50 Year Old Mom Pays Over $20K to Look Like Her Daughter

[Old Moparz]

Saw this odd topic on another forum so I looked for a news link. Wonder if there's any deeper psychological issues going on here? 

My wife is 50 & if she told me she was going to do something like this with $20K, I'd probably have her commited. 

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50-Year Old Mom Pays Over $20K to Look Like Her Daughter
Posted by Cosmetic Surgery Review on April 24, 2009

How much are you willing to pay to knock off a few decades from your appearance?

Janet Cunliffe recently underwent a complete cosmetic makeover to get a slender figure, toned legs and an hourglass shape that her daughter would be envious of. The price she paid? $20,000.

In a recent report by The Daily Mail, Ms. Cunliffe wanted to look like her daughter, Jane Cunliffe; in order to do so, the 50-year old woman needed to undergo extensive cosmetic and plastic surgery to make her eyes as crinkle-free as possible, augment her lips, and finally achieve her coveted hourglass figure.

Jane Cunliffe, the daughter, says she thinks her mother 'looks better than Madonna at 50'; however, she was upset that her mother wanted to go through with such an extensive operation, and was worried about the potential side effects, risks and problems associated with the makeover.

Still, Jan Cunliffe emerged from surgery with success; she had everything done overseas, and returned home with several bandages and bruises. After a few weeks and months of healing, she was ready to face the world – and her daughter – with her new appearance.

Many people now say they can't believe the two are a mother and daughter, and that they look more like sisters – especially since Janet also colored her hair and now wears the same dress size as her daughter. She dropped three dress sizes with liposuction and body contouring, lost all creases and wrinkles in her face, and finally achieved an hourglass figure.

In this case, the transformation hasn't just taken a few years off Jan's appearance, but it's made her into a spitting image of her own daughter. Ms. Cunliffe spent nearly $20,000 to achieve this image, and she says that she's very happy to have done it and couldn't be more pleased with the results.

[PocketThunder]

That reminds me of the Desperate Housewives episode last Sunday.   

[FLG]

Lets see what she looks like in a couple of years...

[BLUE68RT4ME]

That just feeds into the minds of the pool I'm supposed to find a wife in.  Man, if you're married, do what you can to stay that way unless you plan to write them off completely because the chances of finding a "good" woman are getting less and less.

Kind of like buying a used car now days, the body seems to look ok but you never know what kind of electrical problems lie underneith!

[mopar_nut_440_6]

That reminds me of the Desperate Housewives episode last Sunday.   

You watch Desperate Housewives??   

Just kidding!

[Old Moparz]

That reminds me of the Desperate Housewives episode last Sunday.   

You watch Desperate Housewives??   

Just kidding!

The title of that show alone keeps it off the TV set in my house.

[bull]

Oh well, it's cheaper than restoring a Charger.

[BLUE68RT4ME]

Oh well, it's cheaper than restoring a Charger.

If you restore the Charger right you'll only have to do it once!  Good luck with $20k being that last money you drop on a woman like that!  Pffff!

[mopar_nut_440_6]

Oh well, it's cheaper than restoring a Charger.

If you restore the Charger right you'll only have to do it once!  Good luck with $20k being that last money you drop on a woman like that!  Pffff!

Cars need maintenance too!!

[BLUE68RT4ME]

Oh well, it's cheaper than restoring a Charger.

If you restore the Charger right you'll only have to do it once!  Good luck with $20k being that last money you drop on a woman like that!  Pffff!

Cars need maintenance too!!

Once you are done restoring your Charger, do you need to buy new paint and hardware for it everytime you take it someplace, or when people come to see it?

And if you restored it well, oxidation takes a lot longer to run it's toll on the bodywork of the car than gravity does on the body of a woman already in her 50's.  (No offense to any females that read this!)

[PocketThunder]

That reminds me of the Desperate Housewives episode last Sunday.   

You watch Desperate Housewives??   

Just kidding!

Doesnt everybody?   

Its one of the few shows my spouse watches that i can make it through.  Brothers and Sisters is horrible, along with all those Hospital and Laywer shows that she is into.

