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Backhanded Compliments & Snide
Remarks - It feels
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like you're being deflated by oblique
or roundabout
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compliments that are really insults, not-so-cleverly
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disguised - They're just trying to
ruin your fun.
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"It's such a
nice day." [Sarcastically]
—Screwy, huh?
—It still is.
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"That's not what Dino is saying."
—Thank goodness!
—That would really help me.
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"You must be
very talented."
—Different things.
—It's an effort to get back to what
you were – Children
are very hopeful of life – They see life as a helper.
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"It must be
depressing to go through
life with no purpose."
—I've heard.
—Oh, that might have worked in prison,
but it's
not going to work out here in the real world.
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Punishing You for Doing Well -
Their over-the-top
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expectations are really put-downs, which are
essentially
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total ignoring - There are a million
ways - This is a
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smoke screen - Maybe they feel unloved
and invisible.
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"So now you're a big shot."
—What else?
—How did Mae West put it? –
If evil knocks, I'll try it.
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"Wake up!"
—By now.
—It's hard for me to count money
and
think at the same time.
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"You think you're pretty smart,
don't you?"
—Ask around.
—Don't worry – You can
count on ineptness.
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"You might not be that smart."
—Just some.
—I'm talking about the realm of ideas,
a higher level of existence.
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