Does anyone else get annoyed with the coments "You look tired/sick/sad/upset"......especially when you're not feeling tired/sick/sad/ upset and have your makeup on and feel fairly good/confident about the way you look. I consider it rude.
I've seen mostly adults or just older people in general make such comments. But today...I come into class (5th grade)....and this girl exclaims.........(yes, exclaims).......with a huge grin on her face (yes, a huge grin)..."You look tired!" I replied back with, "So do you." (Yup...I said that to a student. Bad, bad, RV). I complimented one of the boys in that class.....told him that I liked his glasses and that he looked handsome in them. Same 'lil girl blurts out "I think they look geeky." Mind you....she herself wears glasses too, lol. And the ironic thing is that a few weeks ago she didn't want to wear glasses for fear that she'd look like a nerd. So, I give the girl a lecture....and she got upset. Found out that.....LATER on today......she had told another teacher, "You look sick." That teacher did not look sick....and is always very well put-together and dresses stylishly, etc. I find it odd that this girl just didn't learn from her mistake....when I had her first period....and repeated it again. She's not known to be te brightest...but still it's odd for a 10-year-old girl to be behaving like that. Don't know if she's just that clueless or if there's deliberation. If it's the latter....she sure is getting a head start.
But still....back to the point....how many of you get annoyed with such questions/comments especially when you don't feel tired/sad/sick, etc. While I understand that some people say these things in a sympathetic way...and with sincere concern......I think others might say it to bring you down. When you get the feeling that it's the latter.........how do you respond?
*** Mods....please let this thread stay in the Fashion forum please as I believe it's relevant. Don't move it to Life and Relationship or All Views. Thank you.
I've seen mostly adults or just older people in general make such comments. But today...I come into class (5th grade)....and this girl exclaims.........(yes, exclaims).......with a huge grin on her face (yes, a huge grin)..."You look tired!" I replied back with, "So do you." (Yup...I said that to a student. Bad, bad, RV). I complimented one of the boys in that class.....told him that I liked his glasses and that he looked handsome in them. Same 'lil girl blurts out "I think they look geeky." Mind you....she herself wears glasses too, lol. And the ironic thing is that a few weeks ago she didn't want to wear glasses for fear that she'd look like a nerd. So, I give the girl a lecture....and she got upset. Found out that.....LATER on today......she had told another teacher, "You look sick." That teacher did not look sick....and is always very well put-together and dresses stylishly, etc. I find it odd that this girl just didn't learn from her mistake....when I had her first period....and repeated it again. She's not known to be te brightest...but still it's odd for a 10-year-old girl to be behaving like that. Don't know if she's just that clueless or if there's deliberation. If it's the latter....she sure is getting a head start.
But still....back to the point....how many of you get annoyed with such questions/comments especially when you don't feel tired/sad/sick, etc. While I understand that some people say these things in a sympathetic way...and with sincere concern......I think others might say it to bring you down. When you get the feeling that it's the latter.........how do you respond?
*** Mods....please let this thread stay in the Fashion forum please as I believe it's relevant. Don't move it to Life and Relationship or All Views. Thank you.
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