We promised to share some until-now exclusive-to-Patreon content while we're on our little maternity leave, so please enjoy this super extra bonus episode where we talk about just how brilliant we are at taking compliments – and how you, too, can be brilliant like us!

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How good are you at taking compliments? And, more importantly, how good are you at giving them?

We're talking about the age-old dilemma of how to take a compliment in this week's Patreon-only episode of Not Without My Sister, which we hope will leave you feeling confident enough to graciously accept any and all compliments that come your way.

Things we mention include:

• the concept of "dressing up for one's husband"
• what kind of compliments qualify as compliments? Is being told your dress is lovely as complimentary as being told you're funny, or smart, or a great hugger?
• Here's a piece from VICE on what it means if you struggle to take a compliment 
• We mention negging, and in case you're not sure what that means… here's Healthline on just that 
• Rosemary's rave thread on Tattle 
• Red Sparrow, Jennifer Laurence's second best movie (after The Hunger Games) which, despite what Rosemary says, does not star Jeremy Renner. It's Joel Edgerton
• Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (in which Kevin Costner was 35 years old)
• the concept of the compliment sandwich 
• Leandra Medine's interview on The Cutting Room Floor 

If you are one of those elusive people that accepts a compliment like a pro, please, share your secrets with us! 

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Not Without My Sister is presented by sisters Beatrice Mac Cabe and Rosemary Mac Cabe, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This episode was edited by Tall Tales, talltales.ie. Sound and original music by Don Kirkland. Original illustration by Lindsay Neilson. Not Without My Sister is a member of The Warren, the home of great Irish podcasts.

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