Societal Judgement Towards Enzo’s Mark On His Face Encouraged His Mom To Replicate It On Hers To Walk In His Shoes
Five years ago Giraldelli Family was waiting for their joy, the one they named Enzo, to be born. When the boy finally made it into this world, his parents were astounded by their son’s beauty, including the Congenital birthmark on boy’s face.
Since day 1, Enzo’s parents made a promise to themselves – never to disguise the unique feature of their child but to embrace his distinctiveness as much as they can.
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Meet Carolina and her newborn baby Enzo
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Carolina said she first realized something was different about her son due to the “frightened” looks on medics’ faces.
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The Giraldelli family was informed that Enzo’s feature is harmless and is called ‘Congenital Melanocytic Nevi’
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It is a skin condition characterized by a patch of unusually dark skin composed of melanocytes, which produce pigment.
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The parents were preparing themselves for all of the challenges that may lay ahead
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“Even though it is not easy, my husband and I act normally, and we will always show him as he is.” Carolina also confessed that, “For some time, it was very difficult to see and feel the eyes of society flickering my son with looks of pity, contempt, fear, and sometimes disgust.”
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The mother also hired a makeup artist to duplicate Enzo’s birthmark on her face to celebrate his individuality
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Carolina recalls, “When I got home, Enzo’s reaction was a complete joy — even though he did not completely understand it.”
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The pride of being a mother of such a special child encouraged Carolina to celebrate Mother’s Day in a different and unique, just like Enzo is, way
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She wore this makeup all day to fully grasp the prejudice her kid experiences; as she recalls it, “Several people looked at me with many different looks, but I was very calm because I felt like the proudest mother in the world.”
Carolina appreciates Enzo’s beauty every day and reminds him that his distinctiveness does not make him less loved than other children
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“The most beautiful smile, the most perfect face, the most charming mark and the most sincere love!” she enthusiastically shared on her social media talking about her boy.
Carolina is thankful for the finest gift life has to offer – her son
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“You were made for me and I was made for you, I am the happiest mother in this world to have a beautiful, loving, caring and very intelligent son. I love you, my little one” she shared on her social media.
Having such an accepting family, the boy always appears with the widest smile on his face
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Enzo seems to be proud of his appearance also since he is raised in a caring home where his uniqueness is valued
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“Dream and fly high my little one!! You still have the sky and the world to conquer” his mother encourages her son to never stop dreaming.
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Enzo is now 5, and his mother acknowledges how much he has grown and how blessed she is to have him in her life
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“Not even in my wildest dreams would I imagine a gift like you, my son!” she shared, “God gave mommy a whim.”
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Share on FacebookI don't mean to sound this way, but my inner sceptic can't help but see all these staged photos and wonder if this mother is using her child's beautifully unique look to become a mommy influencer
oh dear. one check to her instagram account confirms my fears. please don't give family influencers a spot on the stage. they exploit their children for social media fame.
Load More Replies...This really doesn't sit right with me. I would think you would want the child to think his birthmark is no big deal- it's just something that makes him unique. But instead the mom mimics the child's uniqueness and goes viral, essentially making his birthmark into a big deal. Would it be okay if a parent got a prosthetic to mimic a child's disability or wore makeup to copy a child's skin if they had a different skin tone than the parents? In my opinion, this just looks like the mom is taking advantage of her child to go viral and get views- essentially using his birthmark for her own narcissism.
it's reminiscent of that mommy influencer—Myka Stauffer if I remember correctly— that adopted a young Chinese orphan just to make her family look better and to feed her white savior complex.... only to put him in foster care after deciding he was too difficult to handle
Load More Replies...All this just reminds me of family YouTube channels who exploit their kids for views... Very disheartening and sad. I wish parents would be better
Very unique! We have a saying in my family: "Normal is just a setting on the dryer." The world needs unique people; People who thusly THINK differently and then help the world evolve. 🥰
When they are taking selfies it flips the image around.
