aginglikemilk
They weren't wrong...
Today, I had a customer tell me that I don't look a day over 39. I'm 35. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
Anonymous
San Diego, United States
Today, the cashier at the local grocery store in my area said that I don't look a day over 40. I'm 28. FML
Anonymous
Australia
Today, a customer complimented me on how good I looked for my age. She thought I was in my forties. I'm 18. FML
Cindell
Tucson, United States
Timeless
Today, while I was in a bathroom stall, I overheard my younger coworkers discussing my age. They said, “How old is she? Some days she looks like she's 35 and other days she looks like she's 58!” FML
Baby Face
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
Anonymous
Lizard queen
Today, someone tried to guess my age. They guessed 45, then 39. I'm 35 and just spent $20,000 on plastic surgery to make myself look more youthful. FML
Anonymous
Clocked
Today, I was stopped by a customer who told me that I looked like a nice woman. I thanked him for the compliment and pointed out that I was a man. With an obviously male name on my name tag. And visible facial hair. FML
Anonymous
Los Angeles, United States
This charming man
Today, I was in the store when a man started chatting me up. He was good looking and charming. He asked, “So, what are you, 22-23?” I saw him visibly recoil in disgust when I told him my real age. I’m only 35, he was about 50, but he acted like he couldn’t runaway fast enough. FML
Anonymous
United States
Time
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
Breezie
United States
Hi Zach!
Today, at work, a customer commented that I look like Zach Galifianakis. I'm a girl. FML
Romina
Shorty
Today, I was mistaken for an 8th grader because of my height. I'm 32 years-old. FML
Top comments
Cynical_1 26
Thirty-five or thirty-nine...most people really don't look much if at all different between those two ages. Now if they had said you don't look a day over FORTY-nine, then you should feel like crap.
galacticstorm 6
What happened to the older fml commenters like perdix and mrsassypants? have I been gone for so long? 0_0
Add a comment · Reply to
You must be logged in to be able to post comments!
Comments (11)
Cynical_1 26
Thirty-five or thirty-nine...most people really don't look much if at all different between those two ages. Now if they had said you don't look a day over FORTY-nine, then you should feel like crap.
galacticstorm 6
What happened to the older fml commenters like perdix and mrsassypants? have I been gone for so long? 0_0
galacticstorm 6
I guess people don't like when you ask questions like this huh?
Cali 57
A handful of people left during the buggy weeks following the site update. They seem to be trickling back in... let's hope it's only a matter of time!
protoskore 27
Throughout my 30s people kept saying I'm lying about my age because I look 45. Recently passed 40 and suddenly all sorts of folks asked if the milestone was turning 30
OhPuhleeze 23
So the person was right! 39>35, ergo you are not over 39.
Cali 57
(hence the title)
neuronerd 29
I feel ya. Up until this year, people guessed I was 23 or 24, but then 33 and a particularly stressful year hit, and I totally look my age. Want to go get botox with me, OP? Jk
adjwejaelwkdc 21
Ever since I was about 13, people have often assumed I was five to ten years older than I actually am. A few years ago, I took an audition class in the evening. At the first class, the instructor went around, student by student, and said what age range he thought each person could play -- Instructor: "I would cast you anywhere between 25 and 40. How old are you really?" Student 1: "I'm 32." Inst.: "So you can play a few years younger or older than your actual age. And you, I would cast you between 18 and 35. How old are you?" Student 2: "I'm 26." When he got to me, he said, "I would cast you anywhere between... oh, ... anywhere between 50 and 80. How old are you?" I responded completely honestly: "I'm 45." (IOW, he thought 50 was low-balling me by at least 5 years, if not more.) He got a little flustered, and said, "I guess it's because of your gray hair." I, being a little flustered as well, thought I would make a joke out of it and said, "Well, at least I still HAVE all my hair." Then I realized that he might not take that well, as he had a classically male-pattern-bald head.