[TigersEye]

Telling someone they are attractive can even get you into trouble - if it's the wrong person.

That is a perfect example of how habitual politeness proved to be a handicap instead of a virtue in my life. My mother meant well when she was teaching me politeness but it wasn't balanced with the wisdom of discerning the situation.

The funny thing is she is anything but PC now. LOL

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she is anything but PC now

Even us parents are learning and sometimes from our children! Times have changed - many take kindness for weakness and then you're a target.