Compliments shmompliments

Alright I will be the first to admit that I suck at receiving compliments. In fact, people that know me well know that usually the best and quickest method for raising my suspicion of you is to compliment me. I think it's part of the fat kid syndrome.

What is the fat kid syndrome you ask? Well that is when you grow up being fat and then suddenly end up losing weight. Suddenly you are being complimented on your physical appearance and that just ticks you off. For me this is a twofold problem that would take to long to go into and seriously I just need a therapist to get over my issues. In fact, I think I need a therapist in order to say I have issues because only therapists are qualified (along with psychiatrist and psychologists) to say you have issues. Otherwise you just have problems and are mental. Sooo... let's just forget about my mental problems for now and focus on compliments.

Yeah, I suck at receiving compliments, usually I believe that people have alterior motives for giving compliments so when a person compliments me I instantly raise my hackles. Why you ask? Well it's simple. People give me really fucked up compliments.

My top three favorites:

1. Has anyone ever told you that you look like Sandra Oh?
First off, my usual automatic thought is to say "Oh, is that because we all look alike?" I almost never say this. Then my second thought is, funny when Lucy Liu was popular everyone said I look like her. I guess I should be happy that people don't say I look like Jackie Chan or Jet Li, although it would be totally awesome if someone said I kicked ass like them. Now THAT would be a compliment.

2. Did you know I use to have a crush on, now look at you.
Or some variation of the above. Dude, that is so not a compliment. I've heard this from several different people and I don't even know what to think. So first off, is it like you need to tell me that for a reason? Was it to say a) you use to look good, or b) I've outgrown you, or c) WTF mate? Yeah. I'm not sure what this is suppose to mean.

3. Have you lost weight? OR It looks like you've lost weight.
Now some girls love this compliment. Me, personally, I loathe this one. I know I'm not a big girl, I know I'm not fat. So why the fuck do you feel the need to tell me I've lost weight? Have I been bitching at you about how I'm on a diete? Have I been bitching at you about how I don't fit into my pants? If the answer is no to any of these questions then please don't tell me this. Seriously, if I want a compliment I'll solicit it. I have no shame in that manner.

Seriously, okay, so maybe these aren't compliments that are bad, and most likely it's my own little self conscious gnome going all ghetto with my ego. I think people don't know how to compliment anymore. I'd rather be complimented on my intelligence or serious ass kicking ability than my looks any day. But then again it's probably my fat kid syndrome talking.

MUHAHAHA (man evil cackle loses something in translation onto the webernation.)