Girlfriend Australia - April 2016__

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e’veallbeenthere.

You’re tr ying your

hardesttobethe

magical, delightful,

funnyunicornthatyouare,butyour

boss/teacher/friend’smumisjustnot

responding to your bewitchery. It’s not

ashardtogetthemonboardasyouthink.

Ifafull-oncharmoffensive isn’t working,

try these tips...

Youspendsomuchtimeathersyoumay

aswell be sisters, so it kinda makes sense

thatyou’dwannagetalongwithher

fam.Butsometimesitcanbeawkswhen

theywon’tstopactinglikeyou’reabad

influence.Inthiscase,alittlepoliteness

cangoalongway.

TRYSAYINGTHIS:“Itwassoniceof

\RXWRLQYLWHPHWRGLQQHU'R\RXQHHG

DQ\KHOSFOHDQLQJXS"œThey’ll appreciate

your good manners AND take note of your

initiative. Win.

Everbeencalledoninclasstoansweraquestionyourteacherknowsyou’re not prepared for?

Betitfeltliketheywerepickingonyoujusttomakeapoint,right?Maybe,maybenot.But

what’sclearistheywantyoutotakethewholethingmoreseriously.Provetothemyou’re

notjusttreatingtheirclasslikeabludgeandthey’llstopbeingsuchabuzzkill.

TRY SAYING THIS:Œ&DQ,WDONWR\RXDERXWDSUREOHP,KDGZLWKP\KRPHZRUN"œ

The aim of the game is to show you’re taking school seriously, without looking like

you’re trying to be the teacher’s pet.

You’vebeenofficialforawhilebutbae’s

parentsstillwon’tletyouhangoutmid-

week.Soundfamiliar?Thismightnotbe

somethingyoucanchangecompletely–

butkeeptakingthehighroadandbeing

politeandcourteous.Youcouldeven

loosenthemupwithacomplimentthey

totally won’t be expecting.

TRY SAYING THIS:Œ,

YH KHDUG \RX PDNH

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FRRN"œThis line will butter up your partner’s

’rents AND make your bae look good!

Soyou’veaskedtoleavealittleearlyto

make it to your nan’s birthday dinner and

your boss just threw you major shade...

again.Itcanfeelseriouslysuckytowork

inanenvironmentwhereyoudon’tfeel

respected.Thegoodnews?It’snothing

alittletwo-waycommunicationcan’tfix.

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some constructive advice and you’ll be

more likely to get lucky next time you

have to change a shift.

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The bestie’s ’rents

the troublesome teacher

The (not so) in-laws

On-screen grown-ups we def want on-side.On-screen grown-ups we def want on-side.

The grumpy boss

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