Q. Everyone over 40 in my office has been let go. I assume I have been spared the axe because Human Resources has never had a record of my date of birth. Now a mountain of paperwork has arrived from the school at which my son will take up a place in September. We, his parents, are asked to supply all manner of personal detail about ourselves including our ages. My husband is happy to give his age. I do not wish to lie about mine but if I failed to fill in the box at all, or wrote ‘N/A’, it might draw more attention because we have moved into a rather small and gossipy community. If I were to give my true age and anyone from the school office were to talk, I truly believe I could lose my job. What should I do?
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