tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post2869384235392973229..comments2024-02-12T11:58:18.115+00:00Comments on Alright Tit by Lisa Lynch: This old thing?Lisa Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09801653171602300600noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-60595890627636305312010-05-28T22:34:52.588+01:002010-05-28T22:34:52.588+01:00Oh Lisa, I am exactly the same with compliments. A...Oh Lisa, I am exactly the same with compliments. After an encounter with very bad driver mounting the pavement when I was 11, several months in hospital, 6 operations, spending my teens on crutches and having to learn to walk, you'd think I'd be proud of my legs and show them off at every available opportunity but NO WAY! <br /><br />So from one complimentphobe to another - your writing Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02320825022151563037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-91884905104152079362010-02-27T17:04:17.304+00:002010-02-27T17:04:17.304+00:00Hi Lisa,
I have been reading your blog for a few ...Hi Lisa,<br /><br />I have been reading your blog for a few months now. I am 34 and I have recently finished 8 months of treatment for BC. I had my first wig free day yesterday after having my (very short!)hair cut and coloured on Thurs! I feel like things are starting to get back to some sort of normality and like everyone who has been through this crap, I am hoping with everything crossed that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-22735493717391339972010-02-27T09:57:43.961+00:002010-02-27T09:57:43.961+00:00I would argue that, precisely because you do not a...I would argue that, precisely because you do not aim at being a self-help guru for your readers, you ARE inspirational. And not just to people dealing with 'the bullshit'. Your grace under fire has inspired me, and I'm just an interested follower of the blog. Sorry chica, you're just going to have to deal!<br />With compliments I believe that it's just people's Imposter Marikennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-54187102165934009532010-02-26T21:09:44.130+00:002010-02-26T21:09:44.130+00:00You're probably right about the just coping an...You're probably right about the just coping and not trying to be an inspiration. But what keeps me and probably a lot of other readers coming back here, is the mere fact that you have the talent to write like you do. YES, I'm complimenting your writing and I'm doing it with full intention. It's entertaining and human and insightful and I wish I could write about my health issues Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-56792599677378866402010-02-26T18:01:11.335+00:002010-02-26T18:01:11.335+00:00As someone who is still wearing a wig post chemo I...As someone who is still wearing a wig post chemo I get comments about how great my hair looks from friends and I tell them to "shut up!". They say "have you done something different???" and then I tend to use a bit more abusive language!! Am never sure whether its a genuine compliment or whether they're just trying to make me feel better. <br /><br />Not sure I'll Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-76628577717060891712010-02-26T17:51:34.375+00:002010-02-26T17:51:34.375+00:00Oh bugger. I can't say anything now can I?Oh bugger. I can't say anything now can I?Millennium Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828746856608057335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-43652884247430315122010-02-26T14:36:24.867+00:002010-02-26T14:36:24.867+00:00The thing I find most off-putting is when friends ...The thing I find most off-putting is when friends of mine quote bits from my blog when we're hanging out or meet for coffee - not only are they reading the darn thing they're remembering it! Heck I don't remember half the turns of phrase I use and I write the darn thing! To compliments I have learned to say "Thanks" and just have the inner voice do the discounting. ;o)<br Caimbrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001771767556021314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-43506222999351443812010-02-26T13:50:59.841+00:002010-02-26T13:50:59.841+00:00I never thought that you were an inspiration; more...I never thought that you were an inspiration; more that your writing cheered me up when I was going through the worst possible situation myself. You wrote with truth and clarity; charm and humour.<br /><br />When a friend of mine got breast cancer and had to have a double masectomy, I pointed her in this direction. <br /><br />Is it acceptable to call you a empathetic distraction instead?<br />(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-40179714620092855922010-02-26T13:39:44.999+00:002010-02-26T13:39:44.999+00:00I used to be rubbish at accepting compliments, but...I used to be rubbish at accepting compliments, but I think I've cracked it without giving up any Englishness. I don't think I'm being unduly immodest if I say Thanks but with an air of surprise. "Oh! Thank you."<br /><br />I try to go for the same reaction as I'd give "you've got sellotape stuck to your sleeve", except without the necessity to adjust Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-26586421749585607822010-02-26T12:38:41.799+00:002010-02-26T12:38:41.799+00:00It's a sad fact that, although you have full c...It's a sad fact that, although you have full control over what you write in this blog, you have absolutely no say in how it is received. That's also largely true of your appearance, but I do think blogs are a special case: the vast, anonymous internet strips away the social niceties surrounding compliments and leaves them standing on their own.