"She's your little mini-me."
"You two look more like twins than mother and daughter."
"He's the spitting image of you when you were that age."
TODAY contributor Terri Peters at age 5 on the left, next to her daughter, Kennedy, 6. Terri Peters For some mom and child pairs, there's just no escaping the family resemblance.
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Whether it's comparing childhood photos or snapping a selfie with their teenage lookalike — moms like to document their similarities to their mini-mes. And who can blame them?
TODAY Parents editor Kavita Varma White as a child on the left, and her daughter, Priya. Kavita Varma White We asked our Facebook friends to share photos of themselves with their minis and we were reminded of the powers of genetics. Here are a few of our favorite mother-child lookalikes.
Ashley L'Herault Peters and her daughter, both at age 8. Facebook/Ashley L'Herault Peters Andrea Fevurly and her daughter, Presley. Facebook/Andrea Fevurly Jillian Ratliff (left) and her daughter (right,) both at age 2. Facebook/Jillian Ratliff Pamela Case Gustafson with her son. Facebook/Pamela Case Gustafson Laurie LaPorte (left) and son (right,) both at age 3. Facebook/Laurie LaPorte Kelli Soesbe's daughter, Arianna, 3, holding a photo of her mom at age 4.
Facebook/Kelli Soesbe Baby photos of Lindsay Hessling (right) and her infant daughter (left.) Facebook/Lindsay Hessling Maria Sessa Grantham with her daughter. Facebook/Maria Sessa Grantham Candy Hiller with her daughter. Facebook/Candy Hiller Leniesha Newton, 43, and her daughter, 23. Facebook/Leniesha Newton RELATED: These celebrity moms look just like their daughters Reese Witherspoon shares look-alike selfie with daughter Ava, 16 Which one is Mom? Photo of twin girls with their mother stumps the Internet
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From Reese and Ava to Cindy and Kaia, these mother-daughter duos make us do a double take.