[Cocoa]

I become ill at ease when someone addresses me as ma’am. I know they are being polite, but I still don’t like it because normally it is being used when speaking to a middle-aged or elderly woman. At age 19, I still consider myself a girl and not legally a woman, even though the law says I am one. In my opinion the word ‘ woman’ makes one sound old. From ages 12 on people always thought I looked older and assumed I was older than my age. So I do become upset because I wonder: if I looked more like a 15, 16, or 17-year-old, would I still be addressed as ma’am? It makes me question my youthful appearance. It makes self-conscious.

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Name : Cocoa, Gender : F, Age : 19, City : Tampa, State : FL, Country : United States, 

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