What is the best compliment you have ever received?

laprimaJenny

We’ve all given and received compliments and praise, but certain ones tend to stand out from the rest. Sometimes it’s not simply what was said but it’s what you needed to hear in that moment.

Please feel free to share those moments that stood out to you.

your_future_ex_wife

My sixth grade teacher wrote in my autograph album, “A bright, articulate girl - now if you’d only get organized!” I knew I was disorganized but it was the first time anyone had told me my strengths in specific terms. Thank you, Mrs. Vargas.

The_Devil_In_Miss_Jones_

That I'm a great mom. It's the best compliment I could ever receive. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed because I have to do everything on my own and sometimes I wonder if I'm doing enough. Especially in the last year with my kids father passing away and health issues I've had to deal with. When someone acknowledges everything I do it touches my heart and gives me that little boost I sometimes need and it reminds me that I really am doing the best I can.

laprimaJenny

I’ll never forget what my eldest daughter told me when she was ten. The two of us were driving home from her soccer game when she said, “Mom, you’re different than the other mothers. When I’m playing on the field, you don’t go on your cell phone the entire time and actually watch me play. The other moms just say, ‘That’s nice,’ and don’t even look.” I had been feeling as if I failed at being a good parent at that point in my life. So her comment really mattered to me in that moment and helped me gain a better perspective of reality.

dlbohl1991

I’ve always felt small and a guy from my dads work at a cookout said it looked like I was a pretty big guy like I had some size to me:) I know it sounds lame but it made me feel good.

your_future_ex_wife

irishiwasfitter wrote: »

I remember like two years ago I was in the mall and this little girl was pointing at me and smiling saying, “princess, princess” to her mum 😂😂 I know it sounds so silly but it really made me so happy and I almost cried

Well, you do have that lovely hair and sparkly eyes and a sort of magical look about you. ❤️

your_future_ex_wife

Also: “cute onion”

mattig89ch

The one and only time I've ever gotten complimented at work, for how far I've come with my weight loss. By far, the best compliment I've ever received. Bar none.

seltzermint555

These are so great, I love reading them!

"you're the smartest person I know" - I have heard this in wildly different situations from very different people and it is by far my favorite.

justanotherjenn

My favorite compliments are about my personality, because it's not something I can change. I have been a sarcastic, moody jerk since birth, so if someone thinks I'm smart or funny, I'm like OMG I LOVE YOU.

pizzamyheart

I wore eyeliner once. My daughter said I looked pretty “just like a vampire”.

Tigg_er

What a great Mom your Daughter is

mattig89ch

justanotherjenn wrote: »

My favorite compliments are about my personality, because it's not something I can change. I have been a sarcastic, moody jerk since birth, so if someone thinks I'm smart or funny, I'm like OMG I LOVE YOU.

I love that kind of sense of humor. Though it does take me a bit, to realize folks like you are actually joking.

smoofinator

"Sarah's effing hilarious!"

InspectorRed

This literally just happened! I have been asking to go through the project manager training in my company for 3 years....well, my boss just told me he is going to get me in a class this fall and both he and his boss told me they think I am going to be a great project manager! My boss rarely gives positive feedback so this is big!

Motorsheen

" Well..... you're not a complete *kitten*. "

kam26001

I had to go to a funeral this one time (I know right, what an inconvenience) and afterward there was a backyard cookout type thing. I went up to the BBQ pitmaster with my buns and garnishes meticulously laid out and politely asked for a burger. I guess I always say please whenever I ask for anything because a relative who was standing behind me was quite impressed and said, "Wow, you are always so nice."

I just shrugged at her comment and said "well". Then she jokingly goes, "Just tell him to give you a burger."

Hit her with one more shrug and topped my burger as I walked away.

What I later realized, while alone in contemplation, is that please's and thank you's can make us the gatekeepers of peace in this world of ours. And with a newfound awareness that I have an unlimited reserve of it is one of the most powerful feelings I've ever felt. To think it all manifested from a dead person and a burger... but that's usually how it goes.

Motorsheen

kam26001 wrote: »

I had to go to a funeral this one time (I know right, what an inconvenience) and afterward there was a backyard cookout type thing. I went up to the BBQ pitmaster with my buns and garnishes meticulously laid out and politely asked for a burger. I guess I always say please whenever I ask for anything because a relative who was standing behind me was quite impressed and said, "Wow, you are always so nice."

I just shrugged at her comment and said "well". Then she jokingly goes, "Just tell him to give you a burger."

Hit her with one more shrug and topped my burger as I walked away.

What I later realized, while alone in contemplation, is that please's and thank you's can make us the gatekeepers of peace in this world of ours. And with a newfound awareness that I have an unlimited reserve of it is one of the most powerful feelings I've ever felt. To think it all manifested from a dead person and a burger... but that's usually how it goes.

My take from this.... is that you should always meticulously lay out buns and garnishes; always.

LyndaBSS

When I was feeling fat and ugly and my gorgeous husband put his hand on my heart and said "this is what I love". ❤