Load More Replies...In a world where a terrorist religion calls these the "mark of the Beast", this child and others like him need all of the social influencing possible. I notice that none of you complain when actors, musicians, and politicians hire public relations representatives to perform this identical task, but call his mother names. This stinks to high heaven of bigotry and misogyny. Art tattoos are entirely socially acceptable-- why not nevi, hemangiomas, port-wine stains and other marks? Identity theft is regrettably common but the most easily identified in our society continue to be called the Antichrist and robbed, bullied, murdered individually or in groups. The anti-abortion religion has been a purveyor of post-birth genocide on us. Entire villages of marked people who socially distanced voluntarily have been annihilated in the Southeast. And Enzo's mommy is an influencer, and I've been on the Internet since 1996. Good for Mommy and Enzo. Kick A-double S! We need you out here.
I have to admit I worried every pregnancy that the baby Would be born with a birthmark across their face ... Thankfully none of them were born with one. Second of all the mum is beautiful IMO. So is the little boy. Glad they accept him the way he is 🤗
Who has up voted this comment? It's gross, why share that you would be worried about that? Of all the things to be worried about when having kids, why focus on looks? There is literally nothing medical behind it. His life will be harder, but it will be because of people who think like you. And why wouldn't his family have accepted him the way he is? If your kids had been born with a birthmark across their face would you have made them wear a bag over their face? And you can down vote me all you like, I literally just made an account to say that as someone with a birthmark on their face, this comment has made me feel absolutely disgusting. So thanks rollercoaster, for reminding me that there are parents out there whose biggest wish for their kids isn't that they are happy, or healthy, but rather that they don't look like me.
Load More Replies...I don't mean to sound this way, but my inner sceptic can't help but see all these staged photos and wonder if this mother is using her child's beautifully unique look to become a mommy influencer
oh dear. one check to her instagram account confirms my fears. please don't give family influencers a spot on the stage. they exploit their children for social media fame.
Load More Replies...This really doesn't sit right with me. I would think you would want the child to think his birthmark is no big deal- it's just something that makes him unique. But instead the mom mimics the child's uniqueness and goes viral, essentially making his birthmark into a big deal. Would it be okay if a parent got a prosthetic to mimic a child's disability or wore makeup to copy a child's skin if they had a different skin tone than the parents? In my opinion, this just looks like the mom is taking advantage of her child to go viral and get views- essentially using his birthmark for her own narcissism.
it's reminiscent of that mommy influencer—Myka Stauffer if I remember correctly— that adopted a young Chinese orphan just to make her family look better and to feed her white savior complex.... only to put him in foster care after deciding he was too difficult to handle
Load More Replies...All this just reminds me of family YouTube channels who exploit their kids for views... Very disheartening and sad. I wish parents would be better
Very unique! We have a saying in my family: "Normal is just a setting on the dryer." The world needs unique people; People who thusly THINK differently and then help the world evolve. 🥰
When they are taking selfies it flips the image around.
Load More Replies...In a world where a terrorist religion calls these the "mark of the Beast", this child and others like him need all of the social influencing possible. I notice that none of you complain when actors, musicians, and politicians hire public relations representatives to perform this identical task, but call his mother names. This stinks to high heaven of bigotry and misogyny. Art tattoos are entirely socially acceptable-- why not nevi, hemangiomas, port-wine stains and other marks? Identity theft is regrettably common but the most easily identified in our society continue to be called the Antichrist and robbed, bullied, murdered individually or in groups. The anti-abortion religion has been a purveyor of post-birth genocide on us. Entire villages of marked people who socially distanced voluntarily have been annihilated in the Southeast. And Enzo's mommy is an influencer, and I've been on the Internet since 1996. Good for Mommy and Enzo. Kick A-double S! We need you out here.
I have to admit I worried every pregnancy that the baby Would be born with a birthmark across their face ... Thankfully none of them were born with one. Second of all the mum is beautiful IMO. So is the little boy. Glad they accept him the way he is 🤗
Who has up voted this comment? It's gross, why share that you would be worried about that? Of all the things to be worried about when having kids, why focus on looks? There is literally nothing medical behind it. His life will be harder, but it will be because of people who think like you. And why wouldn't his family have accepted him the way he is? If your kids had been born with a birthmark across their face would you have made them wear a bag over their face? And you can down vote me all you like, I literally just made an account to say that as someone with a birthmark on their face, this comment has made me feel absolutely disgusting. So thanks rollercoaster, for reminding me that there are parents out there whose biggest wish for their kids isn't that they are happy, or healthy, but rather that they don't look like me.
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