I feel bad today. DD 25 mos. went with me to the doctor's office, the library, and the playground. At all three places, people were shocked to learn her age. She was playing hip to hip with children older than her, but their parents thought DD was 3. I had already said she was 2, but the parents pressed on for her birthday (December).

It's happening all the time now and it seems to stop conversation. Worse yet, I try to salvage things by downplaying DD, which of course she hears and understands.

It sounds terrible, but I just want to start answering, "She just turned 3."