Worthy-Opponent

GIVING THANKS

I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that this post has something to do with being grateful, the almighty G.O.D., being a better person, etc. Well actually, this has nothing to do with any of that. This post is simply dedicated to my girls out there who have yet to learn how to say "Thank You."

Now this is not an attack on the bunch of ingrates reading this post. This is more about taking pride in yourself. Being confident enough so that the next time someone pays you a compliment, you simply reply with an eloquent "Thanks."

I'm bringing this simple point up because I am finding more and more that women have the bad, bad, BAD habit of engaging in a 10 minute rebuttal when faced with a simple compliment. I absolutely despise these types of conversations and never seem to understand why when I choose to compliment another woman, particularly on the way she looks, something she's wearing, or some physical aspect about her persona, she feels the need to counter my compliment with: A) denial that whatever I complimented is true, B) an explanation as to why this complimented attribute might be less than compliment-worthy and C) a counter-compliment so as not to leave me feeling un-complemented.

Ladies! Listen up! I know that we have been raised/socialized/beaten into thinking that we are less than ________(fill in the blank). But seriously, lets start giving ourselves the benefit of the doubt. If a WOMAN--of all people--is paying you a compliment, don't doubt that it is not well-deserved... YOU..excuse me... WE ARE THE FUCKING SALT OF THE EARTH! WE DESERVE EVERY COMPLIMENT WE CAN GET! So next time your girlfriend tells you how fabulous you look in that new dress, how dazzling your new hairdo looks, how spectacular your skin looks, I challenge you LADIES, to respond with a simple, sexy, and self-assured: "Thanks!"