How will I look when I'm older?

My mom looked like a red-headed Pamela Anderson when she was in her 40s.

I don't look anything like Pamela Anderson. I'm like my dad in a wig, sadly.

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I don't look like my mom or dad. I do look a bit like my dad's best friend though hmmmm

my mother was much smaller than me when she was a teenager, but since then she has had some very difficult years; lost her career, 2 divorces, and much much more Sadly she has gained alot of weight as a result

She was actually partially my motivating factor to get in shape. Ever since I was little everyone has always said I look just like my mother. But when I was 25 I saw myself steadily gaining weight and becoming the person my family leans on (like my mother was), which was very stressful. When I realised (admitted to myself) I had tipped into the "overweight" category, I decided to make changes NOW before I let more excuses in.

This is obviously going to depend on how you actually take care of yourself, but it's not uncommon for a male or female to look like their same gendered parent as they age.
I talked to a female after class and she asked me if seen Christina Aguilera lately. I said yes and that she's obviously "fuller" than she used to be. And she said "She's starting to look like her mother".
Well it's not unusual. As I mentioned it's not uncommon for a male or female to end up looking like (in body shape), like their same gendered parent. So if you want a look into your future of how you MAY look, look no further than them.
Now it's NOT always the case, but having their genetics predisposing one to their shape most of the time.

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Kinda look like my mother, just not entirely though. She is a mix of Elizabeth Taylor meets Drew Barrymore meets Daphne Zuniga.

I'm more a blend of my paternal grandmother (80%) mainly meets my maternal grandmother (15%) with splashes of my Mum (5%). My maternal line's look are combinations of the ladies mentioned above, only they're women of colour. And then I have to factor in, that my late Dad's side are chocolate (Taye Diggs, Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby look - for males; Denzel is a ringer for my father, only that he is smaller, on the skinny side). And the women from my paternal side are twists and versions of Liya Kebede (from the lightest to the darkest).

To complicate matters, my base look is Carolyn Murphy (majority 80%), with splashes of Liv Tyler (15%), gone exotic (5%). Yup - that's me. I wouldn't say I look like my Mum or my Grandmother at my age right now, for my maintenance is far more extreme than theirs were, for their times.

My sister on the other hand, is base-look Natalia Vodianova meets Devon Aoki in equal parts, gone more exotic ala Liya Kebede injection (around 2 - 5%).

Are the looks our mother's? Not really for my sister too, pulls on my paternal female ancestors, where we get the Jap/Korean and Russian meets Scotland/Ireland.

Too much blending ... :laugh:

Edited to add: My Mum has been known to be pushed to tears, when some would dare insist that we can not possibly be her daughters, well into our mature ages - now. They'd challenge her and say, "Did you adopt them?"

I look like my mom and act like my dad. It is a really bad combination.

I look like my mom and act like my dad. It is a really bad combination.

Saaaame.

I have my dad's nose, facial shape, and weight issues.
I have my mom's eyes, mouth, and body shape.

My sister is the exact opposite, she has our mom's nose and facial shape and our dad's eyes and mouth. We are each a 50/50 mix of each parent, but not a matching set. Who I look like depends on who I'm standing next to.

Most of my health and development milestones match my mom (all that female stuff is happen to me in my exact same year as it happened to my mom).

My mom is starting to look just like her mother looked in old age. I am starting to look a lot like my mom looked in her 40s. I don't think it's any mystery what I'll look like when I'm older. It's sort of comforting, really. In a way.

I am a mixture of both, just glad I didn't get my dads nose lol

I guess I'm doomed then. Pass the cookies!

Well I don't think I look like my mom or my dad, but I do have my older sister as a guide to what 10 years will bring me if I don't keep up with the healthier lifestyle! I love her to bits, but I will NOT let myself go down that road!

My mum

Works for me!

And here I was hoping for the URL of some fun website that does age progressions, not "When you are your parents' age, you're going to look something like them, maybe."