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Looking young – is it a blessing or a curse?

Some might argue that being the owner of a "baby face" has its perks; for instance, you might get away with a couple of cheeky discounts here and there, plus you are bound to keep your young demeanor for a little longer than most. 

Now, even though you are probably tired of people exclaiming "really?" every time you tell them your age and of all the embarrassing inside jokes your pals are ready to use at any given chance – looking younger than your age also comes with a side of giggles:

“Women who look young, what’s the funniest/strangest/most memorable comment about your age you’ve ever received from a stranger?” – this online user turned to one of Reddit’s communities to find out what noteworthy remarks women with young features received. The thread has managed to receive 1.8K upvotes and 1.5K worth of amusing tales.

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community Too many funny ones to count, but I’ll give my favourite interaction award to one where it benefited me

A year ago I was involved in a car accident, 100% my fault, was distracted arguing with my mother on hands free and ploughed down the side of an articulated lorry. Was driving my ‘100% a parent’ SUV but thankfully no kids in the car at the time

I got out in shock, really worried as the man driving the lorry was pissed (rightfully so) he got out and saw me holding back tears and said ‘do you need me to call your parents to come and get you?’

His attitude changed in seconds and was so caring, talking about how it must have been a shock having only been driving a short while (assumed I was still a teenager) and how he had a 17y/o daughter and was worried something like this would happen to her when she passed her test

I was too deep at this point so had to carry on the charade, he even got me a McDonald’s breakfast to calm me down (crashed near a service station)

It was the day before my 30th birthday

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community When buying alcohol in my country it's mandatory to show your ID if they think you could be under 25.
I bought a bottle of wine, and this kid behind the counter asked if he could see my ID. 'Uh, sure. Thanks, I guess'.
Him: 'Woooah, you're 35?! You don't have wrinkles or anything. I'm 16 and I have classmates who look older than you!'

That was pretty good for the ego. :')

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh boy this is bound to happen to me when I turn 21. Babyface, looking like a sixth grader, and weird glasses don't mix well.

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community I had a police officer ask me where my daughters parents were and why we were out alone. I didn’t have any proof on me that she was mine lol I ended up just showing him my stretch marks. He was pretty embarrassed

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some police look so young these days I want to ask where there parents are.

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community I asked on an makeup Facebook group for tips to help me appear more mature as I felt it was holding me back at work. Someone replied telling me that I should stop complaining about looking younger and that I'll be grateful for it when I'm 30. I was 34 at the time.

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community We had our holiday luncheon last week, and talking with a coworker, he asked about kids. I said yes I have a 28 year old.

He said “holy s**t! Your kid is older than you!”

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community Most recently, on an airplane, wearing a university hoodie (I'm a grad student) and carrying a backpack. It's 6am, I have on no makeup and my hair is in a messy ponytail and ofc a mask is covering half my face. I ask an elderly couple if I could have their window seat. They say yes, and the woman helps her husband up, explaining to me that he's blind. I slide into my seat and the woman starts describing the scene to her husband.

Her: you're sitting next to a sweet little girl, she's got a (university) hoodie on and her bag. She's probably - how old are you dear?
Me: I turn 27 tomorrow.
Her: oh! Oh wow. I thought you were much younger. Like a high school senior.

The husband is absolutely guffawing. They were a dear couple. We had a great flight.

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community Had been seeing a new hairdresser for several months. One day she announced she was having a baby. I congratulated her and added that she was braver than me as I didn’t want kids. She said “you might change your mind someday”. I said “I think at 42 I’m pretty sure that’s not gonna happen”. She bopped me on the head with the brush (not hard) and laughed and said “you are not 42”. I pulled out my drivers license to prove it. She went on for awhile about me not having gray hairs and I had to explain that I have my dad’s hair and he didn’t start graying until his mid 50s. But the bop with the hair brush was pretty funny.

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community "And why do you think you can just sit in the teachers lounge?! Get back to class immediately!!!"

Me with my head bent over a stack of exams holding a red pen looking like a surprised pikachu. In fairness I was only 22 at the time but she really thought I was 12..

(It hasnt gotten better. I'm 27 and I am ALWAYS IDed for alcohol. The drinking age here? 18.)

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community Mine was when I was at a golfing range with my high school boyfriend. We were both 18 and he was teaching me how to drive. A man in his 60s came up to me, started to give me advice on how to swing, and then asked me “do you and your father golf together often?”

