You know you've all gotten them, the stares- the looks of envy because of something someone else is jealous of. I'm pretty sure everyone, at least once in their life, has also been the victim of the backhanded comment. I'm not really sure why people give these out. Do they not know that we are smart enough to realize that it's not really a compliment? Well, I was the recipient of a backhanded comment at Thanksgiving time from none other than my mother.
"You look great," she said, "you look really skinny for you." Well, thank you so much for telling me i look like I've lost weight but that I'm still fat, that's just what i needed to hear to keep me motivated. Then she talked about how she weighs like 120lbs now. To be honest, I was like really pissed about that comment for a week. Really pissed. I'm still annoyed about it, but I've let it go for the most part. I don't need that negativity in my life. I don't normally allow people like that in my life but she's my mother- it's not like I can cut her out of my life. What do you do when you family makes backhanded comments to you?
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