<br /><br />Remember, no one is forced to Freudushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453231799993712870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-84401808238557256882010-02-26T12:34:29.991+00:002010-02-26T12:34:29.991+00:00I'm not going to take away the 'inspiratio...I'm not going to take away the 'inspiration' comment, because you are. Whether it's intenmtional or not. I know what you mean though, folk have given me that tag (occasionally). And I just say 'thanks but whats the alternative'. Well I don't always say it, because it makes some folk squirm.<br /><br />Caroline xxDoesn't Sweat Much For A Fat Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936367400663363815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-27496984696439432122010-02-26T12:09:33.187+00:002010-02-26T12:09:33.187+00:00Kate Atkinson's book on Being English (require...Kate Atkinson's book on Being English (required reading when you finally go to get citizenship in the UK) states that the english regard accepting a compliment as big headed, so they have to deflect instead. Whereas us Kiwis are taught from an early age that the only correct response is 'thanks' and that any other response is ungracious rather than modest... <br /><br />I'll neverKirseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844127984994772475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-14953003230899403412010-02-26T11:03:20.391+00:002010-02-26T11:03:20.391+00:00The 'inspiration' is due to the fact you s...The 'inspiration' is due to the fact you share your talent for writing, helping others struggling with the bullshit, or, in the case of me, just providing people with engaging, amusing and touching reading material. xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-62503918952301934572010-02-26T10:56:18.849+00:002010-02-26T10:56:18.849+00:00Another 'inspirational' blog - well done.
...Another 'inspirational' blog - well done.<br /><br />Gotta go - another appointment with my breast surgeon - and I am going to be late .... again!<br /><br />P xPaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407207567115422315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-89128267263228874502010-02-26T09:23:24.790+00:002010-02-26T09:23:24.790+00:00You made me smile again, as usual.
When someone s...You made me smile again, as usual.<br /><br />When someone said my hair looked good, I had to tell them that I was a one-woman tribute to the British chemical industry. I could never just smile and say thank you, either. <br /><br />Then one day someone said "You look really nice; I didn't recognise you". Yup, let's replay that one. You didn't recognise me BECAUSE I looked MBNAD womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604195971368211750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-58268586365273148322010-02-26T09:12:20.916+00:002010-02-26T09:12:20.916+00:00No, the bullshit didn't make you an inspiratio...No, the bullshit didn't make you an inspiration. You already were, because you are the Lovely Lisa Lynch who has skill, determination and grace in equal measure. If I knew your secret I would make it mine. Now 'publish comment'. XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-35956365190225541782010-02-26T08:33:14.559+00:002010-02-26T08:33:14.559+00:00Why so many of us ladies can't take a complime...Why so many of us ladies can't take a compliment and just let it put a smile on our faces is beyond me but what you say is so true...again! When someone compliments me I look at them like they've just asked me if I've farted not like they've told me my hair looks nice today.<br /> <br />The way you articulate these things is really insp...clever xXxRJMJ:Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187120806775835160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-17577864987934748402010-02-25T23:47:25.753+00:002010-02-25T23:47:25.753+00:00I can't take compliments to save my life. Some...I can't take compliments to save my life. Someone said I looked thinner earlier, I told them I was just wearing a flattering top.<br /><br />Ugh.<br /><br />YOU INSPIRE ME ;)<br /><br />xHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187405625806124612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-71163279479838364822010-02-25T22:32:36.957+00:002010-02-25T22:32:36.957+00:00Maybe you're right, maybe any of us readers wo...Maybe you're right, maybe any of us readers would cope in the same way that you have, but the difference is that we haven't had to. I hope I manage to cope like you have if I'm ever in the same situation. <br />Incidentally, could you publish a photo of the slightly longer hair? I was a big fan of it short.alhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17874650104335249662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-14931893584608309692010-02-25T22:19:07.851+00:002010-02-25T22:19:07.851+00:00No you can't. Now bugger off. xNo you can't. Now bugger off. xLisa Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09801653171602300600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-7409324624217113342010-02-25T22:04:57.030+00:002010-02-25T22:04:57.030+00:00can I just say, like, what a total inspiration you...can I just say, like, what a total inspiration you are?<br /><br />gotcha x xKathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785598624999044444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019246280434938648.post-72629699429084898862010-02-25T21:38:01.423+00:002010-02-25T21:38:01.423+00:00Yup, there's really nothing more depressing th...Yup, there's really nothing more depressing than never getting comments on a blog post. You just sit there and think 'Ehh... Where'd I go wrong?'. <br /><br />Not that you even have this problem! Clearly a lot of people who read your blog feel compelled to comment on it's (and your) awesome-ness XxMeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070132392649221615noreply@blogger.com