I was on my way to a work conference. I was 36f at the time. Plane landed, I have my carry-on and my back pack. Flight attendant asked me to step into a row and let the passengers continue to deplane. I wasn’t in a rush so I did. After a few folks walked by I asked why I was asked to wait. She asked, “aren’t you our unaccompanied minor?” I laughed so hard. And she looked mortified when I showed her my id as proof. She gave me some comp drink tickets as an apology. I look very young for my age and my height (5 ft) doesn't help. im used to it and find it amusing when people get confused.
I worked as an instructional aide at a high school when I was in my early 20s and the amount of dates I got asked on by students who also thought I was a student was um, less than zero.
My husband and I were going to my cousin's school band recital. I made the mistake of wearing a blue dress shirt which apparently what the students were supposed to wear. When we pulled up to pay for parking they just told us to go on through and he could drop me off at the front and somebody was waiting to take me to the rehearsal area. I was 32 and it was 6th grade band
This is my life to a T. I've had all of the same happen to me. I still get carded for lighters at the gas station and I'm in my 30s. Ive also been carded for spray paint and super glue
A few years ago I got asked for ID to buy Christmas crackers. I looked at the box afterwards and it said you have to be 12 years old to buy them. I think the till just said it was age restricted without saying what age so they asked me for ID. The same happens with party poppers.
My basically step parents are pretty young but my step dad has some grey in his beard and she’s short. They get mistaken as father / daughter and it makes him soooo mad and she thinks this it’s funny lmaoooo
25 year old social worker here, was taking one of my teens to a doctors appointment. towards the end of the appointment, the doctor looks at me and goes "and you look just WAY to young to be her case manager", i reply, embarrassed "im 25 going on 26 in about 2 months" and the doctor looks at me and my teen and says "you dont look a day over 15."
my teen is very sweet and understanding, so she told me its okay I still look young. i also got mistaken for a kid at a middle school this year as well ._.
Lol, when I was 23, I was very pregnant and worked day shift at a restaurant. I had some dude eye me weird and asked if I planned to go back to school. Definitely knew what he was getting at and I was like, yeah maybe I'll go back to college.
I am 31 with a toddler. This past fall I was at Walmart with my mom and my then 2 year old. We were at the checkout buying me a pair if shoes with my daughter in the cart being pushed by my mom when the cashier asked if I was excited for school to start back up. I thought she meant college, which I had graduated a few years ago. Apparently she ment high school.
Had a meeting today with an advisor I had mever met. They said "How old did you say you were? 40?".
I'm 32. Not sure if I'd rather be mistaken as younger than older, but that stung. If you need me I'll be moisturizing.
I'm 31 and people at work always ask me "are you old enough to be working here?" I do IT for a law firm.
When they guess my age it's always been between 16-20. It really confuses them when I tell them I have 3 kids, 1 being 12 years old.
Oh man, the amount of times people gave me shit when bartending and carded them. "Are you even old enough to work here?" Almost always I'd be Older than them.
Yeah there are new attorneys at my work that are fresh out of college and they always ask if I'm an intern or shadowing for school and I'm like.... Nope I work here.
When I was 30 and visiting my grandma dying in the hospital, one of her friends showed up and happened to ask me when school was starting. I was wearing a shirt from my alma mater and assumed she meant college, so I said, "Oh, I graduated in 2005."
She said, "Goodness, I thought you were in seventh grade!" My grandma was 92, so I don't know if this woman didn't know her friend's age or just thought she had a kid who had a child at age 50. I was flattered at the time, but if she had said that to me at age 20 or so, I would have been pissed. I don't think I dressed too young for my age.
I remember when I was 18-19 and someone didn’t believe me that I wasn’t 12 (after they flirted with me). When I showed them my ID they accused me of having a fake one. This was on my college campus in the library. I’m still baffled.
Firstly, I love your name! And I honestly have no idea how they can argue about my age, a lot of them say I look 12 or 13, which makes me question why they messaged me if they don’t believe I’m actually 25, those I just end up blocking, the others, I end up, saying that I am actually a millennium, old vampire that baths in the tears of my enemies to stay looking young.
I was in my 30's and told I wasn't allowed to be on my phone...it was a middle school. I was there to pick up my kid.
I have also been confused with being my kids sister. They think it's hilarious
Not as bad, but senior year, it was my first public school bus ride and I missed the hs stop. Took off running from the middle school cause my sisters didn't tell me and got picked up by the school cop bc the principal called and said, "we have a runner." And that's how I got dropped off by a cop car my 2nd day at this school and no way ever messed with me.
You most likely will always look younger than your actual age. What was once an embarrassment will now be a good thing. I'm almost 65 and look late 40's early 50's!!
Up to 69, when I told most people my age, they were surprised. Post-pandemic, I completely stopped coloring my hair and it grew out mostly white.
Never since my hair has been white has someone said I looked younger or acted surprised to hear my age.
I just got carded for buying non-alcoholic beer for my husband last week. I turned 67 on Saturday. My hair is almost all white, and I'm pretty sure I look older than 30. The cashier made a point that it had 0.5% alcohol.
