Everyone loves a compliment.
Even me. But we don’t
always know how to take it.
Why is that?
Is it because of embarrassment?
Humility?
Or do we believe the deliverer
to be insincere?
I say enough of that.
We need to embrace every
compliment.
A simple thank you will do.
Here are some real life examples
from Missy Manners.
1.
Giver: “You have pretty eyes.”
Missy: “Thank you.”
2.
Giver: “Your hair looks nice. Today.”
Missy: “Uh. Thank you.”
3.
Giver: “ Your kids usually are so well-behaved.”
Brief moment of silence
Missy: "Thank you."
Now these are true life examples of
compliments that I
have received at some point in my life,
but the next one I will
never, ever forget. Ever.
I was 16. My future mother-in-law
was the giver. I didn’t know
how to respond to it then.
Still don’t.
Future MIL: “You remind me of Sissy Spacek.”
Sound of crickets.
Now, don’t get me wrong, but at 16 the only
thing I knew about Sissy Spacek
was “Coal Miner’s Daughter”.
And all I could think about was
her playing the guitar while barefoot
on the front porch
with kids running amuck around her.
This was most definitely NOT
a compliment to 16 year old me.
I remembered this not long ago, as I am
prone to do, and so I asked
my mother in law about it.
MIL: “I’ve always thought Sissy Spacek was cute.”
Missy: “Thank you.”
