Board 8 > Were you praised as a kid?

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foolm0r0n 08/23/17 1:22:28 PM #1:	Were you often praised for your skills/intelligence as a kid? I was often praised, and I enjoy being praised now I was often praised, but I don't like being praised now I was not praised, but I enjoy being praised now I was not praised, and I don't like being praised now oh god please someone like my facebook status it's all I live for View Results ? --- _foolmo_ 2 + 2 = 4 <cite>foolm0r0n posted [p:885307890] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote> Were you often praised for your skills/intelligence as a kid? I was often praised, and I enjoy being praised now I was often praised, but I don't like being praised now I was not praised, but I enjoy being praised now I was not praised, and I don't like being praised now oh god please someone like my facebook status it's all I live for View Results ?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LeonhartFour 08/23/17 1:23:59 PM #2:	yeah I did and I never get praised anymore I miss those days --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png http://imgur.com/V42lzJ0 <cite>LeonhartFour posted [p:885307987] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>yeah I did and I never get praised anymore I miss those days</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
digiiiiiiiii 08/23/17 1:25:13 PM #3:	fuck facebook status i need those retweets and none of that bullshit favoriting either, real god damn retweets --- http://i.imgur.com/9mRLVL2.gifv <cite>digiiiiiiiii posted [p:885308053] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>fuck facebook status i need those retweets and none of that bullshit favoriting either, real god damn retweets</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ninkendo 08/23/17 1:29:37 PM #4:	Nope I was top of my class and never got any praise,because it was expected of me Now when I get praise these days for something either I did in my job or for someone else I don't know how to process it because I never got it before --- http://i.imgur.com/LhGP5E6.gif https://card.psnprofiles.com/2/CaptainRockman.png <cite>ninkendo posted [p:885308303] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>Nope I was top of my class and never got any praise,because it was expected of me Now when I get praise these days for something either I did in my job or for someone else I don't know how to process it because I never got it before</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GenesisSaga 08/23/17 1:33:41 PM #5:	I was not praised as a child, I was worshiped --- Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone; For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth, but has trouble enough of its own. <cite>GenesisSaga posted [p:885308550] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>I was not praised as a child, I was worshiped</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
INCEPTlON 08/23/17 1:39:37 PM #6:	Yes i did and I do not enjoy it now. I like a simple " Good job" but excessive praise makes me feel uncomfortable --- 124 Gurus were better than me in BGE 2015 contest! But the best of all was DpObliVion! Congrats! <cite>INCEPTlON posted [p:885308872] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>Yes i did and I do not enjoy it now. I like a simple " Good job" but excessive praise makes me feel uncomfortable</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
velocycloraptor 08/23/17 1:41:25 PM #7:	Nah best I ever got was "that's what you are supposed to do" type stuff Hate getting praised now bc I have no idea how to deal with it and assume the person is lying or something <cite>velocycloraptor posted [p:885308982] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>Nah best I ever got was "that's what you are supposed to do" type stuff Hate getting praised now bc I have no idea how to deal with it and assume the person is lying or something</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0r0n 08/23/17 1:41:33 PM #8:	GenesisSaga posted... I was not praised as a child, I was worshiped Praise Genny --- _foolmo_ 2 + 2 = 4 <cite>foolm0r0n posted [p:885308989] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote><cite>GenesisSaga posted...</cite> <quote>I was not praised as a child, I was worshiped</quote> Praise Genny</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CeraSeptem 08/23/17 1:42:13 PM #9:	No, and praise beyond a basic appreciation makes me deeply uncomfortable --- I ****ing love to cuddle. I'm being oppressed! <cite>CeraSeptem posted [p:885309036] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>No, and praise beyond a basic appreciation makes me deeply uncomfortable</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jakyl25 08/23/17 1:50:36 PM #10:	Often praised as a kid, hate it now Instilled me with a sense that my worth was tied to grades --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvGKDK2WIAAmKTf?format=jpg&name=large <cite>Jakyl25 posted [p:885309528] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>Often praised as a kid, hate it now Instilled me with a sense that my worth was tied to grades</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kateee 08/23/17 1:51:20 PM #11:	i only like anonymous praise. please do not praise me to my face. <cite>kateee posted [p:885309579] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>i only like anonymous praise. please do not praise me to my face.