Mother of the Bride

I have a sister, she was recently married, who is 24.  I am 36.  The other night I ran over to Trader Joe’s to get a few things, and the guy checking me out (ringing up my groceries, checking me out, and certainly not checking me out checking me out, because, well, keep reading. . . ) says, "Do you have a daughter named Ashley?"

Ouch.

"Um, I have a sister named Ashley," I told him.

 

"Oh," he says, "did she just get married?"

I told him she did and we talked about names for a minute until we realized that we were talking about different Ashleys, though he and my sister went to the same school and were only a year apart. 
I went to that school, too, and told him when I graduated. 

He looked me right in the eye and made a surprised face, "NO WAY!!  You don’t look that old!" he said.  I didn’t point out that he started the conversation assuming that I was at least ten years older than that.  He was trying to be nice and I appreciated it. 

And, I’ll never go in his line again as long as I live (which, you know, given my advanced age may not be so long anyway).
Hmmp.

Back later with something pretty.

8 thoughts on “Mother of the Bride

  1. Ashley

    I’m sorry! (I wonder if I even know who it was.) And you don’t look even remotely old enough to be my mom. Not even close.

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  2. Marsha

    Some guys are just that dumb, they actually don’t realize that you would have to be around 40 to have a 20 year old daughter. You are so beautiful, I am so jealous of how beautiful you are!

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  3. Daisy

    I have the opposite “problem”, and it’s not really a problem. My mom was a fairly young mom (20) and she has aged very well. We are mistaken for sisters. I keep saying it’s not that I look old (I hope), it’s because she looks young.

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  4. lounge lizard

    No doubt the fairer sex is the more shallow as well. What is age but a mere number? We all have our ‘crosses to bear,’ and women should certainly be more preoccupied with their breast size and how well-fed their man is.
    I Hope that didn’t sound misogynous.

    Hey, anybody here see my car keys?

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