Some of these are very alike, some are a little alike but some I just can't see a resemblance.
20 Photos That Work Better Than a DNA Test
People
06/02/2020

It’s so nice to look through old photos of our parents. And it can be quite surprising to discover that we have way more in common with them than we thought. And in the same vein, this list of Reddit users found out that genes really do matter. Some of us can be almost exact copies of not just our parents, but our grandparents as well.
We at Bright Side enjoy comparing past and present pictures and would like to share photos that perfectly show what the phrase, “Like father, like son,” really means.
1. “My mom at age 4 in 1971 (left) and me at age 4 in 2001 (right)”
2. “My dad passed away when I was 1. I like to think he’d be happy with how much we look alike!”
3. “My son (8) and me (35) — we may not have the same skin color, but I think we look alike.”
4. “My dad holding me in 1983 and me holding my son in 2014”
5. “My great-grandfather after enlisting”
6. “My daughter can’t understand why everyone says we look alike so I made her this.”
7. “This is my grandpa at East Base Antarctica in 1940 on the left and it’s me, last week, on the right.”
8. “A picture of me (below) and my dad (above)”
9. “Found a photo of my grandad in the mid-1930s at a similar age as me.”
10. “I fused an old picture of my mom (left) with a picture of myself (right).”
11. “My mom and me, both at age 19”
12. “My mom going to prom and me going to mine!”
13. “My sister recreated me as my mom!”
14. “My son doesn’t think we look alike.”
15. “Mom and me (1983 and 2013)”
16. “My brother (2016) and my grandfather (1948)”
17. “My grandma’s Lebanese passport picture from 1955 (left) and me in the present (right)”
18. “My brother (right) and father (left)”
19. “Like father, like son”
20. It’s not just the title that was inherited.
Are you a copy of your mom or dad? Do you have photos that show how much you look alike? Please share them with us!
Preview photo credit Anwar Hussein/Hulton Archive/Getty Images, Wiese/face to face/FaceToFace/REPORTER
Comments
Get notifications
Reply
everybody in my family says that i look just like my mom but i don't see how we look a like.
Reply
Related Reads
10 Moments of Kindness That Reveal What Happens When People Choose Forgiveness and Compassion (USA Edition 2026)

People
08/15/2026
13 Moments That Teach Us a Sibling’s Compassion Can Heal the Heaviest Hearts

Family & kids
07/19/2026
10 Rescue Pets Who Got the Home They Deserved, From a Terrier Returned 3 Times to a Dog Tied to a Speed Limit Sign

Animals
09/25/2026
13 Moments of Solitude That Teach Us Strong Human Connection Still Heals Loneliness and Social Isolation in 2026

People
07/31/2026
12 Real Moments of Compassion That Inspire Us to Always Choose Kindness and Generosity, Even If Life Gets Heavy

People
08/20/2026
12 Fathers Whose Quiet Compassion Raised Strong Children

Family & kids
07/18/2026
15 Times Quiet Employees Conquered Toxic Coworkers Without Raising Their Voice

People
07/07/2026
10 Moments That Teach Us Workplace Kindness Still Changes Lives in 2026, Even When No One Saw It Coming

People
07/25/2026
13 Quiet Acts of Kindness and Generosity People Did Without Ever Wanting Credit

People
08/04/2026
17 True Stories That Remind Us Every Old Piece of Furniture Has a Story Worth Keeping, Even When It Doesn’t Fit the Décor

Curiosities
08/02/2026
10 Moments That Teach Us Every Handmade Creation Carries a Piece of Someone’s Heart

Curiosities
07/30/2026
10 Stories That Prove Empathy Opens Doors That Words Never Could

People
08/04/2026



















