Generation Gap Mishap

(I look considerably younger than I really am and get into a lot of weird or embarrassing situations because of that. I’m reading at the park when I’m approached by a bunch of teenagers who can’t be more than 15 or 16. It’s obvious that the leader of the group is trying to hit on me.)

Me: “Okay, how old are you exactly?”

Teenager: “15. How old are you?”

Me: “How old do you think I am?”

Teenager: “16? Maybe 17?”

Me: “Try 23.”

Teenager: “Oh… wow.”

(They all awkwardly shuffled away and finally left me alone. To all those people who tell me that it’s a blessing that I look so young, you’ve probably never been a legal adult who was hit on by a kid that can’t even drive!)