A mum has left people gobsmacked after revealing she has a 21-year-old daughter - as many don't think she looks old enough.
Kerry Milner, 40, claims people think she looks so young that they often mistake her and her daughter Tionne for sisters when they go out together - and she still gets asked for ID when buying alcohol.
The mum-of-three says the pair started being likened to siblings or friends instead of mother and daughter about two years ago.
Kerry, a company director, says waiters have been left shocked whenever Tionne refers to her as mum leaving them thinking the pair must be joking - until she explains their 19-year-age gap.
They admit to just laughing comments like these off when they're out but the mum says she's 'incredibly proud' of her daughter and the journey they've shared together.
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Kerry, of Birmingham, West Midlands, said: "When we are out for a meal and she calls me mum the waiter or restaurant staff are always gobsmacked and think we are making a joke.
"They always ask me how old I was when I had her.
"This happens every time we go out and we often laugh about it.
"My company is very public-facing as I teach martial arts. I have coached hundreds of women and children and each time they find out I have a 21 almost 22-year-old they are always shocked.
"I remember one time my daughter came to my business premises and some of our student's parents thought she was my sister or friend.
"When we explained that she was my child they couldn't believe it."
Kerry had her daughter Tionne when she was 17-years-old.
"People often comment 'wow you must have had her young' and sometimes ask me what my secret is for looking so young," the mum continued.
"I always tell them that I don't smoke, eat a balanced diet and drink two litres of water a day.
"I also train in martial arts, lift weights, have a good self-care and sleep routine and always wear SPF on my face.
"I still get asked for ID for alcohol at the supermarket.
"My daughter said she often shares posts of us on her Snapchat if we are out together and people always message her saying 'you look like mates and not mother and daughter'.
"She's a waitress and I often pop into where she works and her colleagues have said 'I can not believe that's your mum'.
"One colleague didn't believe her until I popped in one time and introduced myself."
The duo were once even mistaken for being sisters three times within a single week.
She added they often go out together for meals, bottomless brunches and festivals, and that she's hoping that just the two of them can go on a girls holiday together soon.
"My relationship with my daughter is very close," the mum said. "We clashed when the teenage years arrived over normal teenage things.
"We are really close now and enjoy going out for meals together, nights out and family time.
"People often say we look alike so you can tell we are related which is why they make that first assumption of sisters.
"We have sometimes been mistaken for being sisters because we like the same style of clothes and colours, so we dress similarly.
"These comments make me feel happy and funny. I am incredibly proud of my daughter and the journey we have shared together."
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