How to take a compliment. By Missy Manners.

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.”