Looking older or younger, What's your experience?

You do look very young. But you are very young still. When you are like 40-ish and people think you are 30, then you will really appreciate it.

I don't like when people call me ma'am. But usually they call me miss

I usually get told I am younger than my age (big smiles) :drinker:

I love it. I will be 51 in November. I have a 3 year old granddaughter and a 5 year old grandson. When they call me gramma in public, I get double takes and people tell me that I don't look old enough to have grandkids or say they thought I was their mother.

Depends for me. If i'm clean shaven, I look like i'm 19. When I rock my beard, I look like i'm 30 (i'm 25)

I still get carded. I'm 38. When I was younger like in high school it drove me nuts. Of course, my ID was fake, but I got a hard time just buying smokes when I was well over 18. No, I don't smoke anymore. It does not hurt my feelings at all that people think I'm in my early to mid 20s'.

So guys what is it with you? Are you constantly ID'd at 40 or asked how the grandkids are at 18, does it bug you or suit you?

I'm constantly mistaken for someone around 14-15, which is almost 10 years younger then i really am. Can't say i mind too much when i comes to buying child fares on the trains but i tend to look out of place with my peers which sort of annoys me


gogogo!

You certainly don`t look like a teenager! not wanting to sound rude, dude!

I get mistaken for being much younger than I really am, and I hate it.
For example, I was shopping with my father to buy gifts to give to my bridesmaids for being in my wedding. I went to Game Stop to buy a rated M game. I did not have my ID, just cash (my father was paying for everything since it was "wedding related") Anyways, they told me I needed a parent to buy the game for me since I was unable to show them an ID. Luckily my Dad was outside in the car, so I had him come into the store and buy it for me. The man at the register asked my dad, "Are you sure you want your daughter playing a rated M game?" My dad was laughing but I about died. I was getting married in a week for goodness sake.
Just wanting to add I am "young" still to begin with, but I get mistaken for being under 18 all the time.

People usually shave about 10 years off my age. As long as I keep up with the hair color... but I started going gray when I was in my 20's.

So did my mom. She was 100% grey by the time she was 30, she colored her hair up until I was in high school (she was about 45 or so) and then she just got tired of the upkeep. Even though she's totally grey now, she still looks much younger than she is, because she's always taken really good care of her body and skin.

People think I look about 21.........I'm 21 :smokin:

I am 40 and sometimes get ID'd when buying alcohol which the drinking age here is 19! Nice compliment but get annoyed because I know I don't look 19 anymore. People think I am between 30-35. I'd rather look younger than my age than older.

you look great for your age.

I look like a fetus and always have my ID ready.

I do get carded all the time which is ridiculous because you have to only be 18 to buy cigarettes. (yes I am evil smoker). Anyway my son is 21 and daughter is 18. Most people are shocked whe I tell them the age of my kids. I will be 40 in 7 days I was at the dr with my daugher last week and I got a hi five from the doc when she asked if I was really mom....my daugher promptly said she is almost 40.... I enjoy it while I can.

People have always told me I look older than I am... I liked it when I was a kid... not so much as an adult. lol