how can a mother not
how can a mother not know which parts of her childs body came from which parent?
i was talking to my mom last night on the phone, and the subject of the kids resemblances came up. i informed her that i embodied more of her body parts than (i think) any of the other children.
my hands: hers. my arms: hers. my hips: hers. my boobs: hers. my long legs: hers. my lips: yup, hers too. she had never looked at my lips close enough to notice, so she claims.
i remember the day i noticed my lips were hers. i was standing with melissa in moms foyer looking at all the pictures of my siblings and their families. upon close inspection i saw that i was the only one who had full lips; all of my brothers and my sister all have skinny chicken lips - like my father. i was enthralled and taunted my sister about her chicken lips for days afterwards.
how could my mother not notice? when i told her about our many matching body parts, she denied it with the sole proof that i (5'8") was taller than she (5'2"). there you have it, we look nothing alike.
sadly enough, i do carry many of my fathers traits. his long torso, his terribly large family nose, his 'even when im wrong im right' bull-headedness, as well as his arguing finess. im not too proud of those, though his arguing skills often comes in handy.
