I was cute when I was a child. I had golden-blond naturally curly hair and bright blue eyes. Then puberty hit and I turned into pizza-face. By the time I graduated from high school my hair had darkened to brown and my eyes started to fade toward a blue-grey, and although the acne went away it did leave a few scars. My hair continues to get darker and darker, although I good portion of it has decided to turn grey instead. I was pretty much expecting that - my mother's brothers were all starting to turn grey by their 40's.
I pretty much looked my age until my mid teens. After that it seems like I was "on hold". I didn't gain one pound between age 15 and 35, and was routinely asked for ID up until my 30th birthday, more or less. Now that I'm 40 most people guess that I'm around 30. Part of that may be due to the fact that I matured but never really grew up. What I mean is that while I've learned to take responsibility for my life (hold a job, pay a mortgage, etc.), I still have that inner "teen angst" that makes me do stupid, impulsive, rebellious things like colour my hair weird colours or wear strange clothing. I don't identify with my age-peer group AT ALL.
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What would Flying Spaghetti Monster do?