LJ Idol: Week Twelve: The Sincerest Form of Flattery

[ckocher]

“Hey, you know who you look like?”

Those words always make me very uncomfortable because I really don’t know what’s coming next. I’ve heard:

“You look like that girl who played Laura Ingalls on Little House!” I heard that when I was seven and it made me absolutely giddy.

“You look just like … who was it? Oh yeah! Kathy Bates!” That came when I

Comments

[shadowwolf13]

I think that one of the things I've loved the most about moving so far away from all of my family is no longer hearing how much I look like my mother. I love my mother but she's made some supremely bad choices.

I completely understand wanting to just look like yourself.

[snarkerdoodle]

I look a lot like my mom as well, but luckily I don't have to deal with that being a bad thing as you do. Nicely written.

[awriterswindow]

Mm...I totally understand this. The crazy thing for me is when people think I act like her, and even worse, when I see that in myself. It can be really painful. Great work.

[comedychick]

When I was 18 I found a picture of my mum when she was 21 and we looked the same but for our eye colour. Luckily for me, I didn't have any problems with my mum. I'm sorry for yours :(

[solstice_singer]

I really think it's what's on the inside that matters. I can only imagine how strange it is for you to be told you look like someone who hurt you in some way, but, as you said, your insides do not have to be the same as hers.