We have photos of Jake when he was about 15years old and he is the mirror image of his Dad at the same age. The resemblance was uncanny! So much so that even Jake could see it and would often jokingly say, "I need plastic surgery, NOW!!"
Our children have spent many, many hours in front of a mirror primping and preening and "making themselves beautiful". No amount of talking could make them see that they had already achieved their goal without even trying!
I remember one of Jake's Friday night forays which was supposed to be finished by midnight...(that was the rule!!)...where four girls had headed through the house to the bathroom giggling and squealing and giving Sian the shits! They had obviously had too much to drink and were very unsteady on heels that defied gravity! Next minute there was an almighty scream from the bathroom. One of the girls had perched on the edge of the bath in order to see her legs in the mirror!! In high heels??? What was she thinking??
The mirror also tells a thousand truths! We cannot hide the fact that we
are getting older...the lines around the eyes are permanently etched on
our faces instead of just revealing themselves after a night of
partying or feeding a hungry baby. However, I have discovered the reason for failing eyesight in our more mature years...it's so you can't see all the little imperfections that appear in the mirror. It's as though they are not really there!!!
Many, many photos have been taken in front of our mirrors. These are just a few!
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