Lady, 40, continuously mistaken for teenage daughter’s sister

A mom claims she is consistently being mistaken for his or her teenage daughter’s sister or buddy.

Carly Johnson, 40, from Stockport, Manchester, mentioned associates dubbed her the feminine Benjamin Button as a result of each time she goes out along with her daughter, Kia Douglas, 17, they confuse strangers.

People who come as much as the pair don’t consider that Ms Johnson is Ms Douglas’ mom, as an alternative pondering she is her sister or buddy.

The mum of 1 has mentioned astonished restaurant workers have been recognized to name colleagues to their desk and ask them to elucidate their 23-year-age hole.

Ms Johnson, a journey agent, has mentioned the confusion is a praise, however that she does discover it awkward when males ask about her “hot friend”.

Ms Johnson additionally claims that her associates name her Benjamin Button as she seems to “age backwards” similar to the character within the well-known movie.

She mentioned she attracts males a lot youthful than her and says she’s “young at heart”, and likes to occasion, however that she is “not a cradle snatcher”.

Her tweet wishing her daughter a contented birthday went viral final month with greater than two million views from confused customers.

She mentioned informed MailOnline: “We get mistaken for sisters all the time. It happens everywhere. I take it as a compliment.”

Ms Johnson added: “We went out for Kia’s 17th birthday and I asked a waiter if he could take a picture when my daughter came back from the toilet and he was so confused.

“He thought we were two friends out for dinner. On holiday someone told Kia to tell her sister the food was ready.

“She told her I was her mum and she brought the staff out to show them. They were so shocked.

“Kia doesn’t mind it. She’s not embarrassed. We’re really close and we share clothes. I hope we’ll go out together when she’s 18. I don’t know if it’s cool to go out with your mum.”

Ms Johnson said she comes has awkward interactions on Instagram when males message her.

She mentioned: “Sometimes I’ll post on my story and guys will ask who my friend is because she’s so hot and I’ll tell them it’s literally my daughter. That’s a bit awkward.”

She added that her secret to trying youthful is in her genes as she recounted a narrative of how hospital workers thought her grandmother appeared like she was in her 70s when she was truly in her 90s.

Ms Johnson mentioned: “People call me Benjamin Button and that I age backwards. I’ve always looked young for my age. When I was 21 I probably looked like 16.”

Ms Johnson continued: “I think my secret is good genes. My mum’s 68 and she looks good and my nana was in her 90s and fit as a fiddle.

“Hospital staff would read her age out and think they’d got it wrong.

“I tend to date younger men. I’m not a cradle snatcher but because I look young that’s what I seem to attract. Lads seem to have a thing for an older woman.

“Even though I am 40, I’m quite young at heart so I think older men have a different mindset to me. I’m still 25 in my head.”