By rapunzel3416 - 30/08/2013 09:23 - United States - Colton
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Yay I'm the OP I'm happy this got posted. I'm 22 and coach girls volleyball. A volunteer basketball coach didn't recognize me and thought I was a student. This happens when we go to away games too. The coaches of the other teams will tell me to leave until my coach is here and even some high school students think I'm on the team. I think it's pretty funny and am glad I still look young.
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Are you a new coach or something? They'll get used to you being there...
Start wearing a whistle around your neck. Gotta look the part.
I got id'd once at Applebee's. it was the greatest moment of my life. You, be grateful!
Yay I'm the OP I'm happy this got posted. I'm 22 and coach girls volleyball. A volunteer basketball coach didn't recognize me and thought I was a student. This happens when we go to away games too. The coaches of the other teams will tell me to leave until my coach is here and even some high school students think I'm on the team. I think it's pretty funny and am glad I still look young.
Wait till you are in your 30's like me and people think you are at most 21. then it gets funny. lol. You are beautiful btw!:)
Still look young ? You're 22 of course you still look young
Just ask the other teachers how many 6'1" girl students do they really think there are. I barely remember any guys that tall in high school.
There are actually 4 other girls close to my height on the team and I also coach boys and there is a guy who is 6'11. Lots of tall people in the volleyball world.
Honestly, many girls stop growing already when they're 12-14, so OP could have been just as tall in high school as she is now, and if she was then the age of the high school girls is irrelevant..
If you think it's fun, why did you posted it as a FML than?
Based off your profile picture, I can see it :) There are worse problems to have. I'm 22 and people have thought I was 28-30 since I was like 16 or 17. The beard probably doesn't help...
At least you have a good sense of humor about it. ;)
I'm almost 20 and barely 5'1. I also have a round face and big eyes. I'm always mistaken for a middle school student and it drives me crazy. I understand that it's nice to look young, but I'd rather not have to go through the trouble of explaining to people that my boyfriend is not a pedophile...
That's because you Are young, OP.
I'm 21 and look about 15/16. It must make people think my 23 year old boyfriend is a bit of a cradle snatcher! I also work at a pub and I can always tell what people are thinking when I ID them! As everyone tells me, when you're older you'll appreciate looking so young :-)
Yeah, and you're pretty hot too.
Look young? You are young!
I'm 35 and I know you feel
I have the same problem!!! 22 and high school girls volleyball. When I walk into the coaches rooms or pick up tournament packages they always give me a funny look or ask me to leave.
you are young
Maybe you should wear a piece of paper taped to yourself labeled "COACH." It'd be hard for them to get you mixed up with a student then, and if they do think you're a student playing a prank, it could turn out interesting. Sorry you're always getting in trouble, though I'm sure you end up having a laugh about it later.
you are young lol
You should act like a student who is pretending to be a coach. Then when the other person gets mad, you prove to them that you are, in fact, the coach. Whip out your ID or something. Then you'd get to see the priceless look on their face… I have pointless, worthless musings sometimes, okay?
Good lord I'm 5'9 and she's taller than me. I have failed my family. It's an Asian thing if anyone needs to know.
I chaperoned a fifth grade field trip overnight at a camp and I went out to the parking lot to smoke and I got yelled at for being away from my group and being out of bed thinking I was a student ... I'm almost 30
You're 22 and you already have a job coaching volleyball at a school? You must have really impressed them at the interview.
That is hilarious. I'm a 23 year old bus driver and I get this same treatment a lot. I actually had a student on the first day ask me if I went to their school and if I had stolen the bus. I told him "Of course! I murdered the driver and everything! However, their last wish was that I finish the route for them." It took him a second..
i'm 26, 5'1 and I look like i'm 16...I know exactly how it feels!
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Still look young ? You're 22 of course you still look young
Just blow your whistle; it's like a badge of authenticity.