Ah, yes my youthful face served me well in my childhood. My smile was enough to brighten a whole room with my adorable little face.
But that adorable little face has not changed too much.
Yep. If you look at a picture of me from four years ago, you definitely wouldn’t be able to tell that it was taken, well, four years ago. It’s as if I’m living a Benjamin Button type life. But that’s quite all right. Because I’m here to commiserate with everyone else who has a young looking face.
If these following things have happened to you, chances are you’re just like me.
Getting ID’d at a movie theater when you’re trying to buy R-rated movie tickets.
Ah yes, you’d be surprised, but they never fail to not card me when I’m trying to see a movie. Once they see the proof of my age on my license, I laugh and ask them how old they thought I was. I’ve gotten everything from 16 to 14 before. Sheesh.
Getting confused looks from people as they watch me step into the driver’s seat of the car.
Yes, people, I swear I’m old enough to drive.
Being called cute.
I don’t mind this one too too much, but it does happen quite often. Hey, puppies are cute too, right? And everyone loves puppies.
People trying to guess your age.
Now this scenario’s just the cherry on top of the kiddie-sized ice cream cone. Whenever I go to parties, whether it be with friends or family, if I’m ever being introduced to someone new, my age and/or what grade I’m in comes up. “Oh, are you a freshman here?” No. “Are you 15?” Negative. “Did you just graduate high school?” Um, yeah, two years ago. Humph.
Attempts to make you feel “better” by mentioning the bright future.
“Hey! Think about it this way, when you’re older, it’ll be great because you’ll still have such a nice, young face!” Oh, hey, thanks for that Susan.
Getting ID’d at a bar or any other place that serves alcohol.
Now, I still have a few months left until I’m 21, but I just know for a fact that when I am old enough to legally consume alcoholic beverages, I will constantly be asked for the proof of my age.
Alas, this is but my life that I live. But it’s OK, because having a young face has its perks, too. But that article will be for another time.
Cheers to being young!