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[foolishjustice]

I have...something of a strange dilemma. I came here six months after my birthday, and arrived six months ago...but my birthday is in June. Based on actual length of time I've been alive, I just turned nineteen...but my birthday isn't officially for another half a year.

Do you think I should just go ahead and start listing my age as 19, or would it be to confusing for the people who know what time of year I was born? I know I've already told a few people I'm a Gemini, so waiting would be simpler...but it feels a little weird, going an extra half a year between birthdays.

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[ringlette]

Therefore you may enjoy your nineteen years old for the next six months, after which you will officially turn twenty!

[foolishjustice]

[That gets a laugh.]

I don't think I could get away with that. Besides, it feels a little uncomfortable to claim I'm six months older than I am, too.

[ringlette]

But you are six months older, are you not? You are only stating the truth! There is nothing wrong with that.

[foolishjustice]

I'm six months older than if I waited until the June equivalent to say I was nineteen. I won't be twenty for another year.

[ringlette]

[ Pausing a moment to make mental calculations... ]

Hmmm... I was sure you would be older. It seems as though I miscalculated! But it still doesn't change my opinion that going for that option is better overall.