Its one of those fine print paragraphs that you over look in the marraige contract.  It goes something like this "Before you get married you watched what you wanted on your TV, she watched what she wanted on her TV.  Once you get married you watch what she wants on your TV or else she will talk in your ear the whole time untill you turn the channel.  And when she says "oh honey, can we watch something good together" this really means turn it to what she wants and sit there with her for companionship."            

[celticcutie]

She still looks like a 50 year old trying to be 20. Not much of an improvement. Just my 2 cents.

[Silver R/T]

pretty on outside, rotten on the inside. Doesn't only apply to cars

[BLUE68RT4ME]

AMEN gentlemen! lol!

Hey everyone, have a good weekend!      

[Charger-Bodie]

I dont see the problem!!! But hey I like Clones!!

[mikepmcs]

She still looks like a 50 year old trying to be 20. Not much of an improvement. Just my 2 cents.

I agree!

Problem is,  for that kind of cash, she should have paid to look like someone else's daughter.DOH! :Twocents
Yeah I said it.

[John_Kunkel]

Lets see what she looks like in a couple of years...

Yeah, think Michael Jackson.

[Charger_Fan]

Sooo...which one is which? If she's the one on the right, she needs to go back for a recall.

[bull]

Oh well, it's cheaper than restoring a Charger.

If you restore the Charger right you'll only have to do it once!  Good luck with $20k being that last money you drop on a woman like that!  Pffff!

Cars need maintenance too!!

Once you are done restoring your Charger, do you need to buy new paint and hardware for it everytime you take it someplace, or when people come to see it?

And if you restored it well, oxidation takes a lot longer to run it's toll on the bodywork of the car than gravity does on the body of a woman already in her 50's.  (No offense to any females that read this!)

Well, she's obviously not a nut and bolt, frame-off restoration by the looks of it. Probably better than a hlpag job but not a points show car either.

[Mike DC]

 
IMHO you guys are kinda harsh. 


Maybe she went a little overboard by your yardstick.  (Maybe mine too.) 
But $20K is not a lot of money to some people.  It's no crazier than dropping $20K on a Charger's drivetrain.



And some cosmetic work can look totally natural.  (Ever seen a movie?)
How many of you would decline a chance to wave a magic wand and get a free decade subtracted from your wife's appearance & shape?


     

[celticcutie]

 
IMHO you guys are kinda harsh. 


Maybe she went a little overboard by your yardstick.  (Maybe mine too.) 
But $20K is not a lot of money to some people.  It's no crazier than dropping $20K on a Charger's drivetrain.



And some cosmetic work can look totally natural.  (Ever seen a movie?)
How many of you would decline a chance to wave a magic wand and get a free decade subtracted from your wife's appearance & shape?

Yikes now that's kinda hrash. How many would appreciate just having their spouse regardless what shape they are? 

[mikepmcs]

What I've found works for subtracting age and improving looks is to find a new one in the 23-26 range all the time.  No cosmetic surgery needed, they just keep multiplying every year, it's awesome.

[Mike DC]

Yikes now that's kinda hrash. How many would appreciate just having their spouse regardless what shape they are?

Naa, I think sometimes that's just guilt-tripping us.  Lotsa women get this stuff for themselves and then pass off the blame onto their man for driving them to it. 

(Hey, maybe we should say we're really building these muscle cars because of them, because we're trying to remain cool in their eyes as we get older?  So they should love us for it and support our hobby?  Hmm . . . )

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What I've found works for subtracting age and improving looks is to find a new one in the 23-26 range all the time.  No cosmetic surgery needed, they just keep multiplying every year, it's awesome.

heh heh heh 

You have to watch out though. 
Some chicks will try to start "multiplying" with YOU when you try to break up with them.

[mikepmcs]

I hear you loud and clear Mike!!   Gotta set the rules right up front so everyone knows the outcome.

I would've said 21-26 but I don't want anyone to think i'm a dirty old man.

By the way your muscle car statement .. for them, for us who cares, it reels em in regardless and before they know it, too late the damage is done.   I just made myself laugh.

[dkn1997]

some 50 year old broad pays money for surgery to look young 

how in the F*** is that a news story?