalaxies</p> </blockquote><h2>10. Spooky.</h2><blockquote> <p>I was once walking through a department store and saw my mom walking towards me. I raised my hand to wave at her and realized that I was, in fact, walking towards a mirror. - Agoodnamenotyettaken</p> </blockquote><h2>11. Dads love nothing more than turning off the lights.</h2><blockquote> <p>When I went thru my house the other day, yelling to my two young kids, &quot;When you leave a room, turn the LIGHTS OFF!! This costs money!!&quot;</p> <p>I&#39;ve officially become my dad. - TheGoodJudgeHolden</p> </blockquote><h2>12. Five minutes?!</h2><blockquote> <p>Last night, when I got worried because my fianc&eacute; was 5 minutes late coming home from the gym and I caught myself saying &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t help it, I worry about you.&rdquo; Bam, I have become my mother. - Dimeadozen521</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>13. Bonus points if you also lecture everyone around you about the importance of getting to the airport three hours early.</h2><blockquote> <p>Getting to the airport 3 hours before my flight leaves. - azninvasion2000</p> </blockquote><h2>14. Darn early risers.</h2><blockquote> <p>My parents were always early risers. On Sunday they&#39;re up and banging around in the kitchen by 7am. They made enough racket that even though we had a pretty big house that they&#39;d always wake me up. Always pissed me off.</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>When i moved out six years ago i thought &quot;finally, I&#39;ll be able to sleep in.&quot; But i can&#39;t. Even without an alarm, on vacation, I&#39;m awake by 7-7:30. If I&#39;m really exhausted i might be able to sleep in until ALMOST 8:30, but no later. It&#39;s advantageous in a lot of ways but just once in a while I&#39;d like to sleep in. - Titus_Favonius</p> </blockquote><h2>15. Sensible!</h2><blockquote> <p>When I get takeout sometimes I think this is a nice container I&rsquo;m gonna keep this and add it to my Tupperware - Janna_Banana7</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>16. Oh man.</h2><blockquote> <p>When my toddler was trying to work a puzzle and I said &ldquo;Why can&rsquo;t you just figure this out?!&rdquo; I immediately regretted it and just picked her up to hug her. We were conveniently sitting in front of my bedroom mirror and I just saw my dad staring back at me. I haven&rsquo;t said anything like that since. - tinymom6764</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

16 people share the moment they realized they were turning into their parents.

No matter how much we love our parents, it can be shocking when we realize we&#39;re turning into them.A recent Reddit thread asked, &quot;What&#39;s the most &#39;I&#39;m turning into my parents&#39; moment for you?&quot; From yelling &quot;get off my lawn&quot; to literally seeing your parent in the mirror, here are 16 of the best answers.1. At some point, movies become nothing more than nap assistants. I started falling asleep during movies. I used to get so mad at my mom for doing that, now I have a job and I understand why. - juliajmusic 2. Ah, the curse of being amazing at cleaning the kitchen. When I was cleaning the kitchen and didn&#39;t want anyone else to help because I felt like it wouldn&#39;t be done right. - Cornwalace 3. Disgusting, but funny. There is a shower in my basement that no one ever uses. There are a couple dead bugs in it that I&#39;ve never bothered to clean up. When our niece came to stay with us for a few days, she planned to stay in the basement. My wife asked why I hadn&#39;t cleaned the dead bugs out of the shower, I opened my mouth and heard my dad say, &quot;They go with the decor.&quot; - dude1864 4. This is a tough one to swallow. The first time I yelled at a kid that biked across my lawn I was 23... The realization hit me like a brick wall. - Thefocker 5. What is the deal with the mom finger?! The &ldquo;Mom finger&rdquo;, I&rsquo;m a dude. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t you ever let me catch you...&rdquo; - DigitalBishop 6. It&#39;s great that this person realized this. Yelled at my kid and at the same time saw myself out the corner of my eye in the mirror. I was yelling something my dad used to yell at me, and I look a lot like him. I hated it when I was a kid, and immediately apologised to my kid. - mission101999 7. This is a common one. I rearrange the plates in the dishwasher if my boyfriend put them &quot;wrong&quot; so I can do full loads and use up all the space. - rototoke 8. Similar vibe. Getting annoyed when my roommate was throwing Tupperware lids and containers into the cupboard without ANY organization - turnt_broccoli 9. Awww &lt;3 I kept logging onto Facebook and catching my profile picture and thinking, &quot;How is my deceased mother posting new pictures on Facebook???&quot; She wasn&#39;t. It was me. It&#39;s me every time. I look just like her. - fireflygalaxies 10. Spooky. I was once walking through a department store and saw my mom walking towards me. I raised my hand to wave at her and realized that I was, in fact, walking towards a mirror. - Agoodnamenotyettaken 11. Dads love nothing more than turning off the lights. When I went thru my house the other day, yelling to my two young kids, &quot;When you leave a room, turn the LIGHTS OFF!! This costs money!!&quot; I&#39;ve officially become my dad. - TheGoodJudgeHolden 12. Five minutes?! Last night, when I got worried because my fianc&eacute; was 5 minutes late coming home from the gym and I caught myself saying &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t help it, I worry about you.&rdquo; Bam, I have become my mother. - Dimeadozen521 13. Bonus points if you also lecture everyone around you about the importance of getting to the airport three hours early. Getting to the airport 3 hours before my flight leaves. - azninvasion2000 14. Darn early risers. My parents were always early risers. On Sunday they&#39;re up and banging around in the kitchen by 7am. They made enough racket that even though we had a pretty big house that they&#39;d always wake me up. Always pissed me off.   When i moved out six years ago i thought &quot;finally, I&#39;ll be able to sleep in.&quot; But i can&#39;t. Even without an alarm, on vacation, I&#39;m awake by 7-7:30. If I&#39;m really exhausted i might be able to sleep in until ALMOST 8:30, but no later. It&#39;s advantageous in a lot of ways but just once in a while I&#39;d like to sleep in. - Titus_Favonius 15. Sensible! When I get takeout sometimes I think this is a nice container I&rsquo;m gonna keep this and add it to my Tupperware - Janna_Banana7 16. Oh man. When my toddler was trying to work a puzzle and I said &ldquo;Why can&rsquo;t you just figure this out?!&rdquo; I immediately regretted it and just picked her up to hug her. We were conveniently sitting in front of my bedroom mirror and I just saw my dad staring back at me. I haven&rsquo;t said anything like that since. - tinymom6764 

No matter how much we love our parents, it can be shocking when we realize we&#39;re turning into them.  A recent Reddit thread asked, &quot;What&#39;s the most &#39;I&#39;m turning into my parents&#39; moment for you?&quot; From yelling...