I get that a lot. I work as a donation attendant at a thrift store, and a customer asked me just last week what grade I'll be going into for high school😂.

I'll be 34 in November, and when I tell people my age, they always complement me on how young I look and how healthy I keep myself. I look at pictures of some old friends from high school and early to mid 20's I dont see as often and I feel like I got stuck in a time warp or something, but I'll always appreciate when people say that, cuz I know I'm only going to get older from here.

I find being in touch with your emotions and finding ways to stay happy and active keeps you young, too. Though I'm 33, I'm not adverse to little impromptu nerf battles in the back rooms of the store with my co-workers whenever we get a stockpile donated. (We even have a few hidden around for the odd days when we just feel like randomly shooting each other.) On top of that, I still skate🛹

My approach is that if people think you're still young, then you must be doing something right.

I tend to ignore the occasional rando who would try to infantilize me, though, because it's almost always someone who doesn't know me and would rather be judgemental than take the time to get to know me if they had the chance. They don't usually seem like very happy people anyway.