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PJMcK

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26. When my son was young, I was a Scout Leader

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 05:22 PM

14 hrs ago

Several of the Scouts said similar things to me along the lines of, “I wish my parents would listen to me like you do.”

They were compliments that broke my heart.

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What is the nicest compliment paid to you [View all] malaise Tuesday OP

Can't remember exactly who it was, but when I was working for the newspaper Walleye Tuesday #1

You're my favorite substitute teacher! kimbutgar Tuesday #2

kimbutgar....... Upthevibe Tuesday #15

Recently? "I knew when I first saw you and you started to speak that you weren't a Trump supporter" hlthe2b Tuesday #3

Nice! SheltieLover Tuesday #5

A Great Compliment malaise Tuesday #6

I enjoyed your book so much... The Blue Flower Tuesday #4

Wow! malaise Tuesday #10

A former student dedicated a book to me. lapucelle Tuesday #7

lapucelle..... Upthevibe Tuesday #16

It was unexpected and absolutely wonderful. lapucelle Tuesday #21

"At least True Dough Tuesday #8

I love this forum! Is there anything more powerful than a compliment. legallyblondeNYC Tuesday #9

Five little girls NJCher Tuesday #11

NJCher Upthevibe Tuesday #17

"He was very thorough" dickthegrouch Tuesday #12

My husband of nearly 45 years dlilafae Tuesday #13

Young guy I worked with said "You always look like you're up to something." 2MuchNoise Tuesday #14

This is silly, but it still makes me smile Grim Chieftain Tuesday #18

So sweet malaise Tuesday #19

I was complimented, in a backhanded sort of way LogDog75 Tuesday #20

A lady I worked with for years... Tikki Tuesday #22

I had a professor once say oberle 13 hrs ago #32

From a married guy when I was a young secretary... some_of_us_are_sane Tuesday #23

Lovely compliment malaise Yesterday #24

A clerk at the grocery store Marthe48 14 hrs ago #25

Wonderful malaise 14 hrs ago #28

When my son was young, I was a Scout Leader PJMcK 14 hrs ago #26

How about you, malaise? PJMcK 14 hrs ago #27

A former student called me malaise 14 hrs ago #29

That's a wonderful story! PJMcK 11 hrs ago #34

In 2021 and 2022 I had purple hair - JustKay 13 hrs ago #30

Too cute malaise 13 hrs ago #31

"You're pretty!" sprinkleeninow 12 hrs ago #33

The kid (maybe mid-20s) who was running sound at a club I played at... LudwigPastorius 7 hrs ago #35

Bwaaaaaaaaaaah! malaise 20 min ago #39

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My Greek M-I-L once told me bif 26 min ago #38

That is a serious compliment malaise 15 min ago #40