meteorstrike Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 I can remember it like it was yesterday. People could never guess my age correctly and always thought I was a teen. My younger sister would ask me to go clubbing with her and her friends because I would fit right in. People would ask for my parents when I open the door. And sometimes random people would ask if I was old enough to work at my job. Now not so much. I get approached by charities that will ask me to donate money. No one has mistaken me for a teen in a while. Sales rep call me "sir" and children would say "that man" instead of guy. Oy, at least people at gas stations still ask for my age when I buy lottery tickets...maybe cause I buy them really late at night. Link to comment
Cognitive_Canine Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 I can remember it like it was yesterday. People could never guess my age correctly and always thought I was a teen. My younger sister would ask me to go clubbing with her and her friends because I would fit right in. People would ask for my parents when I open the door. And sometimes random people would ask if I was old enough to work at my job. Now not so much. I get approached by charities that will ask me to donate money. No one has mistaken me for a teen in a while. Sales rep call me "sir" and children would say "that man" instead of guy. Oy, at least people at gas stations still ask for my age when I buy lottery tickets...maybe cause I buy them really late at night. You act like being a man is a bad thing. I would be flattered! Link to comment
guynextdoor Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 You're still a young buck. Enjoy being young. Come back and repost the same thread when you start seeing grey nose hair then we can relate to you. Link to comment
Speranza Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 HAHAHAHAAAAAAA!!!! I remember in my thirties suddenly realising that I hadn't been ID'd in ages and never would be again. It's poignant... lol But I wasn't TOO happy about being thrown out for being under 16 when I was trying to celebrate my 21st birthday! Hey, it's all uphill from here! It gets better every decade, dude!! 8) Link to comment
ghost69 Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 i hear 23/24 all the time. i love it. lol. even if they figure out my real number, i'm not bothered. people my age are awesome. Link to comment
dragon lady Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Oh god, I wish I could look my age. Last year when I was getting on a plane I asked if I could sit in the emergency row (more leg room). The woman at the desk said "sorry, you have to be 15 or older to sit in that row." The same thing happened when I went kayaking a couple of months ago. Apparently you have to be 15 or older to have your own kayak. I'm almost 23. Link to comment
coldplay. Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 i totally believe in the whole your only as young as you feel. Start doing fun activities and feel the lifestream flow through you. But seriously its getting to the day and age if you played FFVII your getting up there. Keep your head up! Link to comment
Cognitive_Canine Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Oh god, I wish I could look my age. Last year when I was getting on a plane I asked if I could sit in the emergency row (more leg room). The woman at the desk said "sorry, you have to be 15 or older to sit in that row." The same thing happened when I went kayaking a couple of months ago. Apparently you have to be 15 or older to have your own kayak. I'm almost 23. I get that too. I sure hope it means that when we're 30, people still think we're 18 or something. I don't know if it works that way though. Link to comment
dragon lady Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 I get that too. I sure hope it means that when we're 30, people still think we're 18 or something. I don't know if it works that way though. That would be lovely. I hope it does work out that way. For the time being it would be nice if I could get into an R-rated movie without being accused of having a fake ID. Link to comment
Speranza Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 It does. Well, I'm at the, "Your daughters CAN'T be in their twenties!!!" stage, it feels so good I can now understand why old people accost you at bus stops to proudly tell you, "I'M EIGHTY-THREE YOU KNOW!" My Mum died at 86. She went into care in her late seventies and when we first visited we thought she'd collapsed and the carer rushed accross. She was doing the splits... pretty well too! (I've never been able to do them). RIP Mum! Link to comment
coldplay. Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 I get that too. I sure hope it means that when we're 30, people still think we're 18 or something. I don't know if it works that way though. What happens is you go from elves straight to garden gnomes, skipping adulthood all together. Link to comment
waveseer Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 At my grandmother's 90th birthday party there were people there who seriously thought she was 65. LOL Personally, I like being taken for an adult woman. It's powerful and sexy. Link to comment
Cognitive_Canine Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 What happens is you go from elves straight to garden gnomes, skipping adulthood all together. I hope you're kidding. Link to comment
dragon lady Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 What happens is you go from elves straight to garden gnomes, skipping adulthood all together. Knowing my luck, this will probably happen. Got to stay out of the sun... Link to comment
iLiveWithMyMom Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 lol. Hey OP, wait till you turn the big 3-0, when your body never lets you forget just how old you really are. Suddenly, you don't heal quite as fast after an injury and eating the way you did even at 24, will literally get you killed. For the longest time when I was younger, I could never understand why 30 YO NFL players were considered old, but now I know why. lol. Link to comment
BellaDonna Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 No one cards me any more when I order a drink and people call me "mam" I'll be dirty 30 in a matter of months :shocked!: OP, you're only 24. You're a spring chicken!!!! Link to comment
NowandZen Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 I've always been young looking. No one ever IDs me for anything anymore, but when I tell them I have a daughter who is 20, they give me a look, like, really? It is what it is. Link to comment
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