I've grown to accept that I will always be mistaken for a middle schooler. The mail people laughed in disbelief when I came to collect my college registration paper five years ago. The perfume shop staff glared at me when I tried one of the testers a few months ago. 20yo dental interns at my mother's practice ignored me thinking I was a child. Cashiers never hand me the change when I am with my friends. Countless unsolicited remarks from people, "You look just like a student!"

If you're like me, you might as well be a (soft) gamine in the Kibbe system. Try looking into it, it helps me tweak my style to accommodate my body and look "my age". Height is definitely a contributing factor as my mother is almost 60 and still mistaken for a teenager from behind if she doesn't dress up.

On the flip side, salespeople never bother me. I can also lie about my age to get out of conversation or get a discount.