Today, I was asked if I had children who are in high school. I’m 17. This isn't the first time someone has mistaken me for a woman in her twenties. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, while picking up my 14-year-old sister, a friend of hers asked if I was her mother. I'm only 17. FML
Today, I was mistaken for an 8th grader because of my height. I'm 32 years-old. FML
Today, I got mistaken for a high school freshman. It’s my 23rd birthday. FML
Today, I used to look so young for my age that in high school, I was regularly mistaken for a freshman. I never succeeded in getting dates because of it. Today, I'm 25 years-old and regularly get confused for being in my thirties. I guess all the stress from work, loneliness, and rejection really caught up. FML
Today, I, a person who will be 21 in a few months, was mistaken for my mom's older brother. My mom is in her fifties. Apparently this is becoming increasingly common, because the world sucks. I didn't realize it was affecting me this badly. FML
Today, on the bus, a young high school boy sat down next to me and started to chat me up. I thought it was cute until he asked me which high school I was attending. I'm 27, I'm married, I have a child. FML
Today, I went out to dinner with my boyfriend and his mom. The hostess asked if I needed "the kid's menu," remarked how I look "so grown up for your age," and asked what grade I was in. I said I'm in university. She laughed as if it was the best joke ever told. I'm 22. FML
Today, a customer complimented me on how good I looked for my age. She thought I was in my forties. I'm 18. FML
Today, I was at work refreshing the shelves when a man turned the corner and said, very surprised, "You look 12!" A few weeks back, two people did the same thing, only they said I looked 9. I'm almost 21 years old, and just very short. Starting to get just a little self conscious here. FML
Today, I had dinner at a local fast-food joint. There's an employee there that I usually talk to and flirt with, so I thought maybe it was time to ask for her number. After a small conversation and almost getting to the point, she told me, "I'm 17." I'm 23. FML
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juggalo2 22
How can a woman in her twenties have kids in high school? Is that you, Missy?
stumpygremlin 13
Someone asking if you have children in high school mistook you for someone at least in their mid 30s. Might want to brush up on that math and biology while you're still in high school...
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Comments (7)
RichardPencil 32
Where do women in their 20's have kids in high school? I guess Australia has its Alabama, too.
Marcella1016 32
I just assumed OP couldn’t do math and was going to suggest she stay in school.
RichardPencil 32
Or Biology or Health, depending upon which one they sneak Sex Ed in.
juggalo2 22
How can a woman in her twenties have kids in high school? Is that you, Missy?
randybryant799 21
A woman in her twenties would not have kids in high school.
sweetpotato 12
this entire post just gave me a headache
stumpygremlin 13
Someone asking if you have children in high school mistook you for someone at least in their mid 30s. Might want to brush up on that math and biology while you're still in high school...
EBrogen 12
If it makes you feel better. At the age of 40, I lost the ability to tell the difference between a 16 year old teen girl - a young woman of early 20's. I think it has something to do with my own daughter's of 21 and 23.