Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for January 28, 2021

And boo to yoo too!

That’s not why she shouted “BOO!” Dakota.

You can’t just decide to change someone’s mentality. Even with their consent, it has to happen naturally. And I don’t see this approach working. So my new plan is to give Dakota a Shield of Boringness so that people don’t notice that she’s not actually shallow.

A child’s logic.

can any bright ideas yourself, Dakota, on how to get rid of the weirdness you caught form Phoebe?

this is why you’re Dweeb Phoebe . You do things like this.

’fess up, Phoebe. You wanted to do just that for the longest time, right? :D

That’s probably my favourite joke from Buffy.

Hammer, apply directly to forehead.

At least she’s trying something.

Remind her that the truly cool care not a fig for the opinions of others. They already know they’re cool.

It is an interesting question … I was raised not to particularly care about popularity, and not to crave that sort of external validation. However, it took some time and certainly I am not immune to feeling rejected. So, for someone who had embraced that – how do you change yourself? I’m certain one can, but I’m curious how.

Truly cool people don’t care what others think about them.