Anonymous wrote:If a 16 year old boy walks up to a girl who looks 16 and asks for her number he hasn’t done something wrong and she doesn’t need to give him a rude response. A “no thanks I’m still in middle school” is fine. Sorry she’s dealing with this, it will eventually even out.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have a family member who had this issue. She master the "are you an idiot???" looks followed by the incredulous, "Ummm...no. I'm 12," followed by an eye roll and flounce off.
As she got older it evolved into an excellent "drop dead, moron" look that usually served as enough of a deterrent.
Seriously, though, I can only imagine how awkward and motifying that is for a tween. Helping her learn to brush them off and walk away knowing it's about them, not her, is the best advice I have. And sometimes the brush off is indeed more effective with some attitude than when done too politely, which teen boys may see as a sign of weakness.
This is so rude though - the high schooler doesn't know she's 12, he thinks she's his age. Teach her to say no and walk away. She doesn't need to be an a-hole about it.
Anonymous wrote:If a 16 year old boy walks up to a girl who looks 16 and asks for her number he hasn’t done something wrong and she doesn’t need to give him a rude response. A “no thanks I’m still in middle school” is fine. Sorry she’s dealing with this, it will eventually even out.
Anonymous wrote:I have a family member who had this issue. She master the "are you an idiot???" looks followed by the incredulous, "Ummm...no. I'm 12," followed by an eye roll and flounce off.
As she got older it evolved into an excellent "drop dead, moron" look that usually served as enough of a deterrent.
Seriously, though, I can only imagine how awkward and motifying that is for a tween. Helping her learn to brush them off and walk away knowing it's about them, not her, is the best advice I have. And sometimes the brush off is indeed more effective with some attitude than when done too politely, which teen boys may see as a sign of weakness.