Like mother like daughter: How women start to become like their mums at age 32 (and some men too).
It seems inevitable that we would all share more than a few similarities with our mothers.
But now researchers have pinpointed the age of 32 as the time when we finally start to take in more of our maternal influences.
A poll of 1,000 adults revealed that at that age they started to used phrases inherited from their mothers during their upbringing.
Sayings included 'Don't make a face like that, if the wind changes, you'll stay like it.' Many began to use words and phrases from their mother's era.
Other people in the survey said they acquired habits such as worrying, stocking up on groceries watching soaps and being opinionated.
The findings were highest in women with two thirds saying that they became more like their mothers at 32-years-old. Just a third of men said they inherited their mother's idiosyncrasies.
The findings emerged in a poll by the cardmakers Hallmark which looked at people's behaviour that is passed down through the generations.
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