help me
By lols189
@lols189 (4742)
March 30, 2007 7:46pm CST
i have this cousin who is nearly 18. she is a few months younger than me and by god she irritates the skull off me. she has got my mobile phone number and she keeps texting me. numerous times i have told her stop bothering me as i really dont like this family member and still she chooses to ignore me. she is still texting me now and its like 01.43am and she is drinking. 1 min she is all nice to me and the next she is sending aggressive text messages to me. aaaaahhh she is so irritating!! if only i seen her now i would break her hands so she couldnt text me. i got in touch with my mobile phone provider and they told me i cant block her number and i would have to change to a new phone number. but why should i?? a lot of important people have my number. i am really fuming about this!!! can anyone give me advice please on what i can do?? all help is appreciated
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@jollyjeangiant (219)
• United States
1 Apr 07
Hmmm... you have a few options: A) I know it's hard, but if you ignore her completely for a couple weeks, this might stop. As in, don't talk to her, email her, respond to text messages, or even read the messages.
B) If she's the only person who texts you, on some phones you have different rings for different types of things the phone can do: calls, voice mail, texts; and you could turn the texts signal to silent. Or if each person can have a ring on your phone, turn hers to silent.
C) If she's not 18 yet, I'm guessing she still lives with your aunt and uncle? This might be a time to go over her head. I'm betting she's not paying for the phone, and I would hope they wouldn't approve of this.
D) If you're willing to go this far, lie. Tell her you got rid of your phone? Give her a number you know to be out of service, and then claim she's the only one having a problem?
E) This one's a little cruel. Tell her the truth in front of other people, people she wants the respect of. Ask her in front of her new bf why she'd rather text you drunk than talk to him. Ask her in front of her parents why she'd rather constantly text you than talk to her actual friends. Etc.
Good luck!
@lols189 (4742)
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1 Apr 07
i have ignored her for a long time but still she carries on to bug me. i can block her number on text messages which i have done but i cant block her calls. she doesnt live with her parents she lives alone and she has money to top up her phone all the time as she works. she doesnt have respect so she wouldnt care less as she will give her mum the 2 fingered gesture as this is the way she is. she was with her boyfriend last night when she was texting me and was drunk too. thanks for the brilliant ideas and i appreciate your response. thanks again
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@emisle (3822)
• Ireland
31 Mar 07
If your cousin isn't going to listen to you and leave you alone, and if you can't block her number, than it doesn't look like you've any other option than to change your number.
What I would do is make a list of all the numbers you have. Than when I got my new number I'd start by letting the most important people on the list know what my new number was. It may be an irritating task but if it gets your cousin to stop than it will be well worth it.
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@EvanHunter (4026)
• United States
31 Mar 07
That sucks sorry to hear about that. Remember those who anger us control us. Now onto the other side of it. I think she is definately looking for attention any way she can get it and even if you did change your number she might get it again and you would have went thru all that effort for nothing. As my drill instructor used to say there is a way to tell anyone to f'off while being tactful. If you are blunt with her and it still goes on why not have someone talk to her that she will respect your mother or hers I am thinking. I know she should respect your privacy but I think she is just dying for attention and probly wont let go till it is known how she is acting and if the family talks to her than she might be embarrassed because of her actions and decide not to do it anymore.
@lols189 (4742)
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31 Mar 07
i have politelt told her to f**k off but as i said she chooses to ignore me. shes jealous of me as i have more than her and she has tried on numerous times to get with my boyfriend but to no avail. she is always asking me where is he? she wont listen to any of our family as she is ignorant and just ignores everyone. thanks for responding
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
31 Mar 07
Well I do not know whhy her number can not be blocked I thught it was possible
Lols I think you only have the Option of a new Mobile Number you can always give your new Number to all the other People I think that is the only option you have
@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
31 Mar 07
The most effective way to get someone off your back is to ignore her. Just stop replying to her messages and pretend you have never received them. Try it! Once you take her to be invisible, she will get tired since you are not fun to play with anymore. :P
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@mummymo (23706)
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31 Mar 07
Sounds like she is a troubled youngster! ok Maybe your phone provider can't block her no but most phones allow you to block messages and calls from certain nos - have you had a good look round your menu to make sure you can't do this? If you can't I would simply ignore her - the more attention she gets , whether negative or positive , the more she will continue to call and text! Sorry this isn't more helpful but I hope you can get this sorted honey! xxx
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@lols189 (4742)
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31 Mar 07
i can block her text messages but not her phone calls. i take your advice and keep ignoring her and maybe she will give up in the end. if it continues then i will consider changing my phone number but i hope it doesnt get to this stage. thanks for responding mummymo
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@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
3 Apr 07
chack in your phone, but my phone has the option of selecting each individual number it's own ring tone. When my hubby calls me, it rings a certain way, my family, etc. I have put various people on a "silent mode" and therefore my line does not ring when they call. I work midnight shift and sleep in the day, so I leave my phone on in case of an emergency at school for my kids. I have found this individual ring tone thing to be very helpful. I only have the sound on for certain numbers. If that is not an option for you phone, you can change your number as well. I work for a Police Dept in the US and you could tell her to stop or you will call the police. Usually when we get "harassing" phone call reports, all it takes is the police to call the person or show up in person to talk to them ONCE.. then they never do it again You can check in your area and see if the police respond to these calls, as I am sure they should. It may seem extreme, but maybe that is just what she needs.. a little dose of reality !!
@someincome (785)
• India
31 Mar 07
I would like to say that first and foremost you should calm yourself down and not get so much angered by what is happening. It surely must be irritating but what really is happening is you're letting her make you get angered. You're giving your control to her. So don't let that happen.
It surprises me to know that its not possible for your operator to block the no. It is possible for operators to do that. I have 2-3 friends who have numbers blocked. There is a facility in the mobile handsets itself to put in screen numbers - messages from those numbers are directly deleted. Do you have it in your handset? If not, I'm sure there must be some third party software available to do that. Search for one in forums.
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@lols189 (4742)
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31 Mar 07
i can block her text messages but not her calls. i am not angered as she is only a stupid girl but what makes me angry is she continiously rings me early hours in the morning when i am trying to sleep and i dont wanna switch my phone off as i keep it on at all time incase of an emergency. thanks for your ideas
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@angelicEmu (1311)
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4 Apr 07
I know it must really rankle with you that you can't get her calls blocked, but if it's bothering you that much (and I can quite understand why), I really do advise you to change your number and let those important people know your new one. You shouldn't have to do that - you're quite right, and it is hassly, but I think the peace and quiet, and putting an end to her harrassment of you will be worth the effort. If it's the only way to stop her, which it sounds like it is, if she's not respecting your requests to stop pestering you, then it has to be worth taking the trouble. It's either going to be a case of letting her continue because of the principal, and getting madder and madder, or being proactive and doing something about it, which will solve your problem once and for all! Why suffer for longer than you have to :-)