WHILE shopping with my 17-year-old son just before Christmas, getting the final bits and pieces, I decided to get a few alcoholic beverages to help with the Christmas spirit.

Just before the alcohol was put through the till, the shop assistant asked if I could prove I was over 21 (Prove your age, The Press, January 25).

I am 42 and have never been asked to prove my age before. I was over the moon; how young I must look, I thought. It was not until we had got outside with our goods that my son burst my bubble and informed me that they ask everyone. Oh well, the high was good for a short while.

B Foster, Campbell Avenue, Holgate, York.