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0r0n 08/23/17 1:53:47 PM #12:	The praise I got as a kid didn't make me change my sense of worth, but it made me very disillusioned with praise in general since I felt it was always so cheap and given for the dumbest achievements that were not praise worthy at all. --- _foolmo_ 2 + 2 = 4 <cite>foolm0r0n posted [p:885309741] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>The praise I got as a kid didn't make me change my sense of worth, but it made me very disillusioned with praise in general since I felt it was always so cheap and given for the dumbest achievements that were not praise worthy at all.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MysticBrohan 08/23/17 2:10:56 PM #13:	never praised growing up i wouldnt say i dislike being praised now, but im pretty bad at taking a compliment <cite>MysticBrohan posted [p:885310770] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>never praised growing up i wouldnt say i dislike being praised now, but im pretty bad at taking a compliment</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jakyl25 08/23/17 2:31:54 PM #14:	foolm0r0n posted... The praise I got as a kid didn't make me change my sense of worth, but it made me very disillusioned with praise in general since I felt it was always so cheap and given for the dumbest achievements that were not praise worthy at all. I interpreted the relationship between praise and achievements oppositely If these achievements are what I'm getting praised for, they must be the only ones worth caring about. --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvGKDK2WIAAmKTf?format=jpg&name=large <cite>Jakyl25 posted [p:885312186] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote><cite>foolm0r0n posted...</cite> <quote>The praise I got as a kid didn't make me change my sense of worth, but it made me very disillusioned with praise in general since I felt it was always so cheap and given for the dumbest achievements that were not praise worthy at all.</quote> I interpreted the relationship between praise and achievements oppositely If these achievements are what I'm getting praised for, they must be the only ones worth caring about.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChaosTonyV4 08/23/17 2:36:36 PM #15:	When I did things worthy of it, probably? --- Phantom Dust. <cite>ChaosTonyV4 posted [p:885312474] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>When I did things worthy of it, probably?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RyoCaliente 08/23/17 3:23:26 PM #16:	Never got praised, only heard I could be doing better. --- How paralyzingly dull, boring and tedious! <cite>RyoCaliente posted [p:885315392] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>Never got praised, only heard I could be doing better.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pjbasis 08/23/17 5:33:49 PM #17:	I never gave much thought to this before. I don't really care if I'm praised or not I guess, but I'll take a compliment. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png <cite>pjbasis posted [p:885322913] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>I never gave much thought to this before. I don't really care if I'm praised or not I guess, but I'll take a compliment.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HotDogButts 08/23/17 5:54:11 PM #18:	Praised constantly growing up, def made me think I was better than everyone else when I was younger (or at the least just infinitely smarter), prob was a bit of a douche because of it, if I had to guess, but I was never really full of myself. Probably took me until high school to realize there were plenty of other people as smart/smarter than me, and college to realize that work ethic, responsibility, etc >>> intelligence. Don't think I'm particularly intelligent anymore and do not like receiving praise these days, just makes me uncomfortable. --- Burns then confronted him about the fart and Willie became agitated, telling her to shut up <cite>HotDogButts posted [p:885323940] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>Praised constantly growing up, def made me think I was better than everyone else when I was younger (or at the least just infinitely smarter), prob was a bit of a douche because of it, if I had to guess, but I was never really full of myself. Probably took me until high school to realize there were plenty of other people as smart/smarter than me, and college to realize that work ethic, responsibility, etc >>> intelligence. Don't think I'm particularly intelligent anymore and do not like receiving praise these days, just makes me uncomfortable.