Good put downs for unwanted advances?

[tenlittlecygnets]

Dd (16) and I were out the other day and were shouted at by some men - 'hello darlings how are you? Aw, why the long faces? What have we done?' when we ignored them.

What do you say in such circumstances?

We live by a canal and these guys were sat on the tow path and could see us coming and were watching us approach - made me feel so self conscious.

The other day dd was in the park with her Bf - socially distancing - and a group of older teens kept shouting over to her - she was in shorts and cropped top. She told them to fuck off but they kept shouting, so she finally came home and got changed. Any advice/suggestions for effective comeback?

Nobody? Bump

Best to ignore them as they thrive on attention. Why feed the ignorance?

I would say ignore too , pretend not to hear them.

If I get approached (usually asking for money !) I say "Je ne parlez Anglais" and hope the other person doesn't speak French .

My DD is regularly on the recieving end of looks, smiles, asking for her phone number etc. She ignores mainly or says "No , you're alright"

Once though I got realy pissed off at a girl (bit older than DD) who was looking her up and down quite obviously with a sneer . I know girls can look at girls but it wasn;r a "Do I know you" or "Where did she get those jeans" it was sneery .

So I said "Have you had a good look then" and walked away .

Nobody sneers at my daughter

Comebacks just encourage them. They enjoy it. They see it as you getting involved in the banter.

Ignore.

I would ignore but sometimes if I remember I will say something like “oh it’s you, how’s your Mum?” as if you know her. That usually stops them in their tracks. I’m way past getting any comments from men these days but use it for the cheeky teenager comments.

CatsMother66 - purrfect!

OP, please use that!

I'm fed up, not hard up!