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What's the loveliest thing that anyone has ever said to you and it really registered?

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Megglevache · 23/01/2013 10:57

Feelgood please....no mervin' or talking about bum and banjos.

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Megglevache · 23/01/2013 13:28

Princerogers I was told almost the same.

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PrinceRogersNelson · 23/01/2013 13:25

When it became clear that my DD has special needs a friend of mine told me that she would thrive in our family.

I know she meant it and it wasn't too soppy and she didn't tell me that we had been chosen [hmmm], simply that if she had special needs that she had luckily been born in to a good family.

I still think of it often when I am down.

NanoNinja · 23/01/2013 13:20

Applepippa - that's so lovely!

Mine - my grandad had dementia and towards the end of his life really only knew my dad. I remember visiting him in a home - I must have been 18 or so - he clearly didn't recognise me or my siblings. But he told me I had a lovely smile. Has stayed with me 18 years later.

More recently, I was in hospital after having had my DS, struggling with breast feeding a week after the birth, no friends or family (live abroad), crying on an hourly basis. A lovely midwife told me that I would be a great mum, that I had the motivation to keep going. Was exactly what I needed to hear. Still well up thinking about it.

performancegirl · 23/01/2013 13:13

After being together with my DP for about 3 weeks he said to me' i've had other girlfriends but you make me want to build a house and protect it'. He was a little drunk at the time but is the most lovely romantic thing anyone has ever said to me Smile Smile

cjbk1 · 23/01/2013 13:09

My colleague let slip that my boss thinks "you're an excellent (dental) nurse" this is from a man who's NEVER happy Smile
other than work; my longtime friend once said "you're one of those annoying people who looks good in photos"
both shallow I know Wink

ToriaPumpkin · 23/01/2013 13:01

When I announced my pregnancy with DS a friend told me "You'll be a great mum, let's face it, you've been a mum to most of us for years."

raininginbaltimore · 23/01/2013 12:55

I've had a difficult 6 months, dd has reflux and is very high maintenance. I was talking to my CPN about how awful I felt, and admitted that it felt unfair that some people had "dream" babies etc. Bascally why me, why us.

She said maybe it wasn't a punishment as such, but maybe other people wouldn't have coped with the hospital admissions, screaming, lack I sleep . Maybe I have dd BECAUSE I am so patient, so resilient an able to cope.

Made me feel warm.

Borntobeamum · 23/01/2013 12:55

I have 3 amazing children and 3 totally amazing grandchildren, with our 4th overdue.
I was sat reading with them one day in the library, and the librarian came over and quietly said, you know, you were born to be a mum.

I've never forgotten her kind words.

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Megglevache · 23/01/2013 12:55
Grin
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FreedomOfTheTess · 23/01/2013 12:53

NB: I can't take all the credit, DH has been in DS1's life since he was a toddler!

FreedomOfTheTess · 23/01/2013 12:52

When one of DS1's (13) teachers told me that DS1 is a "fine young man" and he is a "credit to you."

DS1 was born when I was 19, his father did a runner faster than Usain Bolt, and if the Daily Hate Mail is to be believed, DS1 should have been on a fast track to yob-hood.

It's nice to be a living, breathing example that having a baby as a single teenager isn't the end (as the DM would have people believe).

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Megglevache · 23/01/2013 12:48

Trainers....wow your .MIL sounds like a treasure!

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Megglevache · 23/01/2013 12:47

Gah ....SOH is right......no more.

[Grin]

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rockinastocking · 23/01/2013 12:45

Oh, and more romantically, when dp was pressing his suit, so to speak, he wrote me an email which was so full of compliments it took my breath away.

He wrote "Whenever you're in a group of people, you are always at the centre. Not because you want to be, but because people will naturally put you there. I've never met anyone like you."

I was feeling very down on myself at the time and had anxiety, so his words gave me so much confidence.

Bless him Smile

Bearfrills · 23/01/2013 12:45

Such a small thing but at the weekend we had a good 5-6 inches of snow and I needed the shop. Its a quarter of a mile away and normally takes me nothing to pop there and back on foot. I had 17mo DD in the buggy and 3yo DS in the sledge, walking pushing the buggy in front of me and pulling the sledge behind by tying the rope around my waist. It took me an hour to walk there as the snow was just churning up under the buggy and I kept getting stuck.

A woman passing smiled at me, smiled at the DCs and told me "you've got a heart as big as a lion's".

It made my day :o

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Megglevache · 23/01/2013 12:41

Hey SOH ...good...although laid up on the sofa as I'm feeling a bit fluey...how is the rugger monkey?
Feel the love eh?

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womblingalong · 23/01/2013 12:40

Wow, Apple, you made me break out the tissues,

everybodysang · 23/01/2013 12:40

Apple that has made me well up - so so so lovely.

TrainersNotHeels · 23/01/2013 12:38

After a long labour ending up in an emergency c-section, my lovely MIL when she arrived at hospital tore her eyes away from dd just long enough to look at me and say 'I am so proud of you'.

She is fab in so many ways but I'll never forget that Smile

rockinastocking · 23/01/2013 12:37

When I went to see my nephew play a gig he introduced me to his band. The drummer shook my hand and said "So you're the awesome auntie."

Was very chuffed Smile

Pagwatch · 23/01/2013 12:32

Oh Apple!

DuchessFanny · 23/01/2013 12:31

Apple !! crying now !

CharlieSilver · 23/01/2013 12:30

DP and I were in town and we were mucking about a bit and giggling when an old lady came up to us and said "What an absolutely lovely couple you are"

Was very sweet.

ShowOfHands · 23/01/2013 12:28

Oh lordy

ApplePippa and Paggy have ruined me.

Meggle, this thread is terrible. You must have it deleted. How's 2013 treating you?