#for the record. Im 21. that person saw me at uni and instead of assuming Im an adult getting a degree assumed Im on a school program | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

thepandalion · 1 day ago

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just had to pause mid reading a fic because a character assumed another character's age (as in, assuming they're a kid. which I mean. canonically 14 at the time I guess?) and like. as a person who has that happen to me. I would not allow that to continue to be a conversation

#literally TWO DAYS AGO a stranger assumed I was 12 #for the record. Im 21. that person saw me at uni and instead of assuming Im an adult getting a degree assumed Im on a school program #like started the conversation with “so why ARE a bunch of schoolchildren here?”#and when I said I didnt know. asked if Im just on a different school program to the other kids #like.... maam. I graduated high school 5 years ago #if someone came up to me and said “oh I'm sure this event will be boring to a kid your age” I'd straight up Leave #I'd go “an adult actually. thanks for your input tho” and leave #also did do that before when I was 19 and working at a middle school (library volunteer)#a teacher walked into the faculty break room and saw me and went “kids arent allowed” to which both me and the principal said I work there #and then I left to go eat my lunch outside #like I am properly employed here and you treat me like a student. what the fuck #I hate when ppl assume things about me. like I know I look like a 12 year old girl. but like. Im neither of those things #like I have pronoun pins on my bags and nb shoelaces and pronouns sticker in my phone case and am. legally an adult. for 3 years now #but ppl see short and blond and wears bright colors and go “ah. thats a little girl”#gonna be real fucking embarrassing for them when I have a phd and would correct them to “actually I work here” at uni #and yeah ok its a medical condition my entire family has #my mom is always assumed to be a couple decades younger (people sometimes ask if she's my sister sorta “couple decades younger”)#and I know people assume my 30 year old sister just graduated high school despite the fact that she too is working on a phd right now #but they both have brown hair and idk how but I think my blond hair does play a part in people assuming Im not even a teenager #like. I start getting anxious when theres kids around. because I'm worried someone will lump me in to their group #legit got so upset at that happening to a fanfic character I felt the need to write an angry vent post about it #anyways hot take but assuming. anything. about anyone. is a bad idea

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