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr Lasastryke 08/23/17 6:40:44 PM #19:	where's the "was not praised and don't have strong feelings one way or the other if i get praised now" option? --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta <cite>Mr Lasastryke posted [p:885326403] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>where's the "was not praised and don't have strong feelings one way or the other if i get praised now" option?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thundersheep 08/23/17 6:43:51 PM #20:	HotDogButts posted... Praised constantly growing up, def made me think I was better than everyone else when I was younger (or at the least just infinitely smarter), prob was a bit of a douche because of it, if I had to guess, but I was never really full of myself. Probably took me until high school to realize there were plenty of other people as smart/smarter than me, and college to realize that work ethic, responsibility, etc >>> intelligence. Don't think I'm particularly intelligent anymore and do not like receiving praise these days, just makes me uncomfortable. Yep, this sounds like me. --- http://soundcloud.com/thundersheep/these-beautiful-nightmares <cite>thundersheep posted [p:885326553] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote><cite>HotDogButts posted...</cite> <quote>Praised constantly growing up, def made me think I was better than everyone else when I was younger (or at the least just infinitely smarter), prob was a bit of a douche because of it, if I had to guess, but I was never really full of myself. Probably took me until high school to realize there were plenty of other people as smart/smarter than me, and college to realize that work ethic, responsibility, etc >>> intelligence. Don't think I'm particularly intelligent anymore and do not like receiving praise these days, just makes me uncomfortable.</quote> Yep, this sounds like me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cybat 08/23/17 6:55:06 PM #21:	thundersheep posted... HotDogButts posted... Praised constantly growing up, def made me think I was better than everyone else when I was younger (or at the least just infinitely smarter), prob was a bit of a douche because of it, if I had to guess, but I was never really full of myself. Probably took me until high school to realize there were plenty of other people as smart/smarter than me, and college to realize that work ethic, responsibility, etc >>> intelligence. Don't think I'm particularly intelligent anymore and do not like receiving praise these days, just makes me uncomfortable. Yep, this sounds like me. pretty much verbatim for me too --- Is it crazy how saying sentences backwards creates backwards sentences saying how crazy it is? <cite>Cybat posted [p:885327142] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote><cite>thundersheep posted...</cite> <quote><cite>HotDogButts posted...</cite> <quote>Praised constantly growing up, def made me think I was better than everyone else when I was younger (or at the least just infinitely smarter), prob was a bit of a douche because of it, if I had to guess, but I was never really full of myself. Probably took me until high school to realize there were plenty of other people as smart/smarter than me, and college to realize that work ethic, responsibility, etc >>> intelligence. Don't think I'm particularly intelligent anymore and do not like receiving praise these days, just makes me uncomfortable.</quote> Yep, this sounds like me.</quote> pretty much verbatim for me too</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
XIII_rocks 08/23/17 7:09:36 PM #22:	ChaosTonyV4 posted... When I did things worthy of it, probably? This Praise often makes me feel uncomfortable too, like I wasn't worthy of it. I think if anything I believe I'm capable of doing more, or better, or maybe focus on the negatives of what I did too much. --- Such a lust for revenge <cite>XIII_rocks posted [p:885327941] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote><cite>ChaosTonyV4 posted...</cite> <quote>When I did things worthy of it, probably?</quote> This Praise often makes me feel uncomfortable too, like I wasn't worthy of it. I think if anything I believe I'm capable of doing more, or better, or maybe focus on the negatives of what I did too much.