me a mother?

i was walking home after eating breakfast with parents when all of a sudden, this boy of 3 or 4 ran up to me shouting "mummy mummy mummy!" and grabbed my hand tightly.

what's this?

me a mother?

"i'm jie jie not mummy!"

did i have selective amnesia about 3 or 4 years ago when i gave birth to a little boy?

at least he looks cute, with large eyes. if i were really his mother, his looks do me justice haha.

anyway, then the maid walked up and carried him away,though his hands were unwilling to let go of me, saying(in chinese) "no silly, she's not mummy she's jiejie... different..."

the grandma reiterated the same thing... and i walked away smiling at the boy... his stricken look which said "why're u not my mummy" wrenching my gut.

there can be only 3 conclusions why i was mistaken for his mother.

1) I look old for my age, therefore seeming to be around his mummy's age
2) I was wearing the same colours as his mummy and had the same hairstyle
3) He hadn't seen his mummy for so long that his memory of her has gone vague, thus even the slightest resemblance made him think of her.


I hope it isn't the last one though. i'd rather look old. abandonment isn't really good for a boy so young.