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Compliments…

Okay, today i noticed that compliments are really important to a person. It gives the will to keep going. it gives the courage. Overall, it just makes us feel better. So why can’t people give them more?

In my family, my mum and sister, out of all of us my sister gets all of them, i don’t get any. I need them, i have very low confidence in myself. but my mums always like ‘maria your so beautiful’ ‘your so smart’ and I’m sick of it. i cant exactly say ‘mum give me a compliment.’

The thing is i have a youtube account, its mostly rants, and a bit of philosophy, and the people who watch them send me comments like ‘you know what, your a very intelligent girl’ and ‘your very mature for you age’ and they make me feel happy, so why can’t my mum and sister give me them? i admit im not perfect, but im not stupid, im not useless. all i want is to be told it by my mum every so often.

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LocoLamigra31 offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
US | 7 months, 2 weeks ago (2 minutes after post)

They often say people who just look down on other peers like that are usually jealous. Maybe they know they are horrible hideous people in the side and your not so they don’t give it to you.

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Not Me offline Verified User (1 year, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 7 months, 2 weeks ago (4 minutes after post)

Perhaps she gives it to your sister because she sees that yous sister needs it more.

Do you think that is a possibility?

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231me231 offline Verified User (1 year, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 3 #
An Unknown Location | 7 months, 2 weeks ago (7 minutes after post)

no she perfect as it is! shes got everything, a job, a boyfriend, money, everything she wants, so i dont get it! :’(

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braun offline Verified User (2 years, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
Prior Lake, MN, US | 7 months, 2 weeks ago (10 minutes after post)

Sometimes it is those who love us the most that have the hardest time saying it. In families people often forget that they need to say things like “good job”, “i’m proud of you”, or any genuine complement. Your mom and sister probably know your smart and mature, they just don’t feel the need to say it to you because they assume you already know how they feel about you. If you really want to hear them say it out loud there are only two ways i can think of to do it. one, ask them if they think your smart, mature, etc. Two, wait until they say it on their own. Option two might take a long time, but when they do finally tell you it will be genuine and make you feel better then 1,000 youtube comments ever will.

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Twerty offline Verified User (1 year) Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
An Unknown Location | 7 months, 2 weeks ago (13 minutes after post)

With all due respect, I think depending on your mum for compliments and self-esteem is a bit… well… childish? It’s not enough to get them from total strangers? Imho, if you need self-esteem that badly, I humbly suggest that you look inside, not out… >_>’

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An Unknown Location | 7 months, 2 weeks ago (15 minutes after post)

well considering i am a child i think i can get away with it. but i never got any even when i was little, i cant remember wen my mum last said your a good girl.

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littlenick offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 133 #
An Undisclosed Location | 7 months, 2 weeks ago (23 minutes after post)

For what is worth, I think you’re a very beautiful girl. :)

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LocoLamigra31 offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
US | 7 months, 2 weeks ago (27 minutes after post)

mmm maybe that’s it…maybe she is a fake person who has all these things so she refuses to acknowledge it. Or maybe she is just a complete selfish person who just puts others down to make them selves feel better.

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An Unknown Location | 7 months, 2 weeks ago (30 minutes after post)

I never got any when I was little, really, and I never get any now, either. Not just from my parents, but from anyone. Heck, to be honest, I can’t think of any positive qualities I have myself, really. It’s the failures that are noticed and scrutinized much more than the successes. Personally, it’s enough for me just not to get screamed at. I was lately just punished for having my only Christmas present stolen, over Easter break, a present I told my parents before receiving it several times I did not want to get. My mother was screaming something along the lines of ‘Just kill me!’. Compliments are nice when you receive them, but don’t try so hard to get the attention. You may find what people notice is not what you want to hear. Not trying to be harsh, just trying to offer some honest insight.

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LocoLamigra31 offline Verified User (1 year, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
US | 7 months, 2 weeks ago (30 minutes after post)

Sometimes you just need to love your self…when I wake up in the morning first thing I think is…**** i’m amazing works every time =)

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BoA offline Verified User (7 months, 3 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Unknown Location | 7 months, 2 weeks ago (44 minutes after post)

I’m sure it would mean a lot to you now, but just think of it this way: if you got the compliments all the time as your sister obviously do, they would probably mean less to you, it would lose it’s value. Maybe later in life, to your sister compliments she would get from someone won’t mean a lot, and she won’t be thankful. And that will show. Your time is gonna come- you are beautiful and smart, it just maybe takes time for other people to realize that! And when they do, compliments are gonna come- and not from just family, but also other people who will see your real beauty :D

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Barbyman offline Verified User (2 years, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 5 #
An Unknown Location | 7 months, 2 weeks ago (55 minutes after post)

Why not write your self a letter. “Dear Me ” You have been waiting for a Little compliment from any one for so many Years . You know that I’m not stupid dumb or ugly.why not say something like your lucky you are healthy you are young. I know the World is my Oyster And i love the World .I love my Sister my Mum .Sometimes i know i’m not perfect,but life is not perfect and Life is not fair to Millions of others who have nothing to eat ,no jobs have children who have to go to School hungry.Oh dear Me i could go on and on .LOVE you MUM ,Love you SIS…..Who knows ,I am not a religious person ,but life is what you put in to it..By the way if you have nothing to do just go on to barbyman.com and listen to some of his music…….

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arcamean offline Verified User (8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 7 months, 2 weeks ago (3 hours, 11 minutes after post)

Youve gotten alot of replied, but let me say this. You are a very beautiful girl, your picture shows confidence and fun.

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Zed offline Verified User (7 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 7 months, 1 week ago (3 days, 9 hours after post)

Maybe u care too much about what other people think.
Count your blessings as u are truly blessed in so many ways,
Focus on these positive things 90 oercent of the time and negatives
crap 10 % of the time or less . Negative thinking drags u down . Hang
out with positive people and be careful because u seem needy, dont let
someone use u. Ok my opinion good luck to u Ann

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An Unknown Location | 7 months, 1 week ago (3 days, 9 hours after post)

Omg plz noooo!! the cursed nickname! my names not ann !nooooooo! waahhhh gonna cry! its arn! ok!? annyia is pronounced r-knee-ya! arn! evil calling my ann! evil!

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