OMG.
Someone just guessed my age to be 12!!!
I don't know whether to be
happy or sad.
I actually think I'm
amused.
What really comes to people's minds when they try to guess a person's age, I wonder. Does behavior matter? Appearance? Speech? Well, I guess, I don't really behave like I'm 20. I can be quite childish at times (
in a good way, I prefer to believe). But when it comes to making big decisions, I've been told I'm mature beyond my years. All thanks to the wisdom provided me through God's Word. As for speech and other mannerisms, in a way I'm like my mother, still young at heart.
What about appearance? Hmm... interesting. Check out this website on
How to Guess Ages More Accurately. I guess people always guess me younger because of my height. Petite people tend to look younger. Good thing but I hope I don't look short and fat when the love handles grow with age... Oh and my hair - wavy and natural messiness - makes me look younger compared to auntie curls or sophisticated straight hair. Ethnicity also plays a part. Since I'm rather tan and dark, age is camouflaged pretty well.
What about lifestyle clues? I can say I don't use very much slang of my generation and I have friends spanning the ages of 10 all the way to 80. So it would be kinda difficult to estimate my age from the people I'm surrounded by.
Any o how, I'm just grateful that I'm alive, whatever my age.