Meet The Mom Who Stopped Aging At 20 And Is Now Mistaken For Her Son’s Girlfriend

Shimmi Munshi is a single mom from Bolton, England, whose son, Ameen, is 20 years outdated. However upon seeing the 41-year-old, you’d most likely assume she was the identical age as Ameen. Actually, she’s frequently mistaken for his girlfriend!

“I’ve at all times regarded younger,” Munshi stated. “As my mates started growing old, I appeared to go in the other way, however I’ve no concept why. I used to be a single mum, juggling work and motherhood, and anybody would suppose the stress may need began to indicate. As an alternative, I appeared to cease growing old.”

“I didn’t discover it significantly, however all my mates did. They have been all moaning that I’d found the key of everlasting youth they usually wished me to share it. On the college gates, the opposite mums would ask if I’d had cosmetic surgery, or if I had spent a fortune on pores and skin lotions and sweetness therapies,” she stated. “And so they have been gutted to be taught I had no secrets and techniques. There was no thriller in any respect to the best way I regarded.”

“I’d definitely by no means had beauty surgical procedure. And my magnificence routine consisted of child wipes and no matter moisturizer was on particular provide within the grocery store! I’ve by no means spent some huge cash on magnificence merchandise although in fact, I maintain myself; I drink inexperienced tea and I don’t smoke or drink booze.”

“I’m a member of the native health club and I drink a lot of water,” Munshi added. “However I’m no health fanatic or magnificence queen. Actually, I hardly ever look within the mirror. I don’t really take into consideration my appears to be like a lot in any respect.”

“I’ve been requested for ID shopping for alcohol so many occasions and typically they simply refuse to serve me outright,” she stated. “It’s price it although to see the look on the store assistant’s face after I hand over my ID. I really feel like the feminine model of Peter Pan – the woman who by no means grew up.”

“When my son was youthful, individuals we didn’t know presumed we have been both brother and sister or a pair,” Munshi revealed. “We have been so shut, as a result of I had introduced him up alone, and so there was a particular bond between us. Anybody who met us would simply naturally deal with him like he was my boyfriend. We went on vacation to Poland, and I had booked an tour, and the tour information wouldn’t imagine that we have been mum and son. He saved insisting we have been a pair and Ameen was so embarrassed. One other time, in Turkey, the locals thought we have been brother and sister.”

“At Ameen’s promenade evening, individuals thought we have been a pair too. It’s very flattering and it made me giggle however it drove him mad. Even at mother and father’ night at highschool, his instructor stated to me: ‘We actually would reasonably see Ameen’s mother.’ She thought I used to be his sister!’”

And whereas the eye used to hassle Ameen, it doesn’t faze him now.

Munshi believes genetics play an enormous position in her youthful appears to be like, and who is aware of — possibly Ameen will look the identical at 41 as properly!