I <3 my friends, don't get me wrong. They're really great friends and stuff. But the thing is, sometimes they can act so immature. They're definetly not like the kind of immature people who act stupid just to get attention. They literally act like 5-year olds most of the time. Like, we'll all be at a restaurant or something and start like, hitting and shoving each other and talk in this stupid little baby voice and just start talking really loudly and yelling like you see little kids do when they throw temper tantrums. I mean, I sometimes poke them too and stuff but they do it so much that it's rude and babyish and just WEIRD, especially in public places. And if I don't act like a 5-year old like they do, they totally ignore me. How can I tell them nicely that when they freaking push and slap eachother and yell in public places that they're being obnoxious to everyone else around them and that everyone stares at them like they're crazy? Is there any nice way to say that, like without mentioning that it's annoying and stuff, lol.
christina answered Tuesday May 1 2007, 4:54 pm: Maybe that's why your friends do it. For the expressions people give them, and for the thoughts of others. Yeah, they're being immature, but honestly, who isn't? Even the maturest person in the world can be a little immature sometimes. And as it's good to be mature, it's not good all the time. It makes you seem stuck up & like you can't have fun & like you have no sense of humor.
Just tell them that there's a time to be serious, and there's a time to be silly. There's also a place for it, and it's not out in public. If they don't seem to change or at least stop a little, then they don't seem to care & they didn't take what you said into any type of perspective. [ christina's advice column | Ask christina A Question ]
murderdoll_x answered Tuesday May 1 2007, 4:26 pm: There isn't really a nice way to tell them to stop without sounding passive and unsure about yourself, in my opinion. You just have to straight up say something like, "You guys are acting really immature, and it's kind of annoying." You have to let them know they are embarrassing you or else they will continue. Hope that helped :) [ murderdoll_x's advice column | Ask murderdoll_x A Question ]
softball_babe42 answered Tuesday May 1 2007, 3:52 pm: Well i dont know how old you and your friends are but it sounds like this is kinda ridiculous of them. Imma agree with you when you say it is really weird because no one wants to be seen with a whole bunch of kids that (im guessing your like 13 or up??) are acting like they are five years old. I belive that you HAVE to tell your friends that what they are doing is annyoing or else they wont get it. Tell them how weird they look in public and what it does to you. If they are your REAL friends they will understand and stop doing it and grow up. If not you can always make new friends, theres a lot of other people that wont act like that!! [ softball_babe42's advice column | Ask softball_babe42 A Question ]
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