Guy thought I was like, 12 and that my boyfriend was in his 30s. Very awkward situation all around

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've had the opposite. Went to a car show with a friend and his family. His daughter wanted a ride in my car (two-seater) and he followed in his with the rest of the family. When I arrived someone made the assumption that the daughter was my girlfriend. She was about 14 and I was rapidly approaching 40! Granted at that time she was nearly as tall as me, but she still had a young face. That was a few years ago - she's 6ft4 now and towers over me!

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community I was in Atlantic City with my parents and siblings years ago, one day we decided to eat breakfast at a diner. I am the second oldest in my family with an age gap ranging from 6-13 years with my younger siblings, I'm also only 5 feet tall. The hostess bent down to eye level with her hands on her knees and went down the line asking all of my younger siblings their ages. When she got to me, she asked me the same question "and how old are you?!" in the same patronizing voice only to be visually surprised when I answered very flatly, "19."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even as a young child, I disliked it when people would say things like that, with fake enthusiasm. It felt condescending, as if they were mocking me.

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community "Here's your menu."

It was a kids' menu. I was 22.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same. Also wasn't going to be let in for a PG-13 movie. I was at least 17 or 18.

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community I was 24 and had a 6 months old baby. A cashier thought my husband was my father and wouldn't accept his ID. Another time I was out with my husband and my 13 yo daughter and my 5 year old daughter and someone thought we were all sisters. They were praising my husband for dealing with all his kids by himself. I just died laughing. He didn't think it was quite as funny. I was 36.

Time has since caught up with me but it was nice for a while. I still occasionally get carded tho.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I sound like a small child on the phone apparently. When landlines were still a thing, telemarketers would always say, "Can I speak to your mommy please?" I would pretend to be clueless and say she wasn't home. Now they ask to speak to MRS Surname. I just reply, "This is MISS Surname!"

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community I went to get the flu shot while running errands with my mom. The lady at the counter asked my mom to sign the forms for me because she thought I was a minor. I was 30.

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community When I was 24 I had a Police Officer approach me in a Target one day and basically accuse me of truancy. There was a high school nearby and he apparently thought that I was skipping school.

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Oh yeah, getting stopped by cops while picking younger siblings up from school in my 20s. The school has uniforms, so that made it worse for me.

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community When I worked at a cafe for a while and all my coworkers were shocked to find out that I was married “at such young age!” (their words).

I was 29.

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I was meeting with some pickers (I'm an antique jewelry dealer) a few weeks ago. I mentioned that I got married at 29 and both of the pickers were shocked I was that old when I got married. (blue collar town)

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community I went to a bank to apply for my first ever credit card. They told me "Sorry, we do not allow minors to open their own credit cards. You need to have your guardian as the primary card holder." I said "... you have my current payroll account...." then they caught the hint, checked my information and figured out I was in no way a minor. I was 25 years old.

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community I was damn near 30 and some older woman *tsk'd* and remarked "Babies having babies" while I was in the family area of the hospital my youngest was in with my older son.

I said, lol "No, thanks though. I'm almost 30".

She was like; "OH! Sorry!"

I guess I look like a teenager.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even then, that’s extremely rude of that lady

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community I started working at a high school and a fellow teacher turned to me and said "I know you're new but freshmen should not be up here until 8:30." Freshmen in my country are 14 I was 26-27 at the time.

Another was my first date with my ex, the bounder said now man I know you not trying to sneak this teen in here. My ex said she is 24, he said let me see. Shocked him.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Your ex might be a bounder, but the bloke on the door was a bouncer. LOL

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community I was working at a pizza place and we had a new hire who was 16 (I was 25 at the time). We were chatting while making pizzas, and I don’t remember what he said but my response was something like “Yeah, I went to culinary school actually” and he said “Idk where that is, I go to *name of local high school. Have you graduated yet?”

And I was like “no, _culinary_ school” and he said “oh, none of my friends go there”

And I was like dude, I’m 25 lol. I went to cooking school. And he just stared at me for a second and said he thought I was 16

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community Got carded at the liquor store two weeks ago, with my son who’s almost 21. She carded him as well and I was like “oh that’s my kid” and she gave me the “sure it is” look.

But then I was at the park over the summer with the toddler I watch and the old ladies that walk the park loop asked if I was his grandma.

I don’t know what’s happening anymore.