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LeonhartFour 08/23/17 7:15:20 PM #23:	I beat myself up for my own mistakes plenty so some affirmation every now and then is nice it feels needy to ask other people for affirmation though so I get stuck in a vicious cycle of wanting something but not wanting to ask for it --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png http://imgur.com/V42lzJ0 <cite>LeonhartFour posted [p:885328212] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>I beat myself up for my own mistakes plenty so some affirmation every now and then is nice it feels needy to ask other people for affirmation though so I get stuck in a vicious cycle of wanting something but not wanting to ask for it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dark Young Link 08/23/17 7:23:09 PM #24:	Eh. At times, but not to an extreme amount. I like getting praised, but at the same time I also don't like it when too much attention is brought upon me. Guess I've always been a bit odd. --- http://i.imgur.com/gOGzcN4.gif DYL <cite>Dark Young Link posted [p:885328647] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>Eh. At times, but not to an extreme amount. I like getting praised, but at the same time I also don't like it when too much attention is brought upon me. Guess I've always been a bit odd.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0r0n 08/24/17 1:33:24 AM #25:	Mr Lasastryke posted... where's the "was not praised and don't have strong feelings one way or the other if i get praised now" option? You have feelings --- _foolmo_ 2 + 2 = 4 <cite>foolm0r0n posted [p:885345775] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mr Lasastryke posted...</cite> <quote>where's the "was not praised and don't have strong feelings one way or the other if i get praised now" option?</quote> You have feelings</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HeeCawRoo 08/24/17 1:38:12 AM #26:	i dont actually remember, but i know i like being praised now --- http://lines-comic.tumblr.com/ http://www.heecawroo.com/ <cite>HeeCawRoo posted [p:885345957] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>i dont actually remember, but i know i like being praised now</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MZero11 08/24/17 1:54:27 AM #27:	In a way yes. It was mostly about how much better I could do if I actually put effort into things though --- MZero, to the extreme "2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster <cite>MZero11 posted [p:885346496] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>In a way yes. It was mostly about how much better I could do if I actually put effort into things though</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ngamer64 08/24/17 5:04:31 AM #28:	LeonhartFour posted... yeah I did and I never get praised anymore I miss those days Nice bracket! --- BKSheikah dominated even The Show hosts in 2017, wow! board8.wikia.com \| thengamer.com/xstats <cite>Ngamer64 posted [p:885350893] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote><cite>LeonhartFour posted...</cite> <quote>yeah I did and I never get praised anymore I miss those days</quote> Nice bracket!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raka_Putra 08/24/17 5:08:08 AM #29:	Sometimes, I think. I didn't really buy it or think about it then. --- Fuhlt nicht durch dich Sarastro Todesschmerzen, So bist du meine Tochter nimmermehr-- eeeeeeeeeeeeeeehr. <cite>Raka_Putra posted [p:885350952] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>Sometimes, I think. I didn't really buy it or think about it then.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RPGlord95 08/24/17 6:02:07 AM #30:	When i deserved to be. I still get tons of praise. It mattered so much to me until i won UotY. Since that is the peak of praise i stopped caring and now am comfortable in my excellence. --- Whiskey Nick on his cell phone "Every man's heart one day beats its final beat." -Warrior <cite>RPGlord95 posted [p:885351847] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>When i deserved to be. I still get tons of praise. It mattered so much to me until i won UotY. Since that is the peak of praise i stopped caring and now am comfortable in my excellence.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foolm0r0n 08/24/17 10:43:29 AM #31:	Winning UOTY doesn't really get you praise, it's more of a badge of honor that you clawed your way to the top and won the game of thrones --- _foolmo_ 2 + 2 = 4 <cite>foolm0r0n posted [p:885360174] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote>Winning UOTY doesn't really get you praise, it's more of a badge of honor that you clawed your way to the top and won the game of thrones</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LeonhartFour 08/24/17 5:48:28 PM #32:	Ngamer64 posted... LeonhartFour posted... yeah I did and I never get praised anymore I miss those days Nice bracket! I haven't had a nice bracket since 2005 --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png http://imgur.com/V42lzJ0 <cite>LeonhartFour posted [p:885383841] in Were you p... [t:75700693]...</cite> <quote><cite>Ngamer64 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>LeonhartFour posted...</cite> <quote>yeah I did and I never get praised anymore I miss those days</quote> Nice bracket!</quote> I haven't had a nice bracket since 2005</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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