Anonymous: “I’m a 13 year old girl… if it becomes worse, then what am i going to do about it..?”

Hey, I’m a 13 year old girl and I’ve been street harassed since I was about 11-12 years old.
When I’m walking down the street a lot of cars honk at me or they slow down their cars and roll down their windows to start saying things to me like “u are really pretty” or “u have nice eyes”.
Some guys also scream at me from the other side of the street , screaming things like “hey pretty girl” or “hey girl, whats your number?”.
Some of them also come really close to me and whisper things in my ear like “hey beautiful” or “wanna go out of here?”.
Until now it hasn’t really bothered me that much, but it often does creep the hell out of me.
Since I’m still this young , and I can’t really protect myself from those guys, I’m a little scared that if this doesn’t end or it becomes worse, then what am i going to do about it..
xx

Anonymous

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1. hollaback! brussels says:

   August 17, 2012 at 21:56

   Hi Anonymous,

   Thank you so much for sharing your story.
   No one should have to face street harassment of any kind, at any age.
   We appreciate your bravery in sharing and we want you to know that we’ve Got your Back!

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