I definitely think I've aged more in my 30's (I'm 33). It's not as apparent in person, but it is oh so obvious in pictures. Yep -- it's obvious that I'm not in my 20's anymore. I wonder if that's just the natural progression of age, or whether having 2 kids has aged me!
Do you look your age? Do you think you look older after having kids?
coconut / 8854 posts
DH and I are both 23, but I look a lot younger, I get carded everywhere I go, and DH looks a lot older! So no one believes either of us when they ask our ages or if we get carded. It's funny because if DH orders a drink somewhere by himself he will never get carded, but if we both go somewhere together either I only get carded or he will too.
grapefruit / 4671 posts
I'm 32 but no one believes me. I get carded everywhere we go, it is really annoying.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
I'm almost 32. I've always looked young for my age, but my LO has definitely aged me. Someone thought I was 26 recently so I guess I don't look my age just yet! 
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
I think I look my age now. While I was in grad school I was mistaken for a high schooler.... so I know I used to look young. I wish I still did!
GOLD / pomelo / 5167 posts
People always think I'm a little older. Maybe because my older sisters look younger. ? I don't have wrinkles or anything. But now that I will have 2 kids I think it will have the reverse effect and they will think I'm older. Funny how that is.
kiwi / 686 posts
Actually I'm odd here. When I was 17, people guessed my age as 27. Now that I'm in my twenties, people think I'm like 18.
I have no idea why.
pear / 1764 posts
In high school everyone thought I looked older, in college younger & now I feel like I look about my age, 24. I don't think having DD aged me, but I DO think working full-time aged me! haha
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
In my 20s people always thought I was older because I act older. Now that I am 32, I think I look and act more my age so I don't get that so much anymore. I think that would bother me more now if say someone said I looked 40. Versus when I was 24 and someone thought I was 27 or something I didn't think it was a big deal.
grapefruit / 4800 posts
I think I'm starting to look older now that I'm 30 but probably still look a bit young. It's got it's good and bad. I live in a college town and see all the kids around so I don't think I look that young anymore but I've had a few people wondering if I'm a knocked up college kid.
eggplant / 11824 posts
I’m 30 and get carded everywhere. My husband and I went on a cruise this summer and one lady blurted out that she thought I was 19 (!!!) after asking me flat out how old I was – that was a little embarrassing since my husband is 46 (and looks late 30’s/early 40’s). We wondered the rest of the cruise if anyone else thought my husband was a perv (and/or was jealous of him LOL) 
coconut / 8234 posts
I'm 33 and most people are surprised to hear my age. They usually think I'm younger. I work in higher education and people always think I'm a student--which sometimes makes my job harder!
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I've been told I look younger than I am, which is fine by me! I am 36, and have been told I look about 30, which I will take!
I have very few wrinkles and my hair hasn't started to go white, something which I thought was inevitable, since my dad's been gray ever since I remember.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
No. I'm 23 and get mistaken for a high schooler a lot. I get a lot of crazy looks when I go to buy wine. The cashiers always say "you'll appreciate it some day."
My husband is 30 and he still gets carded all the time, especially when he is clean shaven.
pear / 1556 posts
I definitely don't. I am just shy of 30 and get carded all the time. It's rare that I don't. In college I definitely looked like I was still in high school. One of my professors joked at our Senior dinner that I would be the one who would look 20 until I was 40...we'll see!
My mom was carded once when she was 43, so maybe I'll be lucky like her! The only time I don't like it is in professional situations. People assume I am just out of college (graduated almost 8 years ago) and that I have no experience. I HATE that. Someone commented last week about how young I was to be a director in my organization, when I told her I was turning 30 in 2 weeks she confessed that she thought I was 21 or 22.
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
When people spend time with me they are always shocked at my age and think I am older based on my personality I guess. It has always been this way for me.