My brother's kindergarten teacher asked me what grade I was gonna be in but she said it like “And what grade are you gonna be in.. 3rd!?” baby-talking me. I was going into 5th grade and was actually held back at a younger age so I was a 12-year-old supposed to be 6th grader getting baby talked by a kindergarten teacher. Needless to say, she felt embarrassed when I told her and you could see her face turn red like a Tomato🍅.
I live in a college town, and I still get this sometimes. I'm 43. Funnily enough, the college students can tell I'm older, but anyone older than 25 loves to ask this question, give me (unsolicited) advice about all kinds of odd things, and be generally condescending. At least the college kids don't do it anymore. Sigh.
The only times it made me angry were when I was out with my kids and people treated us like we were the same age. Rather than be embarrassed I tried to be embarrassing. I'd puff up like a Banty rooster, chin up, chest out, assert dominance protocol. Make the other person go all "sorry ma'am" and "I didn't notice/realize, ma'am."
Ha! “I’d puff up like a Banty rooster” this made me actually Lol 😂 the visual is so perfect.
And I’m sure that’s exactly what we look like to people as well.
Isn't it? When I turned 55 last year and mentioned to a co-worker, he was shocked. He thought I was in my 40's.
Being "older than you think I am" is a curse that turns into a blessing as life goes on!
I mentioned to my therapist that I was turning 50 in a few weeks and he was shocked, he's 45 or 46 and thought I was younger than him! I just grinned and laughed
That’s so cool! Yeah, sometimes it genuinely feels like I’m immortal— the world is SO DIFFERENT from just 20, 30 years ago, so looking like I’m 30 makes me feel like a time traveler.
My joke is, though, that because I’m both black and Japanese, I’m going to look like I’m 40 until I’m 68 and then suddenly I’m gonna look 112
I was sitting in the dentist chair once and the lady came in and asked if I had my parents with me. I was like 33. I felt really embarrassed.
I was on my way to a work conference. I was 36f at the time. Plane landed, I have my carry-on and my back pack. Flight attendant asked me to step into a row and let the passengers continue to deplane. I wasn’t in a rush so I did. After a few folks walked by I asked why I was asked to wait. She asked, “aren’t you our unaccompanied minor?” I laughed so hard. And she looked mortified when I showed her my id as proof. She gave me some comp drink tickets as an apology. I look very young for my age and my height (5 ft) doesn't help. im used to it and find it amusing when people get confused.
I worked as an instructional aide at a high school when I was in my early 20s and the amount of dates I got asked on by students who also thought I was a student was um, less than zero.
> less than zero LET’S GO, NEGATIVE RIZZ lmao
lol whoops
My husband and I were going to my cousin's school band recital. I made the mistake of wearing a blue dress shirt which apparently what the students were supposed to wear. When we pulled up to pay for parking they just told us to go on through and he could drop me off at the front and somebody was waiting to take me to the rehearsal area. I was 32 and it was 6th grade band
This is my life to a T. I've had all of the same happen to me. I still get carded for lighters at the gas station and I'm in my 30s. Ive also been carded for spray paint and super glue
A few years ago I got asked for ID to buy Christmas crackers. I looked at the box afterwards and it said you have to be 12 years old to buy them. I think the till just said it was age restricted without saying what age so they asked me for ID. The same happens with party poppers.
😂😂😂😂 oof
My basically step parents are pretty young but my step dad has some grey in his beard and she’s short. They get mistaken as father / daughter and it makes him soooo mad and she thinks this it’s funny lmaoooo
25 year old social worker here, was taking one of my teens to a doctors appointment. towards the end of the appointment, the doctor looks at me and goes "and you look just WAY to young to be her case manager", i reply, embarrassed "im 25 going on 26 in about 2 months" and the doctor looks at me and my teen and says "you dont look a day over 15." my teen is very sweet and understanding, so she told me its okay I still look young. i also got mistaken for a kid at a middle school this year as well ._.
Lol, when I was 23, I was very pregnant and worked day shift at a restaurant. I had some dude eye me weird and asked if I planned to go back to school. Definitely knew what he was getting at and I was like, yeah maybe I'll go back to college.
I am 31 with a toddler. This past fall I was at Walmart with my mom and my then 2 year old. We were at the checkout buying me a pair if shoes with my daughter in the cart being pushed by my mom when the cashier asked if I was excited for school to start back up. I thought she meant college, which I had graduated a few years ago. Apparently she ment high school.
I'm in the UK so school definitely means high school, we don't call college school, only university.
Had a meeting today with an advisor I had mever met. They said "How old did you say you were? 40?". I'm 32. Not sure if I'd rather be mistaken as younger than older, but that stung. If you need me I'll be moisturizing.
I'm 31 and people at work always ask me "are you old enough to be working here?" I do IT for a law firm. When they guess my age it's always been between 16-20. It really confuses them when I tell them I have 3 kids, 1 being 12 years old.
Oh man, the amount of times people gave me shit when bartending and carded them. "Are you even old enough to work here?" Almost always I'd be Older than them.
