The coolest thing happened...

G'morning friends - I recently returned from ten days in the land of OKIEville. Oklahoma is my home away from home and the friends I visited with I've known for over 24 years. This also meant they'd known my son Keoni almost his entire life (he's 26) and were his adopted Aunties. They saw him grow into the young man he is today - blue blue eyes like his daddy, full lips like his daddy, tall like his daddy, blondish-brown hair like his daddy, a slightly hooked nose like his daddy, cheek bones like his daddy .... do you kinda see where Im going here? One of the things I heard a LOT during this vacation.... was how much Keoni looked like ME! ME?!?!? Not his daddy?!? How can that be? I never 'saw' it. Then it dawned on me - my son has ALWAYS looked like me, but at 400 lbs, I didn't want a "large label" of any form on him. I was worried that "he" might find fault, concerns, fears with "looking like his super morbidly obese mom". I made sure that everyone who met him KNEW almost immediately that he'd gotten all of his daddy's looks. Afterall, at that point in my life NO one knew my ex-husband, with the exception of photos (and there is a resemblance). In all honesty, I had NO IDEA what I looked like as an ADULT with a normal BMI. The last time I'd seen my face thin I wasn't old enough to order a drink (legally!) So yep - the coolest thing happened on my trip to Oklahoma. I found out, over and over again, just how much my son looks like ME!! You just can't put a dollar amount on some of the "special moments" that come with losing the weight and regaining your life. Priceless. - Lei

Kim wrote: And he is a cutie (in spite of the fact that he looks like his mama) LOLOL Yep, I spi****er on that one. Oh? ...and SHADDAP!

aaah that's just wonderful!!! (((((HUGS)))))

I know EXACTLY how you feel! My son and I look soooooooooo much alike that if we are wearing caps and sunglasses people get us confused. Of course if they see me from behind my jiggle butt is a dead give away. Isn't it the coolest thing? Theresa

That is a great story, Lei... and I bet he has your wonderful sense of humor too, right? DD

awwww I love these kodac moments err WLS moments... great going. I hope we never lose these good moments.. after my previous WLS 14yrs ago I only remember ONE but it was looking in a mirrored door to a resturant and seeing a lady coming out I thought ..but it was me ... I still remember that moment of realizing the nice jeans/legs were ME!!! keep a posting em.. love to see other WLS moments!!! *hugs* deb

so glad those moments are still a coming for you.....they are priceless and should be savored!! gratitude is my attitude Amanda S VG-DS October 2001 highest >350/342 start of wls journey/156@goal and after ps

Hey, that is the coolest thing! I went through very similar thoughts as you. I knew from my own baby pics that my kids got the strong genes from my side.. but never wanted anyone to think they looked like me, cuz I was so fat. Then one day, at my sons therapy after his surgery, he was sitting on the table in the exercise room, and I was in a chair beside him.. a lady walked by and said "you sure couldn't get away with denying that one, he's your spitting image".. and I was proud.. cuz he had lost a lot of his chunkiness too, and people were seeing us BOTH, and my mind didn't immediately think they were just comparing fat cells! Be proud mama! You got a cutie and he looks like you! Wendy