[curiousteenager]

:mad: Everybody at school calls me chewbacca (that bis hairy thing off star wars :( ) because I have very hairy arms. I just shaved my arms and I don't know the consequences of this but I hope the kids at school won't tease me. :o It was so bad to the point that I never took my sweater off at school because I was so afraid of what theyd say. They don't know how much it hurts to tease me about something I can't change... but I guess with shaving my arms I did chande it. But know I worry about what they will say when they notice that my arms are no longer hairy!:confused: :eek: what should I do?

[Clough]

Hi, curiousteenager!

How do you react to others when they do make fun of you, please? How you react may be the reason that they choose to make fun of you. If you ignore them, what do you suppose will happen?

Hopefully, others will also be along to address your post.

Thanks!

[SimpleguyJoe]

What kind of reaction you give them will DEFINE how they treat you. If you ignore them it might not stop but won't be as bad. If you try to argue it will be worse. You really just kind of have to let it die out on it's own.

Do you have any other school problems?

Maybe if you do, you should get into wheight classes and try out for some kind of after school program.

[SimpleguyJoe]

Umm I was just reading another one of your posts. You're a girl, you have every right to shave your arms, legs and anywhere else you don't want hair.

So also disregaurd my wheights idea and pick up something like running or track.

[aaj2008]

Yeah get involved... you'll find people who want to hang out with you and enjoy your company no matter what you look like... some people are just nice... some are "aholes"... everyone grows up eventually and realizes no one is perfect

[jrsg]

I would say just agree and go along with it. People will tease you FOR the reaction. If you get really sad about it, or get mad and run away, you are giving them what they want. As a teen myself, I know that teens can be EVIL. As evil, and awful as it sounds, they just want to see you sad.

[Absolute]

Well, first off never EVER shave your arms. It makes your arm hairs grow back thicker and not as smooth as before. They get rougher then they were before. Secondly, you shouldn'y worry about what they say. I mean, hun, they're people just like you and me. I'm pretty sure that if someone compared me to a hairy beast I'd be hurt too. Don't even worry about it, you're unique and quite honostly; wonderful. You should never EVER care about what people say. It really doesn't matter. Because when you grow up and get out of high school and you have a successful job and they don't you'll think about how much time you wasted worrying about people like them when really, the whole time, they were really worried about themselves. So don't sweat the small stuff. (and go and get your arm hairs waxed. It's way better for them. Plus, they take a WAY longer time growing back.)

[irene94]

Frist off all don't save them go to a store and buy cream

[NallaNeedsYou]

If they tease you about having hair on your arms then they are childsih and immature. These are not people you need to impress. If a guy cares about how you look you don't need to worry about him especially if he is 'fit' himself. Remember to be yourself and then the people you should be interested in being around will notice who you are and like you for it. Don't be intimidated by their immature mentalities, rise above it and you will become a better person.

[Kendy_15]

It doesn't matter about what other people think of you... we all have hearts. They all beat the same. Get involve in sports, clubs, hang out with friends... people who care about you... making new friends is always a plus. It doesn't matter what you look like either, everyone is beautiful in their own way. Once you get that confidence and stop caring about what people are saying about you. They might stop.

[progunr]

You got to get thicker skin, not less hairy arms.

You will never be able to change yourself enough to never get teased or made fun of by insecure, self loathing, stupid individuals.

I find nothing wrong with a girl, or woman, with hairy arms, in fact, I think it can be especially sexy, and if she's blond, incredibly sexy.

Learn to laugh at yourself a little, and to ignore the idiots, and quit trying to change yourself just to please them.

[bitofanoddbod]

This may not be the answer that you want to know, but I can't really help on the teasing issue
But I can tell you that many girls in my school had quite dark hairs on their arms and they just didn't like it , so I guess you could bleech it if it was too dark, or you could try using hair removal creams.
Don't shave your arms using a razor the hairs allways grow back thicker. Fact .
:) hope this helps