I few weeks ago, I posted an entry asking everyone how old they thought I was. As I suspected, many people guessed that I was between 15 and 17.
I'm 19, guys.
The reason I posted is that there have been many instances, lately, where strangers mistakenly thought I was as young as 14.
1. In the dining hall of my college, a group of 12-14 year old girls were getting food after a soccer game. I was in line behind three of them, and when it was my turn for some of the oddly-colored meatloaf they were serving that day, the server lady looked at me, surprised, when I didn't walk away with the group. "You aren't with them?" She asked, astonished.
2. I go roller skating with my sister Friday nights at a local rink. Last week alone I was asked out by not one, not two, but three completely separate boys. Two were 14, one was 15. When each of them asked me, I asked how old they though I was. All three replied 15. No, kids, I'm 5 years older than you. Sorry to disappoint.
3. (My favorite) I went with two of my guy friends to a smoke shop near campus to get shisha for our hookah. At the door, they always check ID to make sure you are 18. I handed the man my ID, and after he looked back and forth between the picture and my face, he declared that there was no way I was 19, that it must be a fake ID, and that he had to ask me to leave. He definitely was not joking. I looked at him, confused, then said "Dude, if I was going to waste $150 on a fake ID, it'd say I was 21, not 19." He couldn't argue with that.
I suppose that in ten years I'll be happy when people assume I'm younger than I actually am. For now it's a mild nuisance. Strangers treat me like a child, even though I'm an adult, and the guys I would actually be interested in dating steer clear of me because they think I'm jail bait. Hmph.
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Here here. I just turned 22, and people have asked me if I'm old enough to be working. I didn't think I looked under 16!
that always happened to my mom too when she was in college. but really, i think it's pretty cool (:
I guess I would rather people think I am younger. I tell people how old I am and they always say, "Really?" as if they were expecting me to be much older.
I had one guy threaten to cut up my i.d. because he was convinced I was using a fake one!
(I think he would have too, if I had not have grabbed the thing from him! )
The sad thing is I encountered more people who didn't believe my age in my hometow, which is extremely small, than I did in a place where nobody knew me.
I get two different opinions from people how old i look and sound so they usually put me in the middle of that, i've had people think i was anywhere between 14 and 24 i'm also 19 so i guess a level of maturity is conveyed in my voice or something for all i've done and seen but its fun and irritating at the same time
I get that too, except I get people guessing I'm 18 when I'm 23. Which would be great if I were interested in high school jail bait.
I was accused once.