Yes, well put, my exact experience too. So much of "who we are" has been passed on to us, and when my "I" speaks, my predecessors speak through me. Parents, but other life shapers too. As a university teacher, I often find myself enacting the habits and mannerisms of my academic mentors. I don't fight that. We are all part of that one shared process.
Impactful portrait of your father, one can feel his presence.
The Queen of Denmark abdicated, Japan earthquake, Coastal troubles in California, Europe wins the Passport Index, Opiod Settlements, and Are you hungover?