A devoted mother imitates her son’s birthmark on her face to demonstrate her support and love for him and to prevent him from feeling different. When he sees her, his expression is priceless.
Carolina Giraldelli was shocked to see the frightened looks on the faces of the medical professionals who delivered her son Enzo. Until she noticed the terrified expressions on the hospital staff’s faces, she questioned whether the dirt she had seen on Enzo’s face was actually simply dirt.
She was aware that something else was happening at that same instant. Soon after, she and her husband were told by the doctors that Enzo had “Congenital Melanocytic Nevi,” a condition that results in darker-looking skin spots.
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Accepting Her Son’s Uniqueness
Carolina accepted her son’s uniqueness right there and then. They were aware that his looks would provide him with many difficulties in the future, but they were determined to support him and be there for him at every turn.
It’s true that everyone they encountered would have to get used to viewing Enzo’s face differently than other people’s. However, Carolina and her husband made the decision to accept his condition as-is and not attempt to cover it up in any manner from the moment he was born. Enzo was attractive to them just the way he was.
Despite this, the mother of little Enzo acknowledged that it was difficult to watch how everyone else was looking at her kid with “looks of pity, contempt, fear, and sometimes disgust.”
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Making Him Feel Normal
Carolina and her husband never made Enzo feel any different about himself, and they treated him normally because, well, that’s exactly what he was: normal. In addition, Carolina had a special love in her heart for Enzo’s birthmark, and she did everything in her power to reassure him that he was the same as everybody else.
Carolina will never forget Enzo’s expression when she arrived home and saw him.
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The mother thus made the decision to copy Enzo’s birthmark on her face as a surprise one day. She spent the entire day sporting the birthmark while carrying out her daily chores and even going to work after hiring a makeup artist to work on her face.
Upon completion of the makeup, Carolina felt wonderful. She wanted to have the experience for herself, even if it was just for a brief period of time, because she had previously accepted and even loves her son’s birthmark.
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Honoring Enzo on Mother’s Day
The elated mother displayed her birthmark in a manner that was both loud and proud on her face in the days leading up to Mother’s Day as a way to show gratitude to the very person who makes it possible for her to enjoy the occasion. Carolina will never forget the expression on Enzo’s face when she arrived home and saw him. She said:
“When I got home, Enzo’s reaction was complete joy – even though he did not completely understand.”
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On that particular day, Enzo and Carolina had a great time together while also taking as many images as they could. Carolina acknowledged that when she went to work, many people looked at her in a different way, but despite this, she was able to maintain her composure because she had nothing but pride for her baby son Enzo.
The ecstatic mother kept the makeup on till she went to bed that day; however, the emotions she felt while wearing that kind of mark on her face have lasted with her ever since; specifically, an overwhelming feeling of love and pride for her handsome son Enzo.
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