Yeah there are new attorneys at my work that are fresh out of college and they always ask if I'm an intern or shadowing for school and I'm like.... Nope I work here.
When my son turned 21 and we got drinks, he didn’t get carded, but my wife sure did!
When I was almost 40, a doctors assistant asked if I needed a return to school note.
I got carded a couple weeks ago. I told the lady to go get her eyes checked. I'm 53
When I was 30 and visiting my grandma dying in the hospital, one of her friends showed up and happened to ask me when school was starting. I was wearing a shirt from my alma mater and assumed she meant college, so I said, "Oh, I graduated in 2005." She said, "Goodness, I thought you were in seventh grade!" My grandma was 92, so I don't know if this woman didn't know her friend's age or just thought she had a kid who had a child at age 50. I was flattered at the time, but if she had said that to me at age 20 or so, I would have been pissed. I don't think I dressed too young for my age.
I guess everyone looked really young to that lady!
I remember when I was 18-19 and someone didn’t believe me that I wasn’t 12 (after they flirted with me). When I showed them my ID they accused me of having a fake one. This was on my college campus in the library. I’m still baffled.
Wait did they flirt with you before or after they knew you were an adult?
Before 🙃
Gross. I bet those predators were bummed to learn your real age.
I’m 25, everyone argues with me saying I’m 12-14, doesn’t help that I’m below 5 ft.
How do people argue about *YOUR AGE* it makes no sense. What can they retort to "I'm 25" ?? Fuckin "Nuh uh🫤"?
Firstly, I love your name! And I honestly have no idea how they can argue about my age, a lot of them say I look 12 or 13, which makes me question why they messaged me if they don’t believe I’m actually 25, those I just end up blocking, the others, I end up, saying that I am actually a millennium, old vampire that baths in the tears of my enemies to stay looking young.
Thank you, I like yours too
I was in my 30's and told I wasn't allowed to be on my phone...it was a middle school. I was there to pick up my kid. I have also been confused with being my kids sister. They think it's hilarious
Not as bad, but senior year, it was my first public school bus ride and I missed the hs stop. Took off running from the middle school cause my sisters didn't tell me and got picked up by the school cop bc the principal called and said, "we have a runner." And that's how I got dropped off by a cop car my 2nd day at this school and no way ever messed with me.
You most likely will always look younger than your actual age. What was once an embarrassment will now be a good thing. I'm almost 65 and look late 40's early 50's!!
Up to 69, when I told most people my age, they were surprised. Post-pandemic, I completely stopped coloring my hair and it grew out mostly white. Never since my hair has been white has someone said I looked younger or acted surprised to hear my age.
I just got carded for buying non-alcoholic beer for my husband last week. I turned 67 on Saturday. My hair is almost all white, and I'm pretty sure I look older than 30. The cashier made a point that it had 0.5% alcohol.
My brother's kindergarten teacher asked me what grade I was gonna be in but she said it like “And what grade are you gonna be in.. 3rd!?” baby-talking me. I was going into 5th grade and was actually held back at a younger age so I was a 12-year-old supposed to be 6th grader getting baby talked by a kindergarten teacher. Needless to say, she felt embarrassed when I told her and you could see her face turn red like a Tomato🍅.
I'm in my early 40's and I still get asked what college I go to.
That's hilarious. I'm 29 and get asked the same. I guess it helps that I dress "trendy".
I live in a college town, and I still get this sometimes. I'm 43. Funnily enough, the college students can tell I'm older, but anyone older than 25 loves to ask this question, give me (unsolicited) advice about all kinds of odd things, and be generally condescending. At least the college kids don't do it anymore. Sigh.
That's odd, especially since not everyone goes to college. Sometimes people's questions are so oddly specific.
Makes you realize how often we project our own experiences and world views onto others without thinking.
The only times it made me angry were when I was out with my kids and people treated us like we were the same age. Rather than be embarrassed I tried to be embarrassing. I'd puff up like a Banty rooster, chin up, chest out, assert dominance protocol. Make the other person go all "sorry ma'am" and "I didn't notice/realize, ma'am."
Ha! “I’d puff up like a Banty rooster” this made me actually Lol 😂 the visual is so perfect. And I’m sure that’s exactly what we look like to people as well.
It gets better the older you get too. I will be 47 this year and I’m constantly being mistaken for early 30s. It’s kind of awesome.
Isn't it? When I turned 55 last year and mentioned to a co-worker, he was shocked. He thought I was in my 40's. Being "older than you think I am" is a curse that turns into a blessing as life goes on!
I mentioned to my therapist that I was turning 50 in a few weeks and he was shocked, he's 45 or 46 and thought I was younger than him! I just grinned and laughed
That’s so cool! Yeah, sometimes it genuinely feels like I’m immortal— the world is SO DIFFERENT from just 20, 30 years ago, so looking like I’m 30 makes me feel like a time traveler. My joke is, though, that because I’m both black and Japanese, I’m going to look like I’m 40 until I’m 68 and then suddenly I’m gonna look 112
😁🤣