Please help DD11 come up with the best retort to boys ...

[WhatWouldFreddieDo]

... who comment on her mole.

DD has a large dark mole that is only exposed when she's wearing a swimming costume. She had a school swimming gala yesterday and a couple of the boys made comments. She was mortified and didn't say anything but has been really upset today.

She has another swimming session on Wednesday - what would be the best response, bearing in mind that she's in class with these same boys every day (tho thankfully not much more of this term)?

TIA

[twainiac]

Where is the mole? Could she cover it up? I know she shouldn't have to, but I have a mole on my upper thigh and when I was at school I was able to cover it with PE shorts. Not in swimming though.... I was a quiet, under confident kid and never could master the smart retorts, for me covering it up was a much less stressful option.
It doesn't bother me in the slightest now - the silly comments don't last forever, but it's not nice when you're going through it.

[Notso]

Thanks CiderwithBuda

[Runningoverthefields]

I'd go with either.
"Thanks, you've mentioned that already. Do you not remember, you were going on about it last time too?"
or
"If I looked like you I'd keep quiet and not draw attention to people's appearance. But you went the other way, didn't you? That is sooooo brave of you. You know, considering all you've got going on there."
or
'What?!! I've got something on me? Argh, get it off, get it off! Oh hang on, it's my mole. The same mole I had last time. Yeah, big flipping deal."
or
"You lot are like human spam just saying the same pointless thing over and over. It's so boring."

[WhatWouldFreddieDo]

Thanks so much for all the advice and stories.

We have agreed that a shrug and ' oh it's just my birthmark' is best, and to make sure her friends are all around.

Altho in fact of course 'beauty spot' would be much better - will try to persuade DD of this. (She's been calling it her mole for a while now because she googled all about them, so now knows the exact Latin name for her particular type)

[ContentedSidewinder]

We go with the "do you always ask such stupid questions?" or "do you always make such stupid comments?" followed by "do your parents know you are this stupid?" and said to a friend "here they go again with their stupid comments"

Works in year 6.

[ContentedSidewinder]

I have refrained from "did your Mum drop you on your head as a baby" although I am tempted.