There is nothing more annoying than going to party and getting that dreaded question, "Are you a freshman?" For the days that I'm too lazy to wear makeup, I can easily get confused as a junior in college with a junior in high school. Curse my baby face and lack of height! I am at my wits end in having to constantly prove that I’m a mature adult, and of legal age to buy a lottery ticket.
Keeping ID handy
From rated-R movies to the casino, your ID is proving to be the handiest item on your person. If you forgot it in another purse, you might as well kiss your legal status and planned night-out goodbye. You are nothing more than a frustrated adult stuck in a teenager’s body. May God help me when I turn 21 this spring. Bouncers will be interrogating me about this “impressive fake ID” because there is no way that this shorty in front of them is a day over 16.
Buying clothes
Since your face and height don’t reflect your actual age, you are left with no choice but to resort to other ways to prove you're older. Clothing is a major factor from job interviews to parties. Plus, finding clothes is a mission. It’s hard making sure everything fits and that you don’t look like a kid playing dress-up in your parents’ clothes.
The majority of shirts tried on look like night gowns and pants suits just look odd with having a baby face. I don’t care anymore if heels are uncomfortable. If it makes me age even a little, then so be it. R.I.P. my poor feet.
Apparently dating older
My boyfriend and I are actually the same age and share the exact same birthday. If we want to get technical, I’m older by three hours. Our luck, I was bestowed with the gift of looking young and he was born with looking older. When we go to Buffalo Wild Wings, the waiter always mistakenly hands him the beer menu. I, on the other hand, sit there in silence knowing that I will forever have to ask for the menu of alcoholic beverages.
That will be followed by getting a raised eyebrow response from the waiter. My fellow “youngsters,” people always look at you and your significant other like there’s a huge age difference. To those that don’t understand: I promise that we are legally allowed to date, despite what you see!
Being told you’re "lucky"
The most eye-twitching part is being verbally reminded and then counseled about your struggle. After getting embarrassingly confused with a college freshman, they say, “OMG, I'm so sorry! You look so young!”
Yes, I am aware. This is followed by the person comforting us with the never-ending comment: “That’s a good thing, though! You’ll look sooo much younger down the road when you’re older!”
If only I had a dollar for every time someone told me this. Maybe I could pay for a surgery that can make me look like my actual age!
Looking young is both a blessing and a curse. Even though it stinks right now, we need to reassure ourselves that all of this will be worth it in a couple of years. Plus, when it’s time for a high school reunion, everyone will be shocked and jealous about how great you look.
