A friend has written a funny and helpful blog post on compliments, and ways to ruin them. You should go read it!
It reminded me of a back-handed compliment I receive every now and then: a person, usually female, looks at my handwriting, and then says,
It reminded me of a back-handed compliment I receive every now and then: a person, usually female, looks at my handwriting, and then says,
You have really nice handwriting - FOR A BOY. :(
(Emphasis and smiley face mine). Because it is a given that the quality of even the best boy's handwriting is nowhere near the average girl's handwriting, so even though I think your handwriting is atrocious, you deserve a compliment out of pity because you're a boy and most boys are even worse than you at writing with their hands. Ugh.
Anyway, hope you're having a nice day! (For a wednesday).
Anyway, hope you're having a nice day! (For a wednesday).