SKY Advice: Holidays Edition

Holiday ndio hii and we want you to enjoy it kabisa so tumewaletea a few scenarios ndio ukuwe ready just incase ujipate in a situation

Your Mission: Jaribu kuanswer these scenarios kama practise for saying NO in real life.

Round 1: Your Bestie Starts Vaping

“Your friend alianza kuvape and she invites you to a party. Mkichill unarealise vape inakuwa passed around na kuna watu watatu wanachukua puffs. Unafeel pressured to smoke but hautaki juu it's addictive. What do you do?”

• Say No: Unawashow it's not your thing. Wanakuskiza na wanakushow that they respect your decision. 
• Avoid: Unaamua kujiexcuse and tell them you need to use the washroom ndio ujitoe kwa hiyo story.
• Negotiate:  Unatry one puff bila ku-inhale then unaipitisha to the next person mbio mbio 
• Say Yes: Hutaki kupoesha bash so you try it out but afterwards unaanza kufeel shaky and anxious juu ya nicotine 

Round 2: Crush Sleepover

“Your crush alifind out it’s your 16th birthday so anataka kukupeleka date. After the date, he asks you to go to his house for a sleepover lakini you don’t know him vipoa sana so hauko sure. Utamjibu aje? ”

• Say No: Unamshow hutaenda juu you’re not comfortable with having a sleepover with him. 
• Avoid: Thank him for the date alafu mshow that ulikuwa na prior plans ya kuhangout with your girlfriends. 
• Negotiate: Tell him you will go lakini hakuna kitu itahappen. 
• Say Yes: Kubali juu alikupeleka date so hii inaweza kuwa a way of saying thank you ata kama hauko comfortable. 

Round 3: Pressured to have kids

“Beshte yako amekuja for some advice ju auntie yake ameanza kumshow that akimaliza high school and she turns 22 she’ll have to start getting kids, lakini she has goals anataka kuachieve before apate watoto. Utamadvice aambie aunty yake aje next time akimuuliza?”

• Say No: Tell her aunty to not tell her what to do juu hio decision ni yake kumake 
• Avoid: Mwambie the next time auntie yako atabring up hii story anaweza change the subject to something else to avoid discussing it 
• Negotiate: Anaweza ambia auntie wake that atathink about kids aki achieve goals zake 
• Say Yes: Mshow akubali tu so that aunty yake aache kumsumbua 

Round 4: HPV Vaccination

“Ulikua una watch show kwa TV na wakapeana numbers na statistics za women who are suffering from cervical cancer. During the show, you learnt kuna HPV vaccine which prevents cancer. You tell your mum that ungependa kupata hio vaccine but anasema amesikia stories about it na hayuko sure. Uta respond aje to her concerns?” 

• Say No: You tell her that the vaccine is safe na those are just rumours 
• Avoid: Una avoid kumconfront about it na una save hio conversation for another day. 
• Negotiate: Unamwambia mwende to the nearest hospital and learn about it 
• Say Yes: Unakubali tu na unaachana na hio story hata kama you still need it

Score yourself:

Round 1:

• Say No: +10 points 
• Avoid: +5 points
• Negotiate: -10 points 
• Say Yes: -5 points 

Round 2:

• Say No: +10 points 
• Avoid: +5 points
• Negotiate: -5 points 
• Say Yes: -10 points 

Round 3:

• Say No: +5 points 
• Avoid: -5 points
• Negotiate: +10 points 
• Say Yes: -10 points 

Round 4:

• Say No: +5 points 
• Avoid: -5 points
• Negotiate: +10 points 
• Say Yes: -10 points 

The Final Score:

• -10 - 0 points: Time to reflect

Ni time kuanalyze choices zako this holiday ndio usiregret. Make adjustments juu vitu unachagua saa hii zina affect future uyako.

• 0 - 10 points: Keep Leveling Up

Unamake good choices but kuna room for improvement. Usichague vitu zenye si true to you ama zenye zinaweza kuaffect baadaye.

• 15 - 30 points: You have the glow getter vibe

Una-navigate choices in a way that ina-align with the glow getter vibe! Stay confident in your choices boo :) 

Kumbuka, kila aspect of life kutakuwa na choices kumake - so chagua the option that aligns with your goals & what is true to YOU, si what watu wengine wanafanya.