Seattle Nesties
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
petty vent (so you're not alone, husky)
Today school starts... which means I'm even more self conscious that people think I'm in college... probably a freshman... or maybe a visiting HS student 
Yes, I have a backpack, which probably doesn't help, but it's the most comfortable thing for carrying my laptop and lunch darnit! If I had a dollar for every time someone said "you'll appreciate it when you're older" we could pay of H's school debt, lol. But seriously, I hate that people must look at my tiny, backpack carrying self and think "aww little student person".
And even when I'm more made up (heels, full make-up etc) than younger sister, people still think she's the older one. It's a lost cause.
Re: petty vent (so you're not alone, husky)
I feel ya. I get the "you'll appreciate it when you're older" a ton. It gets old.
Though I will appreciate it. When I'm 50 I'm gonna look good.
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what are you? grad student? or u just work there?
people tell me i look younger sometimes and older others.. it doesn't bug me. but i hope i have your problem when i'm old!
*sigh*
i'll appreciate it one day, too.....but until then, i'm an adult!
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jumped ship to the new and improved nest. back to TB for baby boards.
grad student, but I was out of college for two years before I went back (and have been in for 2 years), so I'm definitely older than college students - I sometimes just feel really self-conscious for some reason, like, I want people to think "cool grad student" not "cute little HS student".
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We could make you a patch for your backpack that says "Cool Grad Student"
From one former grad student to another - you'll keep getting the comments until you've graduated and never step foot on a campus again.
oh pretty please?! that would be awesome, lol
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That and that.
I still get asked if I'm the summer intern. It's been 7 years since I graduated college. I totally feel your pain.
Same here. People used to ask me when I'm going to graduate from HS. It hasn't happened in a year or so, since I've stayed with this team at work, but it's half amusing, half frustrating when it does/did happen.
ftr: I graduated from hs in 1997.
For what it's worth, people always used to think I looked younger than I was and it was frustrating. (No, my ID is NOT fake! Don't let me into your stupid club then but I need my ID to drive home, Mr. Bouncer Person!!) But now? Now I'm 31 and apparently the past 5-6 years have been hard on me because I rarely get carded anywhere anymore, and people are pretty darn close to accurate when guessing my age.
So, from the other side of the fence...
But yeah, I can see it getting tiresome, not feeling like people look at you like an adult. I'll see about that patch
I would wear it with pride
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