i've graduated from college and been married for the better part of a year. so friday was both mine and jonathan's day off work. we are both wearing our wedding rings, obviously married. well, jonathan asks for two tickets to see the R rated movie and what does the woman at the ticketing booth do? she asks to see some ids.
yes. she apparently doesn't think i look older than 16. i'll be 23 next month for goodness sake. not only that, but did she not get a chance to check out the bling on the left hand? how many 16 year-olds are married? or realize that its the middle of the school day for 16 year-olds? or see the handsome man standing next to me who would at least be a sufficient "guardian"? geez. so both jonathan and i had to get our ids out, laughing about how ridiculous it was.
we continued this laughing inside, and as we approached the guy inside to have our tickets torn, he says, "well, you know i'm going to have to see them too." what? did we not just have to show them twenty steps back outside?
so i asked the guy "how old do i look?" he skirted around it saying "some people just look really young."
well, jonathan asked him how old he thought he was...the guy's response: 19. ??? that was a stupid guess. that would make me about 13. jonathan laughed and said "i'm almost 30!"
the guy had jonathan guess his age...jonathan estimated about 23. i would have guessed 26. well, jonathan was right. but i want to point out that that guy was MY age and he's carding ME!
i've complained about this a number of times. when i was 20, the flight attendent asked if i was old enough to sit in the exit row (you have to at least be 15). everyone keeps saying that one day i'll appreciate it. i'm sure i will. but i would like to at least be mistaken for a sophomore in college rather than a sophomore in high school.
so the picture of me on the left is me at 16. the picture on the right is me back in november. i look older!! goodness.
2 comments:
it's better than people thinking you look old. i've just now matched my looks. people always thought i was older in high school.
I always hear I'll appreciate it one day too, but that day is far away I'm sure. Also, I LOVE that he thought Jonathan was 19!! That should make you feel better. Some people have no idea how to guess ages.
Jessica (from Brandon's account)
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