I'm feeling pretty old today and, apparently, looking the part!
Have you gotten any recent comments about your looks/age?
My boss walked into my office this morning with this gem:
Boss "Uh oh, you look tired and pale today"
Me "We had a busy weekend with a couple long drives. I am tired"
Boss "You're getting old, can't do that kind of stuff like you used to"
Me "thanks.... "
I think at lunch I'll go buy myself all the anti-ageing creams to feel better. 
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
@.twist.: I would have wanted to retort something like "Yeah, I'm sure you would know/understand".
Don't mind him, you're still young and hot 
pineapple / 12802 posts
@lovehoneybee: haha thank you. 
It doesn't help that I am feeling pretty gross today, but I certainly don't need him of all people pointing out that yes, I am looking gross today.
watermelon / 14467 posts
Yeah... someone asked me what I changed because I didn't look so tired.
Concealer. All the concealer. Thanks for letting me know I usually look like s***.
cantaloupe / 6885 posts
This am while dropping Dd off at daycare:
Random mom: wow - you're still pregnant?! you look exhausted already and baby isn't even here yet!
I'm due tomorrow, and yes I'm exhausted. 
pineapple / 12802 posts
@avivoca: UGH. I feel you. I will only look more tired as the years go, it's in my genetics for dark under eye circles. I will be using ALL the concealer, too. I should probably be wearing it already.
pineapple / 12802 posts
@Charm54: "That is exactly zero amounts of helpful. Thank you randomom". lol
grapefruit / 4321 posts
@Charm54: Uh.... what mother doesn't know that the last few weeks of pregnancy are misery? I was way more well rested with a newborn than I was at 40 weeks pregnant. F U random mom.
grapefruit / 4455 posts
@Charm54: ugggh.
I haven't gotten comments but dh had to take a class at a community college and regarding his age, a girl told him: "oh that's not THAT bad!"...he's about to turn 27.
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
People are obnoxious. I used to be polite but now I get a little testy when people are inappropriate ha!
pineapple / 12802 posts
@sorrycharlie: This is looking at the tip of the iceberg of his comments. He has something every day. They are always about my appearance. So frustrating.
All I can do is awkward smile and go back to my work. lol
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
@.twist.: "At least I can blame my son for my eye bags. What's your excuse?"
watermelon / 14467 posts
@.twist.: I should buy stock in that stuff.
Another one from when I was pregnant: A co-worker asked if I was tired of being fat when I was 35 weeks.
pear / 1703 posts
People say the dumbest things.
Last week in a meeting, someone told me I look just like Mary Louise Parker from Weeds - she's 51 years old 
and I'm 35. I think he meant it as a compliment but still...
pineapple / 12802 posts
@avivoca: :O some people.
@Autumnmama79: SHE IS 51??? Man, she is hot. You definitely can take that as a compliment. I get what you mean though, I'm only 28 and my boss is late 60's and calling me old. 
pear / 1703 posts
@.twist.: I too hate when much older people have made comments about my age/appearance. I remember once right at the beginning of my career a much older colleague said, "enjoy that body while you can because once you have kids it'll be gone!" So unnecessary.
Nevermind that she was right...
pomelo / 5509 posts
Mine is kind of the opposite. I am a doula and was attending a birth last week and the midwife was...well let's just say she wasn't easy to get along with. I think she resented my presence and she kept making comments about me being "young and inexperienced." I'm 31 so...did she just think I was immature? Ugh. She sucked.
nectarine / 2690 posts
A few weeks ago when telling some friends of ours that I'm pregnant (note, the chick that made this comment to me is our friends new girlfriend/fiancé. I've only met her a total of three times and don't plan on spending anymore time with her whatsoever):
Me: I'm pregnant yay!
Chick in her late fourties: You're pregnant? How OLD are you?
Me: Um, 32.
Her: wow.
FU lady! So rude.
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
Admittedly this isn't as bad as some of the others, but not too long ago someone tried to guessed my age- 29. I was in fact carded at a restaurant and the grocery store all within the past year. Maybe I was looking extra rough that day, but man I miss the guesses that fell way under 25. BTW, I'm 33.
pear / 1703 posts
@JennyLayneAZ: Sheesh, I can't imagine why you don't plan on spending any more time with that gem.
clementine / 854 posts
I have the opposite problem. People think I'm younger and I hate it. Just a couple days ago I was getting my hair cut and my husband came up to me to let me know he was leaving. After he left:
girl cutting my hair: Was that your boyfriend?
Me: That was my husband actually.
Girl: Hoooollly...
Me: ...I know I look young.
Girl: Yah, I guess so. That's why I asked if he was your boyfriend.
Me: (feeling awkward) Yeah. I'm 26. (I felt I had to justify I wasn't like 18!)
Girl: Wooow. I thought you were younger than me
Ugh. When we were on vacation a year ago I went to the bar to order a drink and the guy thought I was 17. I felt so awkward and embarrassed and told DH he had to order my drinks for me from then on.
pear / 1547 posts
@Shizaz: I have the same problem. I'm a doctor and frequently enter a room to talk with patients and they tell me I look 16 and basically quiz me on my credentials and life history to make sure I'm really a doctor. Since when is it polite to ask people how old they are?! FWIW I'm 30...
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
Just today my dissertation advisor made a joke about my gray hairs...
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
A couple years ago (26/27), a coworker of mine thought i was 35.
olive / 62 posts
@Shizaz: I have the same problem. I'm 37 but I think people assume I'm in my 20s. I hate it when people younger than me call me sweetie. In fact, no one should call anyone older than 6 sweetie.
To make matters worse, my husband is significantly older than me. So people assume I'm his daughter and our baby is his granddaughter
pear / 1657 posts
This didn't happen to me, but last week my mom picked up DS from daycare and the daycare director (who is probably the same age as my mom) asked to see her id and said "we can just be letting any little old lady in here."
nectarine / 2173 posts
People usually guess I'm much younger than I am. Lots of "Doogie Hauser" comments because I'm in the medical field. I'm twice as old as Doogie was!! I usually just say "I'm older than you think I am..." It doesn't bother me unless they keep pressing for my actual age.
clementine / 778 posts
I'm in my thirties, and usually get the dirty looks from others with comments referring to me being a teenage mom.
pomelo / 5607 posts
@Shizaz: Another one who looks young. DH even more so. We just turned 30 and it's only in the last year we stopped getting carded at rated R movies.
pomelo / 5866 posts
A cashier carded me and I had to put the bottle back since I didn't have my ID. She said she has to be super duper careful and she cards everyone even if they look old. ....Um. Thanks. The bag boy looked apologetic.
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