I should have added, I’m 48. So I definitely don’t look that young.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My wife was taking our eldest to Primary school one day for a Meet the Parents morning. The woman & child ahead of her entered the classroom & the teacher said 'Oh, you've brought your grandmother, that's nice'. Only problem was, as the woman loudly pointed out, she was the child's mother

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community Told a group of new coworkers about my 8 year-old son starting 3rd grade. One of the ladies said she was impressed I was able to finish high school, finish college and earned my CPA with being a teen mom. I must have had a supportive family. I was so confused because I am 37 years old, had my son well after high school and college. My new coworkers thought I was 25 years old and assumed I had been a teen mom.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I work with a lovely lady who appears to be in her early 20's. She was telling me about her having twins right out of the college so I assumed that the twins were babies, maybe toddlers at the most. When she said the twins were about to turn 19, I almost fell over. This woman is in her 40's and I would never have been able to tell just from looking at her.

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community I was working in finance, dressed professionally and one of the customers that came in said, "Do your mommy and daddy know you aren't at school?" And he just kept going on and on about how I didn't look old enough to work here, and thought he was so hilarious. I had been working in finance for 5 years at the time. Still the most frustrating comment about my age that I've ever heard.

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Working in a school, walking with a 5th grader down the hall (I was 25 at the time) and being told we looked like twins. In a high school, I've been mistaken for a student. Had bars question my real ID and refuse to serve me. When I was 22 I got carded to see a rated-R movie. People think it's cute and funny to tell me that I just look SO young. Truthfully, it's been an insecurity for me most of my life. I just want to be taken seriously.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I looked 18 when I was 14. It had it's good and bad points. I had a 40 year old ask me out.

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“Wait till you’re in your thirties, it won’t be so easy to stay in shape”
“Ma’am I’m 35”

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just tuned 39 four days ago so now it's my coworkers saying "wait til ur 45!!"

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community I was asked if I was at least 21 by a female bartender.

I said "I'm actually 31, this has been the second time in 24hrs someone thought I was younger...maybe it's the backpack?"

Second female bartender said "ya probably Dora." As is Dora the explorer.

My mom laughed hard. I said ouch. And now I don't use my enamal Pin backpack for non theme park activities anymore.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a 34 year old with a backpack decorated with k-pop pins I understand that. Backpacks are easier for commuting! Besides I like what I like. 🤷‍♀️

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community A girl I had casually known for a year found out I was in my 30s, looked at me with complete shock and whispered “Lady Bathory”…

I took it as a compliment!!!

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community a TSA officer looking at me on my way to Florida checking my boarding pass and asking me "umm how old are you?" Insinuating I might not be old enough to fly unaccompanied. I told him I'm 31. He almost fell off his stool. I mean I look a bit younger than my age but under 18 is pushing it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This just happened to my daughter yesterday. She’s 18 but looks about 12 poor kid

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community I was 28 and had recently bought a house. Had someone tell me I'd understand things better when I was older. Dude, how old do you think I am. Turns out he thought I was 19.

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community At the pet store with my best friend who is in her 50s and her daughter (13) who wanted to hold a Guinea pig but her daughter was standing about 50 feet away from us, looking at hamsters they have for sale. My best friend asks a store employee if her daughter can hold a Guinea pig.

The store employee goes on about how their store policy is that any potential buyer needs to be at least 18 years old to hold a pet and assumed that I was her daughter. Then he says to me “May I ask how old you are?” I was 35.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay, but what kind of store policy is that? I can understand toddlers/small children, but only 18 or older is harsh.

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community Being asked if I was the high school work experience girl on my first day at a new job.

Or being asked if I was lost, and a stranger offering me her phone if I wanted to call my parents. I was 22.

My mum made me get my hair and makeup done for my Year 12 formal, when I was 17. The lady doing the makeup was talking about not putting too much makeup on me, because she thought it was for a Year 6 graduation. I should have played along rather than blurt out I was Year 12, because then I wouldn't have had to wear too much of that gunk on my face.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The make up lol! I'm glad my family was poor and found it a waste of money to get hair and make up done for the formal. I just had mascara and a bit of eye shadow because I didn't know how to apply eyeliner yet :)

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I was walking my dog on a beautiful summer day and walked past a man maybe 10 years older than me. He said "Hey, beautiful day!" and I agreed with him. Then he looked at me a bit closer and said: "You must know my son Brandon." I don't know any Brandons. I asked him how old Brandon was and he answered "He's 24." Nope, not a friend of 24 year old Brandon and I am old enough to be his mother.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I went to a single's conference at a hotel with a bunch of people from our church. There were singles all ages there. I had a guy come over to me and acted very interested. We were talking for a while and comparing schedules. Found out he was in the 30's group. I was in the one two levels above that. I was 20 years older than him. I walked away from that one. He thought I was in his group. Thanks for the compliment but too much age difference for me.

