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Kahlecia Brooks

Kahlecia Brooks is not a fan of strange, older men approaching her and wants guys to show respect.


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I’m on my cell phone, having an important conversation while standing near my house, when some random guy walks up and says, “What’s up shawty. You looking good in those tight jeans.” I was like, “huh?” Don’t get me wrong, the guy was fine as ever, but he was four times my age! Then, a few days later, I was just sitting outside my house, minding my own business, when one of my guy friends walked up with a couple of his guy friends. I didn’t expect anything but a regular old conversation. Instead, each one of the guys I didn’t know started saying thins like, “What’s your number” and “I’ll cook for you.” I didn’t even like that type of attention. Usually, I hang around males anyway, but solely because I feel like drama awaits when you are hanging with females. But when strange guys approach me, I think that is really creepy. It’s also annoying when guys that look like they could be my grandfather try to talk to me. I wish that all of these fellows could recognize that I don’t like it and respect me — and then maybe I would actually like to talk to them. Otherwise, it’s just freaky, crazy and nerve racking to experience this mischief.