Character Study

             For this assignment I decided to do a character study on my mom. My mom is a very likable and inclusive person. She never really leaves anyone out and is always thinking of others. Although this true, she is also extremely blunt and truthful, there is absolutely no sugar- coating things when it comes to her. Because of these reasons I thought she would be a very interesting person to do a character study on.
             When I asked my mom where she thought her main personality traits came from she said that she believed they came from her dad. She said this because much like her, he was very orderly, commanding, and blunt. Which she believes are three of her most prominent personality traits. The main thing that she admired about her dad was the affect that he had on others. He always drew and audience to himself no matter what he was doing or saying. My mom also said that she was actually "fascinated" by this aspect of her dads personality. 
              In terms of my mom's personality according to personality tests I would guess based on the big five test that when it comes to extroversion she is as close to one hundred percent extroverted as possible. I say this because throughout my life I have witnessed her profound ability to talk to and make comfortable literally anyone she comes across no matter the situation. In terms of openness I would give my mom a higher score, because she is one of the most creative people I know. On the scale of conscientiousness I would again give my mom a higher score because she is extremely organized almost to a point of insanity and she is also extremely hard- working to a point where she will fully exhaust herself by working to benefit others. When it comes to my mom on the scale of agreeableness I would give her a very middle range score, because she is extremely blunt and honest but also very good- natured at the same time. She doesn't sugar- coat things, but she also cares about how her words effect others. Lastly, when it comes to neuroticism I would give my mom an extremely low score, because much like myself she is very go with the flow. As she put it "some things just aren't worth the hassle"
               Although it was not a new concept to me that my mom's personality was very similar to my grandpa's it was odd to me that she actually admitted that fact. I say this because every time someone brings up that she's acting like her dad she gets irritated and denies it. Overall, this character study was very interesting and helped me learn a few new things about my mom and her about herself.

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