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Yahoo!! Love it!

Kriston, thanks for the lowered voice tip for real life.

Okay, skippy woman dream aside, this could be the best solution yet - child handles the situation. Love this story!

I've never lied about DS's age (he's not tall and his speech/ articulation is not convincing for an older kid, so it wouldn't work anyway), except one time when he was introduced to someone - the mom of a kid on his lego team - who was apparently expecting an older child... and instead of "nice to meet you" she said "but he's so SHORT!"

That time I did jump right in with "oh you know he's a midget..." just long enough for her to look completely mortified and then "I'm kidding! he's nine!!" I figure we're even... We both said the first thing that popped into our heads. Only mine was funnier.



I do intend to lie about my own age starting when I'm about 45... I'm going to say I'm 50 so people can tell me how young I look. *snort!*

I really got the looks, questions and then shocked looks back when DD was a 'baby' and still looked like a baby. Now that she is a toddler people just assume she is a lot older since she is the extremely tall kid making her look like a 3 1/2 to 4 yr old when she just turned 2 1/2. So I don't really lie but let people assume that she is a least a year older then she really is unless they specifically ask me her age, then I will tell them.

I have been tempted to lie about my son's age, especially since his friends were all older and he never fit in with kids his age, but I never did.

I like it!!!

Oh, Dottie. Oh, Dottie. My brain can't handle that. But I'll practice it.

Kriston, I totally agree with "if they don't want a GT kid, they don't have the program for you" observation.

Erica... ROTFLMAO *snort!*

My daughter would be so upset if I lied. True to many GT's, she is so into "what is right". When she was in the basket at the grocery store as a little girl and I turned around to get something, she would say "Mommy" and point to the picture on the basket that I was breaking the rule. She memorized them as soon as she could sit up and I got in trouble every time I broke the rules. I have to say that it is very difficult to shop with a small child and follow all those rules.

My parents would put down my mental age on applications for programs or classes that required a minimum age and give my real age otherwise (minus an incident with a nosy reporter). I was pretty tall, so I could usually pass for an older child. However, it hasn't worked as well when I have tried it with my youngest, as she has always looked younger than she is.

Why is it our job to make other people feel 'comfortable'?
Why are they uncomfortable?
Why can't they be happy for us?

Really, if they're uncomfortable about stuff in the real world -- that's their issue and not mine. (I'm so nasty! haha)

Why can't they say "That's awesome -- maybe your kid will find a cure for cancer and global warming in a few years."

*Snort* LOL