As someone who has a terminal case of baby face syndrome, I know from personal experience how obnoxious it is to hear things about how young looking you are. So here are some of my least favorite things I hear on a daily basis. All of my fellow baby face suffers unite, and all of you who are lucky enough to look your own age realize that we hate hearing these things, so please stop saying them to us.
1. "Are you even old enough to work here?"
I don't know. I mean, I managed to legally get the job, so I would assume I am.
2. "Is your mom or dad with you?"
Well actually no they are not here considering I'm an adult who can literally vote for the next president of the United States of America. So I'm pretty sure I don't need to be with my parents at this mall, airport, park, etc.
3. "If you don't mind me asking, how old are you?"
4. "Oh you'll love looking young when you get older!"
Every time I get asked how old I am and I tell them my actual age — which is years older than how I look — it is instantly followed up with "Oh wow! It's OK, you'll love it when you get older!" Now I just might love being carded when I'm 40 years old and going out to get a drink, but I'm currently 19 and I don't need to be told that I look 12.
5. Being carded for movies
It is a movie with blood/bad words and I have paid to enjoy this movie. But now I'm being forced to show my ID just to see a movie all about an antihero who can cut his own hand off.
6. "You get so cute when your angry."
I am very obviously upset, so I would greatly appreciate it if you didn't take whatever I am upset about and belittle me for just being "cute" thank you very much.
7. "You should wear makeup more often, it actually makes you look your age."
I wear makeup every so often, but when I have classes from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., work from 3 to 9 p.m., then hours of homework you expect me to get up even earlier so I can look my age for you? Ha! I'd rather look young with a 4.0 and an extra 30 minutes of sleep.
8. "I like young looking girls."
Ew. I do look young, but please don't make the first thing you say to me be about some of your weird fantasies. Also, that takes cat calling to a new level.
9. "Let me talk to someone who's actually in charge!"
There are times where I have to close down the store I work at. This leaves me and a fellow baby-faced young adult to deal with people who think that just because I'm young it means I don't have the ability to talk to adults.
10. Baby talk
Being baby faced does not mean we are actual babies. So, people, do not talk to us as such.
So all of you who don't get talked to like this because you look your age or even older, please realize that us people with baby faces would greatly appreciate it if you would treat us like the adults we are.
