A mum claims that she looks so young she is often mistaken for being her 15-year-old daughter's twin.
Nina Dixon, 31, from Lancashire, said people are often stunned to find out that she is actually the mother of 15-year-old Milli as well as Keaton, 11, and 10-month-old baby Harmony. The student nurse - who had MIllie when she was 16 - said people consistently mistake her for being her daughter's twin sister.
It's so bad that Nina often has to take ID with her on every night out and has even been asked for identification when trying to buy a hamster. On another occasion, she recalls being mistaken for a pupil while at a school's parent's evening.
"People think I’m Millie’s sister all the time and now my son has shot up it’s happening with him too," Nina said. “I went to buy a hamster for my son a few years ago and the assistant asked if a parent was with us.
"I laughed it off saying I was their mum, but he persisted to ask me for ID as he didn’t believe me. I’ve had to drive back to get my ID for a glue gun before.
“It is frustrating but other times it can be flattering to know I still look young. My mum has always looked great for her age, so I think it runs in the family.”
When Nina first fell pregnant at the age of 16, she said she struggled with negative comments. “People said that I wouldn't amount to anything,” she said.
“It was hard to hear and stayed with me a long time.”
She continued: "People are always shocked when I say I have a 15 and 11-year-old as they say I look in my early 20s," she said.
“When Keaton was just seven and in year three other parents thought I was a pupil too. I think people think I’m young because I’m very petite - I’m a size six, 5ft 1ins and have size two feet.
“I do look like a little girl sometimes. When I’m with my mum, Caroline, 68, and the kids, people think we’re all her kids.
“It can be frustrating but mostly I see the positives.”
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