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Nice things people have said to you

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WhoRemembersMarbleBars · 29/09/2023 19:16

What are the nicest things someone has said to you, that have really stayed with you? A warm and fuzzy Friday night thread ☺️
These are mine:

Nice things about my DC, someone once told me "they are so polite, you can tell they've had a lot of time spent on them ❤️"

A pupil (ASD, ADHD) I teach, told me he wanted to be back in my class because I was "a joyful teacher".

What are yours?

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Lucy Long Socks · 29/09/2023 23:29

Puffalicious · 29/09/2023 23:11

That's not true. You've just not met your tribe yet. 💛

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That's kind. Thanks.💖 But I'm 53! I think that ship has sailed. 😂

FunnysInLaJardin · 29/09/2023 23:29

a couple of my good friends say that they question themselves 'what would Funnys do' in any given situation which is a huge compliment and also quite funny from my American friend who also equates it with 'what would Jesus do' 😁

Vallmo47 · 29/09/2023 23:30

A 10 year old girl I sometimes walked to school with (obviously my daughter came too 😂 but they weren’t close friends, more like acquaintances) gave me a Mother’s Day card a few days prior to the day. I was absolutely flabbergasted as this girl lives with her mum and younger siblings. It was such a beautiful card and inside it read “You are the mum I wish I’d had. I hope your children appreciate you”.
Her mum isn’t there for her, for reference, and I guess at times I’ve looked out for her like a mum would- just little things like lending her a sweater and making sure she has enough food for school. It greatly saddens me that she has to raise her siblings because her mum cannot cope.

I still see her now and I will never forget her words to me.

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PowerVandhana1986 · 29/09/2023 23:32

Goodspeech

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Vallmo47 · 29/09/2023 23:30

A 10 year old girl I sometimes walked to school with (obviously my daughter came too 😂 but they weren’t close friends, more like acquaintances) gave me a Mother’s Day card a few days prior to the day. I was absolutely flabbergasted as this girl lives with her mum and younger siblings. It was such a beautiful card and inside it read “You are the mum I wish I’d had. I hope your children appreciate you”.
Her mum isn’t there for her, for reference, and I guess at times I’ve looked out for her like a mum would- just little things like lending her a sweater and making sure she has enough food for school. It greatly saddens me that she has to raise her siblings because her mum cannot cope.

I still see her now and I will never forget her words to me.

Oh wow that is so sad but so beautiful how you’ve made such a wonderful impact on the girl.

She sounds incredibly mature for her age probably due to all the responsibilities she’s had piled on her.

That is nice you still get to see her.

WtP · 29/09/2023 23:37

Something my mum said to me when she was trying to give me the same amount of money that she gave to my sister & I refused
"why do you have to be so bloody independent?"
My reply was "I guess I'm a product of my parents"

Her reply was "Bugger you've got me there" 😊

I miss my mum so much 😢

Catsmere · 30/09/2023 06:40

I had a lovely one today. I mentioned to the vet that my cat has monthly B12 shots, and she said “Oh, is she due for one now?” “No, I give them to her at home, she had it the other day,” I said, and she said to DCat “You have a very good mother, do you know that?” 😄

Not too long ago a woman stopped by me in a cafe and said “May I ask what you use on your hair? It looks amazing!” I was so flattered!

SnowfallSnowball · 30/09/2023 07:27

This is such a lovely thread! 😊

I am a single parent with a 16 year old daughter and my friend who I’ve known for about 20 years said to me ‘I was talking about you (to another friend) and said how amazing you are that you’ve done such a great job of raising your daughter and I’m so proud of you!’ I really appreciated it, it’s been such hard work, my mum died when I was 12, so have been blagging this whole motherhood thing!

I also started a new job recently and colleagues have been so complimentary ‘you’re amazing, I’ve been singing your praises, you’re so great at what you do, you’re such a pleasure to work with’. Guess it’s still early days 😆 but so nice of people to say those things!

Puffalicious · 30/09/2023 11:26

Lucy Long Socks · 29/09/2023 23:29

That's kind. Thanks.💖 But I'm 53! I think that ship has sailed. 😂

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Never too late. I'm 51 & made a great, new friend last year. I also saw a very old friend this week- hadn't seen her in 25 years as she moved abroad- it was wonderful to see her, and whilst it might only be once a year or so, it'll be so lovely.

OnAFrolicOfMyOwn · 30/09/2023 11:30

I wish I could think of something. My good deeds are never noticed!

Pumpernickles · 30/09/2023 12:41

On holiday in France as a teenager, an old lady stopped my mum to say that her daughter was "joli". My sister said thank you, but it turned out to be about me. A real bright spot after spending my life in my sister's shadow.

