18 Problems Only People Who Look Younger Than Their Age Will Understand

10. Old People Can't Believe You've Got Tattoos Or Piercings

Getting the bus or sitting in a cafe or even just walking out of your house attracts fierce stares from the older generation, who most likely believe you to be the epitome of what young people are like these days. So what if you've got a tattoo on your arm, or five piercings in one ear? You've had them for years. But old lady Frances across the street, she thinks you're only 11 and that your parents have neglected you and you're a youth gone wild. You've only lived opposite her for ten years as well - surely she knows that children grow up into adults?
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I love Stephen King and music festivals; I eat my toast upside down; I daydream about getting married probably a bit too much; and I wish every day for a pet sausage dog puppy (who never materialises – sob).