Okay, so this has been bothering me for a while now- back on Halloween when I was helping out in Kelly's class, I was talking to another mom and we were introducing ourselves. She asked me which kid was mine, and when I pointed to Kelly she acted all confused, and had to have me point her out more clearly and then she said, "WOW! She doesn't look a thing like you, was she adopted?" Who says that?!! I'm sure she didn't mean it to be rude, and I didn't take it that way, I just couldn't believe someone would actually say that. Don't get me wrong, I personally have nothing against adopting, so please don't think that, I was just annoyed that she would say that Kelly looks nothing like me :) Mainly because I DO think she looks like my kid pictures. But anyway. It's probably the hair- you know how if the mom has dark brown hair (with natural gray highlights), and the kid has lighter hair- that can throw you off. I don't know. Maybe I'm just lame, but I went and found some of my old pics (I would have found better ones of both of us, but there are just so many to go through) that I think we look similar in. Clearly I take the cake when it comes to the chubbiest cheeks (how's that for a pun- not intended), but you tell me- does it look like Kelly was adopted??
So, then while I was going through all my old pictures I realized how much ALL of my kids look like my baby pictures!! Even my boys which I consider spitting images of their Daddy. I'll have to post those another day- since I know you're all just dying to see them :) HA! jk.
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That's crazy. I think all of your kids look like you. Some people can be so tactless.
She is the spitting image of you when you were younger, but I do have to say that without the baby pics, I would say Charity looks like you and Kelly looks like Nate. (Then again, I have only ever seen pics.) But I stand corrected. Especially those first 2 pics. And yeah, that's weird to ask someone if their child is adopted if you just met. Boundaries people, social boundaries! They do exsist, even in UT.
OMG she does look JUST like you! WOW! I honestly can't believe that someone would ask you that. Wow. We are never asked that. People will comment about Roman's dark eyes, but don't seem to connect that Spencer and I both have blue eyes. People are weird. Great pictures though!
I hear ya, I get no credit ever! Nobody can get over how much Ayla looks like her daddy... but she is identical to me & Marci at her age. So I was all excited like the first 3 days that we had Tayvie cause a couple people said she looked like me, well that ended quickly she's all her daddy too.
What I get asked all the time about Ayla is "How did she get such blonde hair?" and I tell them I was just as blonde when I was her age.
I think your baby pictures look just alike... infact that first one of you actually looks a lot like me too, maybe it's not just Nate we're related to!
Yeah, you should definitely get credit for how cute your kids are.You do look so alike. Some people are so tactless!
People always say my kids look more like my husband, but I do vividly remember giving birth to all of them- I should get more credit!
Wow! It was hard to tell the difference between you and her! The main givaway was the background:)
Oh your kids definitely look like you- I think Charity especially!
What a rude lady! I would NEVER ask that (imagine if the kid was adopted and didn't know and then some idiot says something like that). I agree she does look like your kid pictures...when did your hair start getting darker? Abe's mom commented on my post like this and asked when we were going to have a brunette...after reading your post I can just imagine the comments I'd get with one brown haired kid in a family of blones and redheads.
You were so darn cute as a kid!! What happened?!?! :)
I love all of these pictures!! I think that's hilarious that someone would say something like that. Honestly I'm not even sure if any of my kids look like me at all. Mary is the closest- but it makes my brain hurt trying to think about it!
Some people need to take a breath and think before they open their mouths.:) Your kids all look like they come from the same family. They are all such cuties!
WOW, I thought the one with you and the kitten WAS Kelly, until I read the post. She is the spittin' image of you, and you know what, her hair will probably be as dark as yours when she gets older.
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