Yettisrus29 · 30/09/2023 12:55

I was in the queue in the supermarket once when the lady behind just said "you have lovely curly hair, is it naturally curly" and when I said yes she went "you are so lucky, it's lovely".

My hair is a pain and never looks tidy but to other people it's wonderful. I don't think I had done anything special to it either.

Another time I was having my make up done when the make up artist said how lovely and long my eyelashes were, in fact she said I didn't need mascara.

Lou670 · 30/09/2023 13:03

This was years ago when my now adult daughters were young children. We were staying in a UK hotel and I left the girls in the dining room at breakfast time whilst I quickly nipped to reception. I had gone to get some brochures on what we could do for the day. I think the girls were 7 and 4 at the time and were the only children staying in the hotel. I returned and an elderly disabled lady called me over to her table. My heart dropped thinking the girls had misbehaved. She said 'Your girls are an absolute credit to you. The eldest has been back and forth to the buffet table getting things for her sister. She then asked me if I wanted anything and has been getting things for me too'. The lady was recently widowed and her and her husband always stayed at that hotel. It was her first time staying without her husband. That has never left me, the girls are 25 and 22 now!

MaidOfSteel · 30/09/2023 13:22

This thread is lovely. Just goes yo show how even a small compliment in passing can really make someone's day. 😊

Zola1 · 30/09/2023 13:29

I work with children and recently I've told a 17 year old that I'm moving on. She said "you're the sweetest person ever thank you so much for everything you've done for me ill remember you forever". 🥰🥰🥰

I'm v lucky really I work with wonderful colleagues who often say lovely things to me about my work/personality.
Quite a few times people comment on my face etc just randomly, which is kind, although it always means most when it comes from teenage girls as they can be witches so if they say you're pretty, they mean it 🤣

ShooLala · 30/09/2023 13:35

Playing I-spy many years ago: something beginning with B and one of the girls said “ShooLaLa, beautiful”

ThreeKneeRepeater · 30/09/2023 13:37

I had coffee and a catch up with a friend. When we were getting up to go she told me “ I love seeing you. You do my heart good”

Vegemiteandhoneyontoast · 30/09/2023 13:39

I visit a lot of elderly people at home and after one session, a lovely old gentleman said to me, 'Thank you for the work you do, thank you for your company and thank you for being you'. I thought that was really kind of him.

Vegemiteandhoneyontoast · 30/09/2023 13:44

Another one, but I said it so it's the other way round. I've been going to the same hairdresser for many years and she's wonderful. She's the salon mother figure and loves the role. One day we were standing by the till while she made my next appointment and I said to the young member of staff nearby that she reminded me of my niece, in a good way. The hairdresser said 'Who do I remind you of?'. I looked at her for a moment and said 'You remind me of a Fairy Godmother'. She exclaimed loudly, burst into tears and gave me a big hug. It was lovely.

Cephalaria · 30/09/2023 13:56

DS's partner said to me "I always love coming to yours, it makes me feel very comfy and at home straightaway"
Couldn't ask for more.

RumNotRun · 30/09/2023 14:03

I had a tempestuous relationship with my dad and step mum, he always took her side which made growing up difficult. One day we were pulling up the carpet in our new house and I said "when I grow up I want to have a house like this" My step mum replied that I better marry a rich man then 😮 Dad, without prompting, said that his daughters are clever enough to earn their own money and don't need to rely on a man for anything. I was gobsmacked. Not only had he defended and complimented me (albeit in a way that also complimented him) but he'd insulted his wife. That never happened before or since, but it's stayed with me for 30 ish years.

Blackcountryexile · 30/09/2023 14:15

I'm a trustee for a small charity. After a meeting with a manager she kindly sent me a message saying she felt I understood her situation and I didn't judge.
I've worked in a similar role and I felt no one really appreciated me and I was definitely judged. I am so pleased that I am able to support her so she doesn't feel like I did.

OneTitWonder · 30/09/2023 14:15

Someone I mentored at work years ago recently told me I’d changed the course of her life because I was the first person who’d showed her how to believe in herself.

43ontherocksporfavor · 30/09/2023 14:20

Colleagues often tell me I made them feel really welcome when they started because I was smiley and checked in on them. I do make a point of doing that as I find so many people unsmiley.
I get told I’m funny.I do like a laugh. DH says he loves that I can talk to anyone on any level and he never worries about me if we go to a work thing where I don’t know anybody.

RandomUsernameHere · 30/09/2023 14:23

That my DC are a credit to me