Miss 18 has THE most gorgeous eyes.
They are an unusual shade of green, although the colour changes to reflect what she’s wearing, so sometimes they are more grey, and other times more blue. They’re a lovely almond shape, and she has beautiful long lashes (even without mascara). And, they are ENORMOUS!
Obviously, I’m her mother so I’m slightly biased – of course I think she’s gorgeous (just the same as I think Mr 21 is a very handsome young man).
But it’s not just me that thinks so. All her life, she has had people comment on her “big eyes”.
My, what big EYES you have!
The funny thing is, although it’s meant as a compliment, she didn’t take it that way. When she was little, she used to get quite upset – she thought it meant it was weird or odd to have big eyes, not something to admire. After all, “My, what big EYES you have!” does tend to sound like something that is said to a big bad wolf!
When she confessed to me that she actually didn’t like people remarking about her eyes, I had to explain to her that it was really a compliment!
I still don’t think she’s 100% comfortable receiving such compliments, but at least now she takes them in the spirit in which they are offered 😉 .
But what gets me is the number of people that will say to her – with me standing right beside her – “You have such gorgeous/big/beautiful eyes! Where did you get them from?”.
What a silly question! As if she could have bought them at a shop 😉 . And if I am with her, it makes me feel ugly and like my eyes must look like blackcurrants in a doughy gingerbread face. I mean, if they ask when she is standing right next to her mother, clearly they don’t think she got them from ME! Humph.
So next time you are tempted to say to somebody “My, what big eyes you have!”, remember – they may not necessarily take it as a compliment!
Do you know somebody with gorgeous eyes?!
Linking up with Essentially Jess for IBOT.