What Would You Tell Your Clone?

DixieGal · 08-08-2010, 10:28 PM

I'm reading a book that is very surprising. "The Book of Adam: Autobiography of the First Human Clone". It is hard scifi wrapped in a very human story. It is one of the discount books that Karen (Koland) does such a great job with in the "Kindle Freebies" thread. I got free at iBooks just because I prefer the reading app. It's probably the same everywhere else as well.

In the book, clone "parents" are cloned and raised by their own children when the die. A recurring joke throughout the book is the song "I'm My Own Grandpaw". This is a really good book.

The clone "parents" leave behind letters, journals, and holos of themselves to be given to the clone at each birthday, from just a song and picture at age 1 to more and more mature birthday messages as the clone grows up. So I got to wondering: What would I want to tell a future me about myself?

I know that future Little DixieGal would want to see my travel pics. I would want her to know what a terrific woman my mother was, and that she taught me to think for myself. I would tell her to watch her weight and take better care of herself than I did. And that I hope she finds a man as wonderful as Tim to love.

What would you tell a future you about yourself?

catsittingstill · 08-08-2010, 10:33 PM

Pay special attention to keeping your back and your knees strong with regular exercise.

DixieGal · 08-08-2010, 10:36 PM

Hi Cat! I haven't seen you in a while. What's new with you?

You reminded me... I'd be sure to warn her of how accident prone that I am, and she should be careful on stairways.

Maggie Leung · 08-08-2010, 10:43 PM

Have fun. Live your own life.

recluse · 08-08-2010, 10:50 PM

Sorry. It wasn't my idea to put you through this.
And DixieGal's clone likes karma.

DixieGal · 08-08-2010, 11:30 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by recluse

Sorry. It wasn't my idea to put you through this.
And DixieGal's clone likes karma.

happy_terd · 08-08-2010, 11:41 PM

I would slap me in the face for being such a dirty, dirty whore with all the ladies.

carld · 08-08-2010, 11:44 PM

Dear clone, take better care of your teeth, and watch the sweets.

happy_terd · 08-08-2010, 11:44 PM

USE A CONDOM!!!!

montsnmags · 08-08-2010, 11:46 PM

Don't overestimate your own abilities.
Don't overestimate your own opinion.
Don't overestimate your own importance.
Do what you love.
Be who you are.
Have fun.

Don't touch my stuff!

GA Russell · 08-08-2010, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

What would you tell a future you about yourself?

The secret to happiness is to never expect anything from the Boston Red Sox.

Ryan_Phx · 08-09-2010, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Maggie Leung

Have fun. Live your own life.

x2. They may be genetically identical, but they won't be the same person.

sabredog · 08-09-2010, 12:30 AM

Don't marry our first wife

FizzyWater · 08-09-2010, 01:00 AM

I guess I'm too strong a believer of environment over genes, because I find it hard to believe she would have anything in common with me - or need to learn anything specific from me - because she wouldn't be ME.

She wouldn't be born to teenage parents forced to marry in a time when abortion was illegal and options were few.

She wouldn't grow up in a time when girls weren't allowed to play organized sports, or when girls were forced to take home ec while only the boys could take "shop".

She wouldn't grow up the oldest of five, with three (of four) of her younger brothers' addictions to drugs and alcohol making her childhood overly stressful and uncertain.

She wouldn't grow up in a world untouched by AIDs (although that epidemic really got off the ground during my college years, the understanding that it affected straight women was still a decade in the future).

She wouldn't be me.

Oh, maybe I'd try to tell her to listen to the dentists and brush her teeth longer, but the other issues in my life that I wish I'd done differently are things I believe I did based on the way I was raised, the environment I was raised in...so her reactions to life should be different.

I probably took this question way too seriously.

jes1 · 08-09-2010, 01:15 AM

I would tell her to choose her career based on her passions, and not on the ability to make a comfortable living.

08-08-2010, 10:28 PM	#1
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	What Would You Tell Your Clone? I'm reading a book that is very surprising. "The Book of Adam: Autobiography of the First Human Clone". It is hard scifi wrapped in a very human story. It is one of the discount books that Karen (Koland) does such a great job with in the "Kindle Freebies" thread. I got free at iBooks just because I prefer the reading app. It's probably the same everywhere else as well. In the book, clone "parents" are cloned and raised by their own children when the die. A recurring joke throughout the book is the song "I'm My Own Grandpaw". This is a really good book. The clone "parents" leave behind letters, journals, and holos of themselves to be given to the clone at each birthday, from just a song and picture at age 1 to more and more mature birthday messages as the clone grows up. So I got to wondering: What would I want to tell a future me about myself? I know that future Little DixieGal would want to see my travel pics. I would want her to know what a terrific woman my mother was, and that she taught me to think for myself. I would tell her to watch her weight and take better care of herself than I did. And that I hope she finds a man as wonderful as Tim to love. What would you tell a future you about yourself?

08-09-2010, 01:00 AM	#14
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	I guess I'm too strong a believer of environment over genes, because I find it hard to believe she would have anything in common with me - or need to learn anything specific from me - because she wouldn't be ME. She wouldn't be born to teenage parents forced to marry in a time when abortion was illegal and options were few. She wouldn't grow up in a time when girls weren't allowed to play organized sports, or when girls were forced to take home ec while only the boys could take "shop". She wouldn't grow up the oldest of five, with three (of four) of her younger brothers' addictions to drugs and alcohol making her childhood overly stressful and uncertain. She wouldn't grow up in a world untouched by AIDs (although that epidemic really got off the ground during my college years, the understanding that it affected straight women was still a decade in the future). She wouldn't be me. Oh, maybe I'd try to tell her to listen to the dentists and brush her teeth longer, but the other issues in my life that I wish I'd done differently are things I believe I did based on the way I was raised, the environment I was raised in...so her reactions to life should be different. I probably took this question way too seriously. Last edited by FizzyWater; 08-09-2010 at 02:01 AM.

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catsittingstill Guru Posts: 643 Karma: 551634 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle 1.0.8, iPod Touch, Kindle Keyboard	Pay special attention to keeping your back and your knees strong with regular exercise.

08-08-2010, 10:36 PM	#3
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Hi Cat! I haven't seen you in a while. What's new with you? You reminded me... I'd be sure to warn her of how accident prone that I am, and she should be careful on stairways.

08-08-2010, 10:43 PM	#4
Maggie Leung Wizard Posts: 1,449 Karma: 58383 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle, iPad	Have fun. Live your own life.

08-08-2010, 10:50 PM	#5
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	Sorry. It wasn't my idea to put you through this. And DixieGal's clone likes karma.

08-08-2010, 11:41 PM	#7
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	I would slap me in the face for being such a dirty, dirty whore with all the ladies.

08-08-2010, 11:44 PM	#8
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Dear clone, take better care of your teeth, and watch the sweets.

08-08-2010, 11:46 PM	#10
montsnmags Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,155 Karma: 4632658 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: none	Don't overestimate your own abilities. Don't overestimate your own opinion. Don't overestimate your own importance. Do what you love. Be who you are. Have fun. Don't touch my stuff!

08-09-2010, 12:30 AM	#13
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08-09-2010, 01:15 AM	#15
jes1 Zealot Posts: 139 Karma: 698 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Device: Astak EZReader, Dell Axim x50v, iPod Touch, nook	I would tell her to choose her career based on her passions, and not on the ability to make a comfortable living.

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