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So. You were born with a baby face. Chances are you experience the following:
People constantly ask you:
You have a few options to validate your age...
You could just pretend they didn't ask...
Remain ambiguous but confident...
Be as specific as possible...
or when all else fails, revert to legal documentation.
To minimize this question, you do your best to try to appear older
...but all anyone sees is:
People are always asking you things like:
You're like, "I work here."
They're like:
People don't find it socially acceptable to say things like:
or...
Yet somehow people think it's totally fine to say..
"You look like you're in middle school!"
It's rude!
(and, yes, it will be perceived as incredibly condescending!)
Again, you have a few options...
sarcasm...
You could get angry... (but it will probably look more like):
put on your best "not amused" face...
Use refined, adult-like honesty...
give the polite head nod..
...or silent acceptance.
But no matter how you respond, they will always add the classic, "You'll appreciate it when you're older."
So when the world starts to make you feel down for having a young face...
just look the world right back and tell them:
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