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

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

A lovely colleague of mine (and friend) told me I should let my guard down a bit and allow more people to see the real me as he thinks my idiosyncrasies are adoreable... I've no idea why but I remember the conversation that day almost word for word.

I often hear that the mums at school and my DC's teachers refer to me as 'the pretty one with the lovely clothes'. I'm in my early 40's so this is nice to hear

After having ds other half looking all watery eyed and gushy looked over and said I'm so proud of you
... Was very cute and stuck in my head

That I was a 'real tonic' - from one of my old work colleagues.

When I had my first dc at 24 weeks I didnt get a chance to see him as he went to sbcu and I was in theatre with a retained placenta. When the midwife eventually took me down in a wheelchair she announced me as baby X's MUM-a mum! I hadnt thought of myself as a mum up until that point.

Sadly my ds only lived for 10 hours but I have never forgotten that moment.

My father and I have always had a difficult relationship, however he has a great relationship with my dh and they speak almost daily. Father and I rarely speak but dh told me that in conversation with him last week he referred to me using a term reserved only for my mother Mum died 10years ago, father adored her (still does) as did everyone who met her, she was the loveliest person you could ever wish to meet. I am always being told I am like my mum but father using that term made me believe he does indeed love me and I'm a nice person.

My DS (9) and I every night before bed:

Me: Night - love you.
DS: Night Mum, love you more.

And every so often "Mum, I love you more than chips, chinese rice & sweets" !!!

You are lush mummy because you keep all the noise down, drive slowly, always happy and look after me all the time. My DD says this to me several times daily..she has ASD.

She will then say, I hate noise...it hurts my ears, I hate going fast because its dangerous, I don't like sad faces and I hate other people.

This little saying is probably the reason I have never left her overnight, weekends etc since she been born.

Two things come to mind for me; a friend said to me recently "Sidge, you are incredible. You've had so much to deal with lately and you just get on with it; you are a wonderful mum and a fantastic friend and your children are a credit to you."

And the bloke I've been seeing for a couple of months said last week that he felt like he'd won the jackpot meeting me. Given that my marriage broke down due to my husband's ongoing affair with a 26 year old I had the self-confidence and self-esteem of a newt so his comment made me feel lovely

Sitting in a cafe with my DDs, 4 and 2yo eating cake and baby DD3 bfeeding. I was just chatting with the children, and trying to keep them from making too much noise or mess! An older woman came over from another table on her way out and said: 'My dear what wonderful children! And a wonderful mother. I've been watching the way you actually listen and talk to them. I'm a retired midwife and I miss the babies so much - can I just say forget the housework, forget all the unneccessary chores and keep doing what you're doing? It's over in a flash, though it might not seem like that now.'

I took her advice - my house is a tip, but hopefully my children are happy

I'm training to be a secondary school teacher. One of my low ability set kids asked a tough question today. I told him the answer and started to explain why as best I could for him. I ended with "do you see?" and he paused and said "not really Miss, but it's ok, I trust you." made my heart melt (and I explained it again, with a diagram/example and he got it!)

When I first started teaching, I had a very stressful lesson with a very difficult class and was close to tears afterwards.

A very experienced and grumpy colleague - who never spoke to anyone and hid behind his newspaper in the staffroom - I didn't think even knew my name - told me that I was a natural and that I had such a lovely calm presence that the children looked forward to coming to my class.

He never really spoke to me again but it didn't half make my day and stopped me being so hard on myself .

Oh these are so emotional and heart warming. It's great to see a steady trickle on here.

Thank you.

When I (white, middle class) had spent all day sorting out a problem that my client (ethnic and religious minority) had been battling with, and I had got her and her family a positive and life-changing outcome, she simply said "Thank you, Sister". When "Sister" is normally a term that she would reserve for someone close to her of her in her own minority group. The meaning behind it meant a lot to me.

My DM was asking me why I was still single recently, she said "I just don't understand, you're not even that ugly..." aaah mothers eh

My colleague recently referred to me as "sunshine itself". It sounds corny but I thought it was nice.

My favourite compliment though is when people tell me I'm good at my job, I'm a nurse and its nice to know I'm still good at it.

"You're a grafter and a good mother"

From 2 different people on two seperate occations. I will always love them for that, that small sentence gave me a massive boost in self confidence just when I needed it most.

I have one.

When the last Take That tour was on, I was going to see it with my best friend. I was chatting on the phone to my younger brother (a trendy London dj) and I mentioned I was going to see them. He replied "What do you want to do that for? It's for thirty something women with kids. )

I'm 36 and have 3 dcs but I was thrilled he didn't put me in that box. He just saw me as me. :)

when i was 17, my lovely auntie said how pretty i was and how lovely my skin was

i came from a household where we were never, ever complimented, so had grown up thinking i must be ugly, or at best, very plain

My daughter loves my moustache more than any other bit of me. Does that count?

After my 11 hour labour (following a 24 hour induction), DP told me I did so well and that I made it look really easy, which made me do this face but his heart was in the right place.

My MiL told me she really liked me and thought I was fantastic for her son. Probably would have meant more if she wasn't wankered and hadn't spent the last 8 years being a total bitch to me.

HV last week told me I wouldn't be eligible for a smear as I'd have to wait until I was 25. As a sleep deprived 29 year old with a 4 week old baby I took it as the ultimate compliment!

I really value work feedback,it means so much
a simple thanks,does suffice
someone once said,thanks for getting it and I did

Quite often get complimented on the dc's excellent manners and good behaviour - and occasionally people say it must be down to their mother.

Makes my heart burst with pride.

A very, very long time ago a stranger on a tube train wrote me a poem. he handed it to me just as he got off. I almost threw it away without reading it as I was afraid it might say something horrible or upsetting. But it was lovely, about my nice eyes, etc. I'm not the world's most confident or attractive person so it really boosted my morale.

I wish I had kept it.