Gee, Thanks?

I’m definitely not a high maintenance girl.  I’m also somewhat lazy when it comes to my appearance.  I like pony tails, Yoga pants, no makeup, and pretty much anything that is comfortable.  But, like all girls, I do feel good when someone compliments me, especially when I actually put some effort into the way I look.

However, when passive aggressive people feel the need to compliment you, but only do it to mask a criticism, they ticks me off.  I just find it totally unnecessary.  Didn’t your mother ever tell you if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all?  If not, she should have.  Here are some examples of what I mean:

• Oh wow, you wore your hair down today.  Usually it’s in a ponytail.  You should wear your hair like this more often.  It looks way better than the ponytail.  (Wow, thanks for telling me my hair looks like crap most days.  A simple your hair looks nice today would have sufficed.)
• Did you die your hair?  I don’t see all of the gray strands anymore. (Thanks for pointing out my first sign of middle age.  All you had to say was, I like your hair color.)
• Your makeup look nice today.  You should do your makeup like that every day.  The natural look you normally have is way out of fashion now.  (The nicest thing I could think to say to that was, “Okay.”  What I really wanted to say was, “Thanks, but I’d rather go natural that look like Bozo the clown every day.)

There used to be this one lady at my work (that finally retired-thank God) who felt the need to comment on my clothing almost everyday, and it was always some kind of put down disguised as a compliment.  Sometimes, there wasn’t even a compliment to mask the criticism.  I was 26 at the time and when you’re in your twenties, you can get away with wearing skirts that are a little shorter.  One day, I walked past this lady and she started singing, “Who wears short skirts, she wears short skirts.”  Another time I had on a bright, silky, coral blouse and she started singing, “Lady in red!” Yeah, not only was she rude, but she was a weirdo also.  

So basically, the moral of the story is, if you don’t have a genuinely nice compliment to give someone, shut your f*cking mouth.  Your rude ass comments are totally unnecessary.