In terms of looks, I think I look exactly my age (24). Or at least I hope I do!
apricot / 254 posts
I look way younger than my age. Well I don't think so but people always tell me I do. We actually had Jehovah's Wittness' stop by the other day and spoke and gave literature to my husband. They told him they would be back to follow up. They came back about 3 weeks later and I answered the door. They had told me they stopped by and had spoken to "Bill...I'm assuming your father." When I replied my husband she was quite embarrassed I think. Mind you my husband is only 3 years older than me, and in my opinion looks young for his age as well.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
I definitely look around my age (34). I don't think I look old but I have some more lines on my face than I had just a few years ago. I'm pretty happy with that.
honeydew / 7968 posts
i can't really tell how old people are, let alone how i look myself. people think i'm in my 20s and i even get carded at casinos. i got carded last year or so when 18 is the minimum! and i KNOW i look at least in the mid-20s! but i have a feeling i'll age much faster once my kids are born.
grapefruit / 4400 posts
I think I look my age-- when I was in high school, I would get mistaken for being older (because I "developed" really early), but now I think my Asian genes are slowing down my aging process.
pear / 1965 posts
Many seem to think I am years younger than I am. I am OK with that though. Hopefully it stays that way! ; )
pomegranate / 3980 posts
I look older than I really am but it is a good thing for now. I am 18 but people always think im in my early 20's. I don't think having a kid changed my physical appearance when it comes to age because people alway have thought I was older. But having a LO did affect how I dress and I guess I look even older but not really old, just old enough
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
When I was 18-22, people thought I was 28. Now that I'm 26, I think people still think I'm in my early 30s.... :S I like to tell myself it's how I carry myself and not that I look OLD! lol!
pomegranate / 3008 posts
I apparently looked older than my age when I was in my teens. Once I hit my 20s I started looking my age. In my late 20s I looked younger than my age. A few months ago I cut my hair into a pixie style and with the shorter hair I am definitely looking more my age - 30.
hostess / papaya / 10540 posts
People often think I'm much younger than I am, but I mostly blame my shortness on that.
grape / 99 posts
I look 15. Even people and family who have known me for years sometimes think I'm younger. I get the weirdest looks from people but it's just my genes. My mother is 38 and she gets mistaken for my sister... my YOUNGER sister.
persimmon / 1465 posts
My age has a 4 on the front. Gulp. I am relying on the fact that I have an infant so people will think 'she can't be that old, she has a baby, must be blonde streaks not grey!'. That's how I delude myself, anyway!
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
I'm 30 and before I had LO, I was mistaken for a high school student. Salespeople would ring our doorbell and ask if my parents were home. It doesn't help that my voice sounds young, too. But since having LO, I've definitely aged and I think I look 30 now.
cherry / 166 posts
I just tuned 35 but most people think I look like I'm in my 20's. I think once I have kids and don't get as much sleep I'll look more like my real age.
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
I'm 23 (and a half! as is DH. We both look younger than we are. I think we both have baby faces - not fat but just..round I guess. Lol
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@Rubies: having my LO aged me too. Sleep is key to looking young!
pear / 1852 posts
I've been blessed with good genes, I'm 32, but people I've met at my new job in the last three months assume I'm about 25.
cantaloupe / 6791 posts
I'm 22, but people usually think I'm 18ish. It used to be annoying, but I'm starting to not be bothered by it. I wonder what the age is where you want to stop looking older and start wanting to look younger.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
I'm sure it's the genes of the women in both sides of my family. My aunt who is in her mid 60s looks like she is in her 40s. I definitely look like I'm in my 20s and definitely with my height (5'7") I never got the usual "you look like you're 12" comments, but people are baffled when I tell them I'm 28.
pear / 1639 posts
I look younger then I am. Having one child hasn't really affected my appearance, but who knows, maybe after the next I will look older! I have a "baby" face though, so that doesn't help, and I'm short.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I'm 26 and still get carded, my DH is 33 and he looks younger than I do. I'm not complaining though, haha I would much rather look younger than older.
grapefruit / 4554 posts
I'm 30 and I recently got carded for a rated-r movie. So I def look a lot younger than what I really am.
kiwi / 575 posts
I'm 36 and I still will get carded on occasion. I know that I look younger but I don't look as young as I used to look
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