If you're lucky enough to look younger than your age, it can be quite a compliment when you're asked for ID when buying alcohol.
However, one woman has shared her anger at a shop assistant failing to ID her, despite being ten years over the legal age.
Taking to popular Mumsnet forum Am I Being Unreasonable, the mum asked whether her behaviour was out of line: "I have always looked very young for my age, which was a hinderance as a teenager and young adult but as I have got older I have embraced and taken upon the fact that that I look young as a blessing (I am now 28 btw but look like I am in the teenage age range).
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"I bought a bottle of wine for dinner from the shop on the way home for me and my DBF last night (we are in a same-sex relationship) amongst other stuff and expected to show ID as normal and didn't get asked, so I jokingly said "Are you not going to ask me for ID for the wine?" and the guy who was on the till stared at me and looked me up and down and said: 'no, I don't think that's necessary.'
"I paid for my things without much further words and went home but was a bit upset. Later, I had a VERY SMALL cry to myself in private about it in the toilet and then when I told my friend later and told him what happened he was very nonchalant and said my crying was for attention-seeking and I always do it to try and get attention, even though I had JUST told him that I had cried to myself in total private and for very briefly, about ten seconds in total, if that.
"I spoke to my DP later and he agreed with me that it was horrible but AIBU for being furious by the callous words from a so-called friend and should I lessen contact with them?"
People flocked to the comments section to share their opinion on the matter - and it's safe to say they were all in agreement.
One wrote: "Blimey what an over reaction. You cried in private, but you told your friend. You obviously don't look like a teenager anymore , you have to be ID'd under 25 so the assistant must have thought you were that age at least."
Another agreed: "You were being attention seeking and dramatic. And you got called out on it. My advice is to grow up."
"You need to work on your resilience if this upset you so much," one added.
"You will look older to younger people, the assistant’s assessment was probably along the lines of “does this person look older or younger than me”, and you obviously looked older. That’s just life (coming from someone who is was regularly ID’s well into her twenties… in fact I was ID’d for a 15 film at 22…)."
What do you think? Do you think the poster was being unreasonable? Let us know in the comments.
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