tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110277373590292385.post4800612289341415182..comments2023-04-06T10:53:11.963-04:00Comments on Inspiration strikes. In the Kneecaps.: "Oh, this old thing?" and the fine art of self-deprecation.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110277373590292385.post-62880844736758276792011-06-30T23:26:07.079-04:002011-06-30T23:26:07.079-04:00Spot on.
I am learning that my core beliefs lead ...Spot on.<br /><br />I am learning that my core beliefs lead me down this self-loathing path, but that it is truly crushing my soul.<br /><br />I'll still use it as blog fodder, but in real life I am FORCING myself to take it in. Even if I say thanks and really only compute 15%, it's better than deflection or denial.<br /><br />And I also decided that punitive exercise is killing me. So StephanieChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01990131434281226939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110277373590292385.post-43264639098528138002011-06-02T19:16:59.797-04:002011-06-02T19:16:59.797-04:00this blog is very good mmmmthis blog is very good mmmmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110277373590292385.post-17119061945107843072011-06-01T13:35:49.220-04:002011-06-01T13:35:49.220-04:00You are absolutely right. Somehow, in the last co...You are absolutely right. Somehow, in the last couple of years I've been able to boil it down, having received a compliment, to just "thank you" without all the "yeah, but --" or similar.<br /><br />I still secretly suspect, however, that the person complimenting me either doesn't know what they're talking about or is pulling my leg somehow...<br /><br />PearlPearlhttp://pearl-whyyoulittle.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110277373590292385.post-16997779870868277842011-06-01T10:43:47.373-04:002011-06-01T10:43:47.373-04:00VERY good post! I do the same thing when people c...VERY good post! I do the same thing when people comment on my weight loss. Somehow it feels so personal and I feel weird to have someone comment on it. Like they are looking at me naked or something. And I HATE that skinny = worthy for women in this culture so my instinct is to buck it, and having people tell me I look thinner, like that's the ultimate compliment kind of pisses me off. (Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/14091395645226862871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110277373590292385.post-20034878446393717682011-05-31T09:13:22.949-04:002011-05-31T09:13:22.949-04:00This made me realize, I may not say it, but I thin...This made me realize, I may not say it, but I think I shrug a lot, probably my way to say "This old thing." Maybe it's my introverted way of internalizing it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110277373590292385.post-4890939634444316302011-05-31T07:36:52.247-04:002011-05-31T07:36:52.247-04:00@Sarah, the recent known issues annoyed me, includ...@Sarah, the recent known issues annoyed me, including the 36 hour outage (if it was that long) and the other day I couldn't sign in to save my life. It's pretty glitchy sometimes.Andrea L. Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613093003394429518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110277373590292385.post-7490163938087906932011-05-31T01:37:35.450-04:002011-05-31T01:37:35.450-04:00Great post! I myself cannot take a compliment well...Great post! I myself cannot take a compliment well either. I just hang my head and stammer.<br /><br />And, 60 POUNDS!. Damn, that's hard. Last year I started a diet and exercise program with the goal of losing fifty pounds in a year. One year later, I'm ten pounds heavier, now at the fattest in my life. Back on the bicycle tomorrow (flat tire fixed this afternoon), and my new goal is to Johann the Cabbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00227501431470145684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110277373590292385.post-90590408854687347182011-05-30T22:31:55.591-04:002011-05-30T22:31:55.591-04:00Two things:
1) Effing awesome post. I, too, can r...Two things:<br /><br />1) Effing awesome post. I, too, can relate, and will keep this in my mind as I work to unlearn the bad habit of self-deprecating. <br /><br />2) Why does Blogger have two strikes?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438123693512435692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110277373590292385.post-16281921994189681412011-05-30T21:23:36.308-04:002011-05-30T21:23:36.308-04:00I'll make a note of that as well. Blogger'...I'll make a note of that as well. Blogger's got two strikes. One more, and I'll probably be making the move there myself.Andrea L. Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613093003394429518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110277373590292385.post-69795881896786651932011-05-30T21:21:00.074-04:002011-05-30T21:21:00.074-04:00as i said on teh twitterz...
I suck at taking com...as i said on teh twitterz...<br /><br />I suck at taking compliments. I'm more emo/self loathing than Robert Smith of The Cure...but I dont wear make up.<br /><br />I can relate to your post...<br /><br />ohhh and tell D'artagnan I moved over to wordpress.<br /><br />http://lancemyblogcanbeatupyourblog.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110277373590292385.post-89377162442458685272011-05-30T21:07:47.618-04:002011-05-30T21:07:47.618-04:00Nahida is so badass.
I've had to train mysel...Nahida is so badass. <br /><br />I've had to train myself to accept compliments. I'm still working on convincing myself that I'm not the worst person to ever live ever.Ozymandiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410555827569922830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110277373590292385.post-12202407218011159482011-05-30T19:32:14.526-04:002011-05-30T19:32:14.526-04:00This sounds like a defense mechanism to me. You ge...This sounds like a defense mechanism to me. You get to take the compliment, only if you so desire, at arms length and on your own terms. And the preface of something like "it's a work in progress" is great at lowering expectations too. I've always done that with anything remotely artistic. Music, writing, drawing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110277373590292385.post-6814275201438055182011-05-30T19:27:06.387-04:002011-05-30T19:27:06.387-04:00You blog well... for a girl.You blog well... for a girl.Christophernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110277373590292385.post-42527490587931590232011-05-30T19:01:33.100-04:002011-05-30T19:01:33.100-04:00When I read or perform or whatever, I'm always...When I read or perform or whatever, I'm always saying "It's a work in progress." Maybe it's not so much conditioning to devalue ourselves, but an eagerness to be the first to put ourselves down, before others get the chance.Brigid Daull Brockwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06808132338148865533noreply@blogger.com