My son is terribly generous with compliments :)
He loves to dish out all the right words whenever he sees us wearing something nice or new. For example, if I was wearing a new dress, he would go, Wahhh mama, you look so beautiful with your new dress OR if I just had a haircut, he would go, Wahhhh mama, you look so pretty with your new hair :)
Same goes for any other family member, he would compliment his aunt on her bling-bling slippers or compliment his grandma on her new baju kurung. His daddy always gets the "handsome" compliment and Kyle looks up to him so much that he must wear whatever his daddy is wearing, be it a watch or a belt or long jeans :)
Even when sometimes I get insecure and ask him why does he love me, he would reply, cos Mama is so pretty and beautiful..and I like Mama...
Hmmm....I hope this is not a sign of him growing up to be shallow and not seeing what's underneath. But it definitely feels great to receive accolades from such a young person like that.
My daughter, though is not quite like that. She picks and chooses whether that person deserves to be complimented. She would reply "Not Nice" if it is not to her liking, which can be brutally honest. Not like her brother who is all good and sweet, even when we look like crap.
She would comment that I cannot wear a certain dress and I should choose another etc. Sigh...so small and oredi so critical! Haha...future fashion critic?
