If I am gifted at all it is certainly not in the way my son and his dad are gifted so I am sure he didn't get it from me although it would be nice to think he got something more from me than hypersensitivity and anxiety. They are both verbally gifted and I am not. My son reminds me of his dad in his gift of gab and the ability to make up jokes to go along with any situation. A few days ago someone told my husband that they really enjoyed his classes and that he should think about becoming a professional speaker when he retires from his current job. Because he is so much like his dad in this way I can easily see my son as a college professor some day. Some of my son's older friends have said the same thing.
