What do you look like?
I look like my mother, but with my father’s coloring. The more I age, the more my face morphs into hers. At times it’s unsettling to look in the mirror or at a photo because her face jumps out of me. It’s especially apparent when looking at me in profile.
When my mom passed away almost 19 years ago now, I didn’t see the resemblance quite as readily. I always thought I looked more like my father’s side of the family, but maybe that’s because my hair/eye coloring dominates my appearance. But as I watch myself age, it’s in the smaller details that she shines through in my features.
- The shape of my nose
- The roundness of my face
- The way my eyebrows arch
- The height of my forehead
- The shape of my chin
- The height of my cheekbones
It’s haunting to look at a picture of myself and see someone I miss so dearly looking back at me.