Inheritance…

can come in many forms.

The Punnett square does not lie — genetics are biography and destiny.

I could only have blue eyes, and my children have the same hue. The color, rare in the world’s population, always made me feel special. Ten percent of the world’s population and 27 percent of the people living in the United States can flash those baby blues.

Sure, science has also shown that blue-eyed people have weaker eyesight. Blue-eyed people are more likely to have UV damage, cataracts, and macular degeneration and require corrective lenses.

But, hey, our eyes are pretty!

And according to By Gary Heiting, OD, and Adam Debrowski,

“From this we can conclude that all blue-eyed individuals are linked to the same ancestor,” said Eiberg. “They have all inherited the same switch at exactly the same spot in their DNA.” 1

So, one motherfucker is responsible for my biology? And that one ancestor, like 10,000 years ago in Europe, had a genetic mutation that both of my parents carried on through the legacy of Social Darwinism and subjugation to me, a baby born in 1973 in Syracuse, NY.

But eye color is one of many pieces of my ancestors’ gifts.

I have a laugh that is both cacophonous and silly. It is part maternal and paternal. I…