A teen boy BARKED at teen girl?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This was a kid in a car. Kids are weird. And the car makes them feel anonymous and protected.

And the driver, clearly old enough to drive didn't have sense to prevent this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Barking is not just weird. It’s so pathetic that mothers of sons are acting like the more reasonable explanation of this boy feeling entitled to insult this girl is impossible.

Girls aren’t “sluts.” Were none of you actual girls?

I have a teen boy and as a woman who was once a girl and a decent human being I would never refer to anyone as a slut, much less a teen girl. That's despicable and wrong on so many levels. It just speaks to their hatred of women and girls.

But please don't think that every boy who does something dumb like bark is doing it to insult a girl. They are kids and do dumb shit. If I heard my son barking at a girl, I'd tell him to never to do that again and that it's not acceptable, of course. But it's really not that deep.

If your son does this, the problem is you, your husband, and his friends. I also have sons who don't behave this way. If I even saw their friends behave this way it would prompt a very uncomfortable talk for them. And I might even mention it to the kid's mom if I knew her well enough. My sons have learned what is appropriate behavior and what is not. So have my daughters. It's our job as parents and we need to take it seriously.

My kids accuse me of being Greg Heffley's mom in Diary of a Wimpy kid. I kind of take it like a compliment. She's involved and loving. Her kids make mistakes and she guides them. It's our job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This was a kid in a car. Kids are weird. And the car makes them feel anonymous and protected.

Adults too, often feel protected and more aggressive in a vehicle. Then they road rage and insult someone who doesn't put up with it and it can turn deadly fast.

"Drive friendly" as the saying goes, cause you never know how dangerous the person in the other vehicle really is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That’s hilarious!

Insulting women is hilarious to you. This says more about YOU than you think.

OP, it's an insult about the way she looks. This behavior is an old as the hills. Watch thinks like Grease or movies of the 50-80s. Uncontrolled bully boys bark at "ugly" girls.

How do you know the intent of a random teenage boy acting in a situation you didn’t observe?

Yes it’s still funny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I got barked at with some regularity when I was in high school but i think it was more common to call unattractive girls "dogs" back in the day.

+1 and I wouldn’t necessarily jump to it being an insult/calling her ugly in this day and age.

But I definitely wouldn’t like it if my son was doing it and I wouldn’t like it if my daughter was barked at. At best, it’s a boy crudely trying to get her attention. At worst, it’s basically a cat call.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This was a kid in a car. Kids are weird. And the car makes them feel anonymous and protected.

And the driver, clearly old enough to drive didn't have sense to prevent this.

+1 NP

[Anonymous]

He may have just wanted to attract her attention and could only come up with that in the moment. He’s probably a loser. Forget it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Barking is not just weird. It’s so pathetic that mothers of sons are acting like the more reasonable explanation of this boy feeling entitled to insult this girl is impossible.

Girls aren’t “sluts.” Were none of you actual girls?

+1

This! It's women proliferating sexism - against themselves, their daughters, and their granddaughters. I'm still having a hard time believing there are women who have been brainwashed or hate themselves this much. Unreal what we are living.

So, OP’s DD gets barked by a young teen in a car. Who knows why. My DS gets screamed at by older teen girls in a car (a couple times). Who knows why. I think all instances should be dismissed. But, if the younger boy does it, somehow it’s more significant?

[Anonymous]

It's funny to me that you're having Big Feelings about this. I got called a dog all the time as a kid. Once when my older brother was delivering newspapers, a kid in my grade who he delivered to gave him a dog biscuit for me. My brother somewhat sheepishly brought it home and told me and my mother. She just shrugged and told him to offer it to our dog. Nobody ever said another word about it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s hilarious!

Insulting women is hilarious to you. This says more about YOU than you think.

OP, it's an insult about the way she looks. This behavior is an old as the hills. Watch thinks like Grease or movies of the 50-80s. Uncontrolled bully boys bark at "ugly" girls.

How do you know the intent of a random teenage boy acting in a situation you didn’t observe?

Yes it’s still funny.

People don't have to observe a boy barking at a girl to know it's an insult. If it's funny to insult females there is something fundamentally wrong with you. Period. I hear you when you say it's funny. Now hear me when I say you are disturbed and need therapy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Barking is not just weird. It’s so pathetic that mothers of sons are acting like the more reasonable explanation of this boy feeling entitled to insult this girl is impossible.

Girls aren’t “sluts.” Were none of you actual girls?

+1

This! It's women proliferating sexism - against themselves, their daughters, and their granddaughters. I'm still having a hard time believing there are women who have been brainwashed or hate themselves this much. Unreal what we are living.

So, OP’s DD gets barked by a young teen in a car. Who knows why. My DS gets screamed at by older teen girls in a car (a couple times). Who knows why. I think all instances should be dismissed. But, if the younger boy does it, somehow it’s more significant?

No one say one is more significant. Where do you get that? I missed it. Personally rude inappropriate behavior is rude inappropriate behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's funny to me that you're having Big Feelings about this. I got called a dog all the time as a kid. Once when my older brother was delivering newspapers, a kid in my grade who he delivered to gave him a dog biscuit for me. My brother somewhat sheepishly brought it home and told me and my mother. She just shrugged and told him to offer it to our dog. Nobody ever said another word about it.

That's sad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a mom of a 15 year old boy I can tell you that most of the time they are just being extremely dumb, and it's probably nothing to do with your daughter but rather his effort to get her attention.

Um, my 15 year old son would never act like this. Parenting; its a thing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Teen boys are dumb. It’s really nothing.

And teen girls are dumb too

I've already posted the same. Just kids being dumb. Don't overthink this.

Sounds like catholic school kids to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s hilarious!

Insulting women is hilarious to you. This says more about YOU than you think.

OP, it's an insult about the way she looks. This behavior is an old as the hills. Watch thinks like Grease or movies of the 50-80s. Uncontrolled bully boys bark at "ugly" girls.

How do you know the intent of a random teenage boy acting in a situation you didn’t observe?

Yes it’s still funny.

People don't have to observe a boy barking at a girl to know it's an insult. If it's funny to insult females there is something fundamentally wrong with you. Period. I hear you when you say it's funny. Now hear me when I say you are disturbed and need therapy.

You’re funny!