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Not a stranger but I contractor I hired for my home. I'd been coordinating for weeks to have a new garage door and opener installed. Contractor shows up and goes

Him: ....so.....you're the owner?
Me: Yes
Him: Oh...you just look really young.
Me: Yeah I get that a lot. How old did you think I was?
Him: Umm like 16?

It killed me. How many 16 y.o.'s out there coordinating contractors for their homes?? Yeah that's what I thought LOL

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep if this is the other side of shallow. I may look like some college kid, but Mr. Contractor I drew those plans and a proper chartered engineer signed-off on it. Does that ring a bell?

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community I used to work in geriatric health care and many disoriented patients would refer to me to the other nurses as "the little black girl" "that little girl who was just here" while I was in my mid 20s!

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community I frequently got asked when I was starting college at one of my previous jobs. At the time I had just started my last year of a master's degree.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cute story. But WHEN does she start college? 😉😃😂

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community I was in a cab with 3 of my friends (all 25f) with three of us in the back and my friend up front. The cab driver asked us why we put the 12 year old in the front seat, genuinely concerned.

When I was in college (20) I was a camp counselor for a middle school summer camp (12-13 year olds) and the class instructors would constantly scold me for not doing the work and being on my phone

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community “So are you excited for Prom?”


I was 23, having wine and pizza with my mom..

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I was working in a mall for ~2 years and one client came to me one day to ask me if I'm on my school internship (in my country we're supposed to do an internship at ~14 to help us choose our future high school). Her face when I told her that I did this internship 10 years ago xD

Now I'm 28 and some bartenders still ask for my ID

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“Married 30 years? What? Were you married at birth?”

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community My fiancé and I were in queue at a deli, mild PDA was happening and an elderly woman in front of us gave him a horrible look and said “you should be dating someone your own age, shame on you!” I’m 26 he’s 32.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

*Turns to the old lady* "Sorry, dearie, but 26 year old men bore me, so I started looking for older men..."

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I was getting a massage and my massage therapist was asking me about my pets and it turned into a conversation about the house my partner and I recently bought and she said:

“You must be rich because that’s such a big house for such a young woman.”

It’s not that big of a house and I’m 43. I then told her my age and she said oh I thought you were 30 tops

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was sent to Bangkok years ago for work and had to go back and forth every few weeks. Anyway, one weekend after flying in, I was absolutely knackered and went for a massage. The masseur "advised" me to not do that too often because at that age, I am not fully developed yet. I was in my early 30s.

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30 Bizarre Situations Women Found Themselves In Because Of Their “Baby Faces”, As Shared In This Online Community I went to a famous historical museum with my family, all of which are EXTREMELY tall except for me. I’m 5’8”, while they’re 6’0”+.My middle school cousin and I were the same height and she’s 12… so I got into the museum for free because children don’t need to pay, & they thought I was a child! =_= I HATED it… but I’ll take the free pass, thank you! Haha!

(The mixture of having a shorter height PLUS looking young helped me get into a museum for free.)

Edit: >_> I was 22…

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A friend & I went to a Sizzler one night mid-week where Seniors (over 65) were offered a discount. In front of the cashier - you paid in advance at Sizzler in Australia - my friend jokingly said 'Oh look, you get a discount'. The cashier, who looked to be in her late teens/early 20's promptly gave me the discount when I paid. I was 51 at the time & my friend was 54, she consoled me by saying that to the young cashier anyone over 45 probably looked old enough to qualify

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I went to a high school graduation party and had on a new dress.

One of my sister's friends who is a freshman in college went up to her and said, "Man who is that, she's really hot".

She responded, with the most dead-panned expression, and said, "She's my thirteen-year-old sister, you perv".

So yeah, not so much funny, but I still laugh about it!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one is a bit confusing. Is OP 13? Perhaps she didn´t realize that the thread was about mistaking people for being younger.

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