Mom gets plastic surgery to look like daughter

I often look at the BBC for interesting stories from around the world. Today, I was not disappointed.

According to the story "I just wanted to look like her," Janet Cunliffe had plastic surgery to look like her daughter Jane. She had a boob job to go from a 34A/B to a 34DD, had her upper and lower eyes lifted, got a nose job and had her lips plumped.

"I decided to do it because I was feeling low at the time, I'd just come out of a long-term relationship, so just to boost my confidence," she said in the BBC story.

(The pair is pictured above. From left to right: Daughter Jane and
Mom Janet as shown in the BBC article.)

In the end, all the adjustments cost her 12,000 pounds (British currency). But for her, it might be worth it because she often fools people about her age. People often mistake Janet Cunliffe for Jane's sister or some relative, but they never guess Janet is Jane's mother. I have to say looking at them I would probably guess Janet was a sister or an older cousin. I probably wouldn't guess Janet was the mother based at least on the un-motherish clothes she wears.

But was it worth it for Jane Cunliffe, the daughter? I know I would extremely creeped out if my mom had surgery to look like me or even started dressing like me. Actually, I would be shocked because my mother and I have different tastes in clothes selections. We both dress more to our age, and I have to say that I'll dress more motherly when I become a mother.

According to the article, the daughter was mad at first but mostly because she was scared of the dangers of surgery. Nowadays, the daughter is okay with the change.

"She looks like my sister and I'm happy for her," the daughter said in the article.

I really don't even know what to say about this. I was completely stunned when I first saw it, but I don't really feel like passing judgment right now. Instead, I will say that I'm not sure that changing your appearance is the best way to deal with difficulties facing a relationship. I personally would talk to a therapist first, because it's cheaper and probably less painful (though I can't say that for sure since I've never been to therapist. I can verify that surgery is painful.) But, then again that's just me. I've done some odd things in my life, too.