Offer advice to help the student try to fix the problem
Everyone says that I need to stop wearing my favorite sneakers because they are not
"cool.” They are my favorite shoes and my mom bought them for me with the money she had been saving up. How do I get the people to stop saying it's not cool?
First you believe in yourself and you stand up for your shoes that you like. For example, if they starting dating the sneakers are not”cool” you can say maybe to you but not to me. In a more directed way you could say “focus on your own shoes don’t judge mine.” Or if you want to be super direct “Who asked your opinion?”
