As you know, yesterday was Mother’s Day. I sincerely hope that you honored your mother and reflected on everything she has meant to you. Unlike last year, I was fortunate enough to be able to travel back home to spend the weekend with my mom. We had a wonderful time!
During the trip back home I was thinking about the ways that my mother and I are alike and I reflected on how similar our personalities are. However, I inherited my father’s appearance and even when I am en femme I do not look like my mom. I wondered, though, how many crossdressers and transgendered women bear a resemblance to the women that birthed them.
Like Mother, Like Son?
Most of the males that I’ve met in my life have taken after their fathers’ looks, though I’m not sure if that is a reflection of the global average, this is just my own experience. This holds true even in my own family, where the majority of fathers and sons look alike. When I am in girl mode, I do resemble my sister and possibly other female members of my extended family, but my DNA has made it so that my mom and I look very different.
Our characters more than make up for this variance, though. We are both “Type A” perfectionists, self-motivated and fast learners. My own father has said on multiple occasions that I have her personality and his looks.
My Hero
Likenesses and contrasts aside, my mother is a model of what I strive to be in my daily life. She is successful at any and every endeavor that she takes up, she is wise, fair and loving, and she is very supportive. I am very blessed to have her in my life and I always try my best to let her know how much I care for her.
Do You Mirror Your Own Mother?
As a woman, do you call to mind a younger version of your own mother? Do you look in the mirror, wave your finger and find a very familiar parental unit looking back at you?
How about in actions and personality traits? What do you share with her? Do you try to emulate her in any way? Is your mother a source of inspiration for your female looks, mannerisms or other actions?
Happy Mother’s Day 2010!
I know it’s a day later, but once again a Happy Mother’s Day to my mom and all the mothers out there!
photo credit: Ana Santos
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In short …. probably not (I’ll leave it there). I think it is totally great that your mom is so supportive! That rocks!
Mel
I took some polaroid (how ancient is that?) self portraits a few years ago and unfortunately I left them in a place that my, then very snoopy and untrusting, wife found them. She was pissed at me but managed to comment how much I looked like my now dearly departed mom. In retrospect, I certainly wish that the pix had never been found, but, at least my bride knows that I emulate my mom, who my wife has called “a classy broad”. I suppose my personality is pretty much like my mom’s as are some of my mannerisms, especially when I’m in my cups. Even my adult daughters will remark “oh Gawd! Charlene lives!” when I wave a drunken hand at some wayward comment. Kinda cool – -
Kathy
Thanks for the wonderful idea. I still dont know ‘ which one I have stronger tendencies twards. I’m tall and trim from my mothers side and thick hair also from my mother. Im fairly mellow which was my fathers trait.
Strange thing was that my friend sent me a picture of flowers from her front yard yesterday and they were Irises. That was my mothers middle name. Timing was just perfect on that one.
Both of my parents have now passed away so cherish each day you have them with you. Their memories are still very stongly ingrained in my mind as well as many of their personality traits.
yes I am a lot like my mother was in my manner of dressing. My mother was very fashion minded. But she was very short. About 5 foot tall I am 5 foot 6 inches tall so I do not look like her. In addition my first 2 girl friends were very like my mother in looks and temprement . My wife looks a lot like my mun but is of different temprement. One of my daughters really looks like my mother. My mother first made me wear a dress when I was 7yrs old. I really looked like a girl in my younger days with my long curly hair. My mother also kept me apart from other boys. A dominant woman she kept telling me that girls hated boys. I think because I believed her in my naive teens. So it probably lead me further into a crossdresser for the remainder of my life Ive been a CD for over 60yrs now.. Also one of my cousins is a CD.
Joanna
I am a near mirror image of my father. But in femme mode, I have been told that there IS a resemblance with my mother. I guess I got an equal dose of both of them.
Both my parents are gone, but they live in each of my brothers and sister. my 3 brothers have the looks of dad, while my sister and I tend to resemble our mom. Growing up, my brothers would occassionally tease me about looking like mom, but I didn’t mind it at all. My brothers got many of the personality traits of dad, whereas I seemed to get only he’s drive to work hard and accomplish the task at hand. My sister and I can multi-task, which with my drive, means I can do and finish many things my brothers can’t (LOL, serves them right!) Recently, I saw some old photos of my mom at a cousin’s house, and my aunt (mom’s sister) told me that I looked like my mom when was she was younger. A tear came to my eye and my aunt said I was like mom in being sensitive and caring…….So I guess, thats another trait I got from mom.
For those of you have mom and dad still alive, cherish them and the time you have with them. Those whose parents have gone on to a far better place, Keep them in your hearts, for they will never be forgotten.
What a great question ! I just found this site through a google search. Happy I did. As a matter of fact, I look very much like my mother when dressed. I act very much like her as well. She was a quiet, demure giving woman. Very much the opposite of a mean spirited, bullying father. No wonder I chose to emulate her as opposed to him. The conflict rages as I have a lot of him in me as well.