This job is amazing for my self-esteem! If the compliments keep flying like this, I'll have to invest in more button-up shirts because my head will be too big for pull-overs. Earlier this week, I had a very sweet (ahem, simple) woman tell me that I should be a supermodel. FOR REAL! She also told me that I have the most beautiful complexion she has ever seen.... so what if she started petting my face moments later.... that doesn't take away from the fact that she really believes I can give Giselle a run for her money. (The fact that she was higher than a kite, however, may in fact ruin that validity...)
And then again this afternoon, I had a lady tell me that my hair was the most beautiful hair she had ever seen. She even asked if she could touch it! Naturally, I said "no", I mean, that would be weird, but it WAS super flattering.... even if she did mention it three times.... but that just goes to show that she REALLY thought my hair was super lovely. (Or it was just another fixation that she was having, along with repeated thoughts that my car was being bugged and people were listening to our conversation.... or the fact that she was convinced that it is the year 2028.) Perhaps it's not necessary to point out that this woman also proceded to punch herself in the head while we were talking.... Anyways, the point is, these compliments are great! The woman today even offered to give me her pop, telling me that I'm so pretty I should just take it (so what if she was storing the bottle that she was SITTING ON so far under her that it may as well have been a jumbo tampon... it was the thought that counts!).
And then there's the tough thug that grins like a school boy and turns bright red everytime I even look in his direction (quite the trick for a dark guy). He is actually incapable of speaking when I look at him! So in order to have a conversation with my not-so-secret admirer, I have to look at the floor and refrain from smiling entirely (which is actually ok... seeing how he DOES have a tendency to snap and go postal on people every now and again). So ok, maybe I shouldn't be flattered by these compliments. But you know, in my Cuckoo's Nest job, I'll take any boost I can get. There's something to be said for working with folks with multiple personalities... there's a pretty good chance that at least one of them will like you on any given day.
And then again this afternoon, I had a lady tell me that my hair was the most beautiful hair she had ever seen. She even asked if she could touch it! Naturally, I said "no", I mean, that would be weird, but it WAS super flattering.... even if she did mention it three times.... but that just goes to show that she REALLY thought my hair was super lovely. (Or it was just another fixation that she was having, along with repeated thoughts that my car was being bugged and people were listening to our conversation.... or the fact that she was convinced that it is the year 2028.) Perhaps it's not necessary to point out that this woman also proceded to punch herself in the head while we were talking.... Anyways, the point is, these compliments are great! The woman today even offered to give me her pop, telling me that I'm so pretty I should just take it (so what if she was storing the bottle that she was SITTING ON so far under her that it may as well have been a jumbo tampon... it was the thought that counts!).
And then there's the tough thug that grins like a school boy and turns bright red everytime I even look in his direction (quite the trick for a dark guy). He is actually incapable of speaking when I look at him! So in order to have a conversation with my not-so-secret admirer, I have to look at the floor and refrain from smiling entirely (which is actually ok... seeing how he DOES have a tendency to snap and go postal on people every now and again). So ok, maybe I shouldn't be flattered by these compliments. But you know, in my Cuckoo's Nest job, I'll take any boost I can get. There's something to be said for working with folks with multiple personalities... there's a pretty good chance that at least one of them will like you on any given day.
Oh my gosh this is hyserical! Well, even if those people are a little wacked out; the truth still speaks loud and clear...YES YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, YES YOUR HAIR IS GORGEOUS, WHO WOULDN'T BE ATTRACTED TO YOU; and this comes from a perfectly sane human being. (So what if this comes from your mom, and mom's are suppose to feel and say that about their children) but REALLY, it's true; I kid you not! Just ask anybody....especially those clients of yours :-).
ReplyDeleteI love the woman punching herself in the face. I don't know how you make it through a day other than Flattery. You blow any good work story I might have out of the water.
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