Had a "she looks like you" moment

Dr.Loretta · March 2010

I took DD to the dr yesterday. As we were waiting to pay the copay, she was sitting in her carseat looking charming as other patients came out of exam rooms. An elderly woman asked if her eyes were blue. To be honest, I don't know which way they're going, I think they'll be hazel. But I just said, "They look blue today at least."

She walked right over to me, gazed into my eyes, and said, "Well, you have blue eyes, hers will probably look just like yours."

I just smiled.

orange1414 · March 2010

Haha. I'm 31, adopted, and look nothing like either of my parents. But we *still* get this all the time.

lisanjay · March 2010

It will happen more and more!

The funniest one for me was when I went to a baby shower. There was a game where we posted baby pictures of ourselves and each guest had to wirte down who matched with picture. I was pic #6 and one of the guests said "#6 looks just like Shelby so it must be Lisa!"

MyColonyNJ · March 2010

trust me - you will get it all the time. We get it and Lil J is asian, well - a bit.

none of my 3 kids have the same father (that sounds really bad), and we get that Colin looks like frank (NOT), cora looks like Lil J, etc.

I have a friend that has an adopted child who is a totally different race, and even she gets it too

GLynn2009 · March 2010

We get it all the time....

crystalpopcorn · March 2010

We've been getting that too. We also hear "she looks just like her brother!" (who is my bio child). It's funny.

PrincessShay80 · March 2010

so cute!!!

My foster daughter looks just like me, even our case worker said "she was just meant to be with you guys! "

kmkaull2 · March 2010

lisanjay:

The funniest one for me was when I went to a baby shower. There was a game where we posted baby pictures of ourselves and each guest had to wirte down who matched with picture. I was pic #6 and one of the guests said "#6 looks just like Shelby so it must be Lisa!"

LOL, isn't it crazy! I was at the park last fall and a woman came up to me and said, "Are you __________ __________'s wife?" I said yes, and she said, "I figured because when I saw that baby, I thought, that must be (DH's) son--they look exactly alike." WILD. We get it all the time with my husband. Me, never, LOL.

jewele803 · March 2010

MyColonyNJ:

I have a friend that has an adopted child who is a totally different race, and even she gets it too

HA HA...This is me...my daugther is AA and when I brought her to work, many people thought she was my bio child. Also, one co-worker, said "I know she was adopted, but wow, she just looks like you!" melt...felt like such a compliment!!!

lrrb · March 2010

I get that alllll the time. Most of the time when I have to explain one is adopted and one is bio they always want to guess who is who (annoys the crap out of me) but they ALWAYS guess that my adopted one is the bio one - I just always smile and move on....I hate it but it makes me happy that she looks so much like us!

PSU-NCBride · March 2010

My hubby got this for the first time (I've gotten it a few times but I look more like him) the other day and it freaked him out. DH has blonde hair, blue eyes and is as pale as you can get.

LadyRed7 · April 2010

That is awesome!! I love it.

Amy720 · April 2010

That's great! Sometimes when I'm talking I'll say Ben got this from or DH and not even realize it.

maurisa74 · April 2010

My husband is Filipino, but shaves his head. Lots of people have no idea his ethnicity and often mistake him for AA. Now we have a 5 week old AA son who does have similar facial features. Everyone says they look a like. The funny thing is now my husband will have an even more difficult time convincing people he is really asian.

Temp206787500007404 · April 2010

We get this all the time too...and even today at lunch our birthmother told me that it's funny how much Payton looks like me. She remarked that Payton has my nose. We have family friends who think that she looks just like my baby sister (who also has the same nose as me).

My DH has also noticed Payton makes (or tries to) a lot of my same facial expressions, so I think some of it as they get older can be learned as well. She made a face at dinner tonight that apparently I make all the time! They mimic you and act like you and it's not all "looks" -- but enjoy it. I think it's so funny when people see similarities.