yikes! but, i hate to break this to you, there's no way in hell you look old enough to be anyone's grandmother! gray hairs covered or not!

a few years ago, my younger sister was working as a health reporter in chicago, and our older sister went to visit her, and bill kurtis asked if she (the older sis) was my younger sister's *mom*. "younger sis" was, mayabe 39 at the time, and "older sis" was around 44. now that hurt.

I think you should complain to the director and request a free week. Or month. Or just threaten to sue for libel.

BYW, been there, done that.

Oh she should meet the paralegal that asked my 37 year old friend if she was MY MOTHER. Hint: I am almost 30 myself. There was much hell to pay that day!

Oh, good lord, and you let her live???

It's bound to happen to me eventually, but dammit, I'm not looking forward to it.

Still, it might be better than when so many people would think my infant Sarah was the daughter of my 13 year old first born. Yikes. NO, IT'S HER SISTER!!!

Gee, whiz, that reminds me of someone asking me a couple months after I had given birth, "So, when are you expecting?" I went home and cried.

I took our family pictures in to get framed and the girl in there asked me if the pictures were of me and my two boys (one was my husband, my son's step-dad). I wasn't laughing at the time and still am not laughing. Sorry that happened to you.

You. Do. NOT. Look. Like. A. Grandmother.

And? I'm mad on your behalf, because frankly, I don't think you're mad enough. I've seen your picture. You should be mad.

(Although, before I saw that picture I always just thought of you as looking exactly like the cartoon lady with the tray, even though that's a little irrational.)

Oh no! That's terrible! Although, I get the opposit, 'hey, are you the babysitter??'

WTF?

Give me the name of that place so I'll be sure never to use it!!

Wait. Uh, you weren't wearing the glasses, were you?

What a moron. Her name should be retained and kept off the teacher appreciation week gift list.

I would have used massive kung-foo. Sheesh.

My youngest sister is 14 years younger than I am, so I'm constantly getting mistaken for her mother - it happened again this last weekend, for instance, and she is 13 now! When I was pregnant with my son and shopping with her and my toddler, I constantly heard, "Oh, how nice that you're going to have a boy after two girls." People were mortified when they found out, but then would say things like, "But you look so much alike!"

Well, DUH! We're sisters! We have the same parents!!!

The kicker was when I was still in college, and had my brother's high school senior picture up at work, which also had out little sister in it, and a co-worker asked me if that was my little girl there with my husband. Ick ick ick ick!!

Oh. no. she. did. not.

wow. That's just bad on her part, as someone who works at an afterschool program and who is new. I never make assumptions of who is mom and who is grandmom. Wow. not really good people skills huh?

Nuh.uhn....are you serious?? You should have beat her with your walker.

The stupidity and lack of good sense in some people never ceases to amaze me. You deserve a free MONTH for that one.

Oh jeez.....what a weiner!

I'm tellin' ya Busy...gain about 50 lbs and your wrinkles will vanish! I am 43 and "many" lbs overweight, (more than 50) and everybody thinks I am in my early 30's. I guess there are some advantages to being "fat"

Did you inform her that you are "BusyMOM" and not "BusyGRANDMA"??!

I am a very young-looking 38 (thanks genes!) and a client was in the office the other day and saw a picture of me and my husband (who is also 38 and has a shaved head) and asked "is that your daughter?" What?!

I have to say that one day, someone thought that my brother was my mom's husband and that she and I were sisters. She is 25 years older than me. Good for her but bad for my brother! Lucky genetics I guess. But totally inappropriate on that young and totally ignorant chick! She obviously needs to be taught a lesson.

a few years back i got ID'd for buying a case of beer (you have to be 19 here to purchase) "um, i'm 37" i said with a grin. i guess it works both ways. looks like tact is alive and well all over the country. working in a call center, i get all kinds of stupid stuff. not that this is about age, but rather the lack of listening skills when people call in.
me- "****, i'm marta, how may i help you?"
caller- "is this ****?"
huh?
moral of the story, think before you speak, and listen very, very carefully.

that's like when people ask me my due date (and I am NOT pregnant - at least, not right now!). Shame shame shame on her!

I feel your pain! About six months ago, I got carded, and then last month I was asked if I was P's grandma. A week after your 40th that's a real comedown.

I'm sure the "death-ray" look was enough to make her think twice!

Maybe you should have asked her, "So, when will you be starting High School, I didn't know they were allowed to hire so young here!"

Oh, nuh UH. This does not bode well for my future in motherhood which is not likely to start any time before the age of 36.

Oh, gosh...I feel your pain. That's been said to me...and I tell you...I felt giving them a big fat knuckle sandwich. And I'm not a violent person. No. I am not.

No way are you in that category!!! I hope you didn't waste good coffee on her when you accidentally spilled it on her too!

"you're the grandmother, right?"

"oh, you must be the not-so-bright teacher, right?"