Anonymous wrote:No one says this

Like a few of us have mentioned, they do when you have a mini me

No one says this

Anonymous wrote:You people are way too serious. It's just an expression.

I think it is very serious. If my mom said that to me I think I would feel invisible. One of the moms I know says this to her 6 year old and I wonder what she is thinking. I cringe every time.

You people are way too serious. It's just an expression.

I always think the person who says it is probably narcissistic.

At an elementary awards ceremony, a teacher gave a special award and went on for a very long time about how much the student was her mini me. The teacher never explained what the student did that was exemplary; she just went on about how much the student was like her. You are very stunted if what you respond ro most is a mirror.

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Anonymous wrote:My DIL says this. Even dresses my grand daughter in clothes like hers. Shoes too. I never comment but the clothes thing bothers me. A little too much. And if I say something, anything, I will be told it's her kid so there's that. I was warned early on to watch what I say. I learned that lesson the hard way. NEVER offer advice unless asked.

The child doesn't look like her mother. She's an exact replica of my son. I never utter that either.

And it's not just women that say the phrase, men do it too. My son had a football coach that called his son mini me.

Something tells me you haven't entirely learned the lesson here....

Ha!

I agree with grandma.

Hoda on the morning show refers to her daughter as mini me. I don’t think it’s odd if someone says it in reference to a mother looking like her child. I think it becomes a slippery slope when a mother refers to her own child as mini me.

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Anonymous wrote:Please say this to me about my daughter. She looks 100% exactly like me.

+1

Same here. Also comments about how I've managed to clone myself.

A few of my friends from childhood think pictures of me as a baby/toddler/preschooler are my daughter and vice versa. Also, her personality is similar in some ways to mine at her age. I see it a little, but I think she's much prettier than I am/ever was.

The only person who doesn't think she looks like me is my husband/her father.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DIL says this. Even dresses my grand daughter in clothes like hers. Shoes too. I never comment but the clothes thing bothers me. A little too much. And if I say something, anything, I will be told it's her kid so there's that. I was warned early on to watch what I say. I learned that lesson the hard way. NEVER offer advice unless asked.

The child doesn't look like her mother. She's an exact replica of my son. I never utter that either.

And it's not just women that say the phrase, men do it too. My son had a football coach that called his son mini me.

Something tells me you haven't entirely learned the lesson here....

Ha!

Is it okay if I call my daughter Funny girl?

Anonymous wrote:Please say this to me about my daughter. She looks 100% exactly like me.

+1

Anonymous wrote:My DIL says this. Even dresses my grand daughter in clothes like hers. Shoes too. I never comment but the clothes thing bothers me. A little too much. And if I say something, anything, I will be told it's her kid so there's that. I was warned early on to watch what I say. I learned that lesson the hard way. NEVER offer advice unless asked.

The child doesn't look like her mother. She's an exact replica of my son. I never utter that either.

And it's not just women that say the phrase, men do it too. My son had a football coach that called his son mini me.

Something tells me you haven't entirely learned the lesson here....

Unless they look alike, it doesn't work.
If they do look alike, then why not?

My DIL says this. Even dresses my grand daughter in clothes like hers. Shoes too. I never comment but the clothes thing bothers me. A little too much. And if I say something, anything, I will be told it's her kid so there's that. I was warned early on to watch what I say. I learned that lesson the hard way. NEVER offer advice unless asked.

The child doesn't look like her mother. She's an exact replica of my son. I never utter that either.

And it's not just women that say the phrase, men do it too. My son had a football coach that called his son mini me.

People say this about my 7 year old DD all the time. She does look exactly like I did at her age. I don’t see the problem. My DD loves it.