Noone ever seems to fully understand, so I figured, even if people don't understand on here, I'll give it a shot. I mean I have to talk to somebody about it, because though it may seem OCD and not that big of a deal to some it hurts me. So, my husband and I went to the movies a few weeks back. At this particular movie theatre they have 4 types of tickets. Adult, Student, Senior, and Child. The Student ticket can go to anyone who is a student, even college. Well, we go up to the thing to get our tickets and she asks how many and my husband says two, I am standing right beside him. The amount it came out to came out pretty cheap and she didn't ID either one of us, I figured in my mind okay she assumed we were students in our twenties, which we are college students, but we also are married with a child. I mean for goodness sake we were seeing a R rated movie.
Well, I am a very short woman, always have been and unfortunately always will be. I am not even 5 feet tall. I am around the 4'10 mark. I am also one who according to some have "aged gracefully". Noone ever thinks I am old as I really am and for the most part it annoys me. I was even accused of being too young to have a baby when I was pregnant with my child, when I told the woman my age she said I was lying and was probably 16 or 17. It hurts my feelings alot and makes me really depressed. One thing that enters my mind is if I am constantly mistaken for a child, I can't possibly be a desirable woman. I know, I am married and he loves everything about me but that's how it feels. Well, long story short, that girl at the theatre charged me as a CHILD. The ticket is 11 and under. 16 Maybe I can pass for but 11??? I mean come on that's insulting. Now, I have fallen into a depression because I didn't realize she did it until we had left, so I didn't get to say anything like defend my honor you know? I know it sounds stupid but it hurts. There is one girl I know who people constantly mistaken me for her and vise-versa so she is the same height and we look similar to one another and we have a WOMAN'S BODY not that of a child, we have talked about it and she understands but we don't get to talk much because her husband was sent to Germany with the military and so she is there, I wish she was here, we could pass for sisters and right now she seems to be the only one who understands how deep this pierces me. My husband trys to comfort me but I don't think he realizes, how much this can hurt.
Well, I am a very short woman, always have been and unfortunately always will be. I am not even 5 feet tall. I am around the 4'10 mark. I am also one who according to some have "aged gracefully". Noone ever thinks I am old as I really am and for the most part it annoys me. I was even accused of being too young to have a baby when I was pregnant with my child, when I told the woman my age she said I was lying and was probably 16 or 17. It hurts my feelings alot and makes me really depressed. One thing that enters my mind is if I am constantly mistaken for a child, I can't possibly be a desirable woman. I know, I am married and he loves everything about me but that's how it feels. Well, long story short, that girl at the theatre charged me as a CHILD. The ticket is 11 and under. 16 Maybe I can pass for but 11??? I mean come on that's insulting. Now, I have fallen into a depression because I didn't realize she did it until we had left, so I didn't get to say anything like defend my honor you know? I know it sounds stupid but it hurts. There is one girl I know who people constantly mistaken me for her and vise-versa so she is the same height and we look similar to one another and we have a WOMAN'S BODY not that of a child, we have talked about it and she understands but we don't get to talk much because her husband was sent to Germany with the military and so she is there, I wish she was here, we could pass for sisters and right now she seems to be the only one who understands how deep this pierces me. My husband trys to comfort me but I don't think he realizes, how much this can hurt.