The Backhanded Compliment

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    souvenirdarling's Avatarsouvenirdarling , 04-02-2011 11:54 AM
    Well done!!!!
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    ilidawn's Avatarilidawn , 04-02-2011 04:29 PM
    You handled that so well! I'm not so mature lol I probably would've gotten depressed. Good for you and great sense of humor!
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    Smiling_Sara's AvatarSmiling_Sara , 04-02-2011 09:04 PM
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    Originally Posted by starfishkitty
    So the other day, a customer came into my work who hadn't been in for, oh I'd say about 6 to 8 months. He looked at me and he was like "Oh wow!! You had your baby!!"

    I blinked. Then realized what he meant.

    Dryly, but with a smile, I was like... "Yeah... I started eating healthy and it came out."

    Believe it or not, it made me chuckle throughout the rest of the day... I think he was pretty relieved I wasn't angry! hehe

    saying something like that would of ruined my day.

    I've had people say "where's the rest of you" and I reply I kicked her to the curb. Or you look so great! You've lost a ton of weight! You look amazing. And I have never took those as backhanded comments. I've had ppl ask me if I don't like those comments cause it insinuates that I didn't look great before. But I don't. Those never bother me. Those in fact, make my day.
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    sz12wannabe's Avatarsz12wannabe , 04-02-2011 09:49 PM
    Oh my...if someone said that to me today I would just die! 82 lbs from now I would have the same sort of response. Keep it up!
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    starfishkitty's Avatarstarfishkitty , 04-03-2011 01:17 AM
    Thanks guys.... Back in the day I think it would have made me kinda more depressed as well, not just producing a TWINGE of "Oh gee thanks jerk".... and a much bigger twinge of "Yeah, I know I look way better".

    Guess you learn to roll with the punches as you go on!

    And, on top of it, I know how few people can actually do what I've done (and you guys too!!) and stick to it! So I know I should be proud.
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