Apologies for the awkward title, but what I mean is: do you think you can tell what sort of person someone is going to be from quite young?
I've been working in a school for about 6 months and one of the things that has surprised and delighted me is how formed so many characters are already; I think I can absolutely picture the kind of adults that many of them will be. I "recognise" some of them too, iykwim - I can think of teens and adults I know and really see what they must have been like as little kids.
It's been a real pleasure to get to know my class.
It's made me think about what I was like when I was little too, and whether I am the logical adult that grew from that child. I think I am. Most of my main character traits are the same - in fact, I feel in many ways I'm now even more my core personality than I was in my 20s and early 30s.
Anyway, would be really interested in hearing what others think!