FISHING FOR COMPLIMENTS

OOOOOWWWW!  Is that another fish hook in my mouth or what???!!!   Would you please stop that!!!!   Once in a while it is okay to throw out some bait and try pull a compliment out from someone but be careful you might hook your own toe and accidentally draw your own foot into your mouth.

I wanted to give you the definition of the term "fishing for compliments" from the urban dictionary but it is a little crude and I am working on a G-rated blog here- so if you are curious.....

Wouldn't it just be better to ask for a hug, say that you need a little reassurance or that you honestly don't know what you look like from behind in that tight red dress?  People don't like to be played and that they aren't here prop you up, pat your back and make you feel good for the next minute and a half-- until that compliment wears out and you need another!  And then another! And then another!   Gee!  Doesn't that sound tiresome?


Beware-- If you go fishing, you need to be prepared to pull up a shock from an electric eel,  be gashed by a shark or even come up empty handed.   It probably is safer just to wait for someone to give you a compliment out of their sincerity and not your need.

The only way you can really be sure about what you are going to pull out of the water is to go to pet section of Walmart and drop a hook in the goldfish tank.  Of course it is just easier to let the sales clerk just pull you out a fishy with the net so that you get what you pay for- a little fish instead a real good compliment that is unexpected and the real treat for the soul.

P.S. There is nothing at all wrong with giving yourself a compliment when you do something good, avoid something bad or when you look great!  It's called self-talk and if you aren't doing it this way you might need  to watch how you talk to yourself!  Go easy!  Be kind!