A Snowballs Chance in Hell

"Lady"

I would just like to address the last few months.

One time when I was in Redding with Jenna and were both in the restroom, I made it out faster than her of course, so I was washing my hands, when a little boy walked out of one stall and I could hear his mother tell him to wash his hands as she still was using the restroom. So, as I am washing my hands and I notice that he cannot reach the soap, so I ask him if he needs help and he says "yes." So I hold him up to the sink to get some soap and finish washing his hands. No big deal right. Then the mother walks out of the stall asking him if he washed his hands, as Jenna asks me if I helped him, I'm telling her yes as he tells his mother, "yeah, that lady helped me." So then I was on a riot, because I am not a lady, for heavens sake I'm only 24 years old. Do I look old to 6-ish year olds? Anyway, I went on with my day forgetting about the incident until this happened....

SOOOOOOO, I went into the bottle shop with aunt Brenda to get a beer and some coke. Some person that works there pulls her aside as I'm waiting in line. People keep coming up beside me as she is still talking so I allow them to go ahead of me. Eventually I am still standing there and these two high school girls, getting a fountain soda and some chips, step in front of me and one of them says, "Dude, you totally just cut in front of that lady." I reply, "LADY?!? I am only 24!" They snicker and I tell them to go ahead.

WTF!?!?!?!??!?! Do I seriously look old? Is that the new "polite" thing to do to people older than you? Have people regained their manners, or am I just sensitive about being called a "lady"???