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How Do I Get People To Stop Thinking That I’m 12 Years Old?
July 26th, 2010 | 
Author: I know that im not the only one, but dammit!
First of all, im gonna be 18 on saturday, and for me it’s not much of an achievement, since I have no friends to celebrate with, I can’t drive for shit (no one wants to teach me) I think I almost have a job, since I just gotta drop the application off.
Second of all, I don’t LOOK like an almost 18 year old girl, I look like im 12 (which seems to be the average age, since most people I meet say that) and it’s insulting. I understand if you go "oh I didn’t know you were 17" but i find it really disrespectful and ignorant to blurt out "i thought you were 12", to me that’s just like telling an obese person "I thought you were just pregnant".
Physically, I have grown since I was 12, im taller, a little bit bigger (when i was 12 my weight was in the 80’s and now im 122lbs). Im not the type of girl to wear makeup (i don’t look right with makeup) and it’s not like I shop in the kids’ section, I shop at hot topic, forever 21 and pacsun like most people my age, and im not short, since I practically tower over most people i’ve met, I don’t know, it’s things like this that make me feel retarded. Im starting college (state university, not community college) in the fall and im kinda scared because I don’t exactly look like a college student, Im probably gonna feel like a weirdo like I did in high school there, too. I don’t know what to do. I dont think it’s the way I dress since most of my clothes aren’t really that bright, neon type stuff they wear on disney or something. I really don’t know what to do, any advice?
And no. I’ve never been in a relationship. I’ve come to the conclusion that I am unnattractive (that can’t be fixed unless I have surgery, but that’s another story) and/or guys will probably consider dating me illegal since i look 12 or something.
I get the same thing. I’m 19, 5 foot nothing, 90 pounds, and flat chested. God I hate it! I wish I could bulk up and get some damn curves! I hate looking like a skeletal tween.
Now my rant is over. I will now dispense some advice. I would stop shopping at Hot Topic. The whole emo and punk thing is a very 12 and 13 year old thing. At this age you should have already gotten over the melodramatic "no one understands me", "my parents are like totally dictators", "I’m gonna rebel against society with these awesome chains" phase.
I would wear a bit of makeup. Some mascara and a neutral shimmery eyeshadow would be a good, easy way to start.
READ! I love reading and the more you read the more you will know and the larger your vocabulary will be. Reading will allow you to speak more intelligently and coherently. The more mature you seem when speaking the older you appear.
Once you’re living on campus I wouldn’t sweat it. Everyone there is a college student and everyone will rightly assume you are a college student and therefore not 12.
When you meet new people let your personality shine through. Be outgoing and have a sense of humor. People will come to know your for your confidence, intellect, and individuality. Your age will be reflected in the way you act as apposed to the way you look. An as people get to know you better they will stop thinking that you look like a 12 year old.
I have a boyfriend and he doesn’t see me as a girl who looks like she is 12. He thinks I’m pretty and sexy and very much a woman. He likes that I’m geeky and smart. He doesn’t care that I’m not popular or preppy or hip. He loves the fact that I’m unique and have my own style and even that I can be a spaz and a dork sometimes. He sees a classy, confident woman, not a 12 year old girl.
Don’t be afraid to talk to guys. But don’t try to jump into a relationship right away. When you meet new people at college make guy friends too. The best relationships start off as friendships.
Get out there and own who you are! The way you carry yourself says more about your age than the way you look.
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dont let it get you down. people thought i was old enough to drive when i was 12 and i am taller than almost all my friends. im 5′9" and im 14
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Steps:
1. Don’t say things like this: "i find it really disrespectful and ignorant to blurt out "i thought you were 12", to me that’s just like telling an obese person "I thought you were just pregnant". " (It makes you appear childish — like 12).
2. Once you are in college, I doubt anyone is even going to care — you’re just another face in the crowd, so be cool.
3. BE old. Don’t just try to act old. Feel as if you are old.
Good luck, and if I didn’t know better, I would say you are twelve.
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I get the same thing. I’m 19, 5 foot nothing, 90 pounds, and flat chested. God I hate it! I wish I could bulk up and get some damn curves! I hate looking like a skeletal tween.
Now my rant is over. I will now dispense some advice. I would stop shopping at Hot Topic. The whole emo and punk thing is a very 12 and 13 year old thing. At this age you should have already gotten over the melodramatic "no one understands me", "my parents are like totally dictators", "I’m gonna rebel against society with these awesome chains" phase.
I would wear a bit of makeup. Some mascara and a neutral shimmery eyeshadow would be a good, easy way to start.
READ! I love reading and the more you read the more you will know and the larger your vocabulary will be. Reading will allow you to speak more intelligently and coherently. The more mature you seem when speaking the older you appear.
Once you’re living on campus I wouldn’t sweat it. Everyone there is a college student and everyone will rightly assume you are a college student and therefore not 12.
When you meet new people let your personality shine through. Be outgoing and have a sense of humor. People will come to know your for your confidence, intellect, and individuality. Your age will be reflected in the way you act as apposed to the way you look. An as people get to know you better they will stop thinking that you look like a 12 year old.
I have a boyfriend and he doesn’t see me as a girl who looks like she is 12. He thinks I’m pretty and sexy and very much a woman. He likes that I’m geeky and smart. He doesn’t care that I’m not popular or preppy or hip. He loves the fact that I’m unique and have my own style and even that I can be a spaz and a dork sometimes. He sees a classy, confident woman, not a 12 year old girl.
Don’t be afraid to talk to guys. But don’t try to jump into a relationship right away. When you meet new people at college make guy friends too. The best relationships start off as friendships.
Get out there and own who you are! The way you carry yourself says more about your age than the way you look.
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Been there.
It won’t matter in college, there are so many people from so many different places that i’m sure you’ll fit in just fine. Who knows, maybe you’ll find someone u really like or someone who really likes u.
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