A mother uses make-up to recreate the birthmark on her son’s face, trying to help him overcome his shyness in the face of people’s contemptuous judgments.

Enzo Cstari is one year old this year. He was born with a dark birthmark that covers most of his forehead and extends to one side of his nose. However, the baby’s mother, Carolina Giraldelli, 26, from Cáeres, Brazil, swore she would never have to hide the birthmark, just to make sure her son was perfect.

“I admit that it was a very tiring and difficult time for me and my son, because I always felt the gaze of society watching and whispering things that I myself knew were not good, good at all! The looks of pity, contempt, fear and sometimes disgust are always directed at us!” said Giraldelli. “Even though it’s not easy to accept, my husband and I have decided to act normally and behave normally, despite our words. We simply want to give our son strength, so that he can always believe in himself and move forward.”

“When someone feels confused, curious or scared just by looking at the birthmark on our son’s face, we always try to make them understand that despite the birthmark, he’s still a normal boy who can play, make friends, give and receive love from everyone, just like other children.”

On a special occasion for her son, she asked her friend, a make-up artist, to paint his face with a birthmark exactly resembling Enzo’s.

In this way, she hoped to gain a better understanding of the prejudices her son had faced, which surprised her. “Once the makeup was done, I was very surprised and touched, because I felt like the most beautiful woman in the world,” said Giraldelli. “When I got home, Enzo’s reaction was pure joy and happiness, even though he didn’t understand everything.

After taking photos to immortalize this beautiful moment, I went to work putting on make-up. Everyone looked at me differently, but I stayed calm because I felt like the proudest mother in the world,” said Giraldelli. Giraldelli delivered by C-section and gave birth to Enzo in May 2017, when she saw the baby’s umbilical cord wrapped around her neck twice, Giraldelli revealed that at first she thought the birthmark was just “a bit of dirt”, but when she realized it was a birthmark, she cried and was only grateful that the baby was born healthy.

She knew that from that moment on, she had to become stronger, braver and more courageous to help her son overcome any obstacles he might face as he grew up. After sharing a photo of herself “wearing” a birthmark on her face on social media, Giraldelli was overwhelmed by countless supportive comments. “The words of comfort, encouragement and support for my son have been so many and I have been so happy and overwhelmed by the comments. I think countless mothers will feel the same way when they see photos of me with my son,” said Giraldelli.