Lameness.

Okay, so when I was a kid, like really small and stupid, whenever someone said happy birthday to me, I used to say same to you.

Now, It’s all stupid and shit I know, but my theory is that, my brain interpreted it as an inflow of positive wishes, and I probably wanted to reciprocate those wishes.

I know that I suck at receiving compliments. I mean, again they're an inflow of positive wishes, and very often the person who compliments, after passing the compliment waits for the reaction. Usually, I respond with some varied and lame version of same to you.

But it doesn't work under all situations.

Then again, I may go into an explanation of how its not all to my credit, how other factors had a role in the awesomeness you're complimenting, and try to shift around the credit. except, very often it comes off as superficial and sometimes, if put badly enough, arrogance.

I may try to be funny and say stuff like,

Thats because I'm freakin AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

But that wears off after a couple of complimenting scenarios. Cuz its the same reply over and over.

There's also the good old

Thank you very much. *gracious smile*

But it can sound so unsatisfying sometimes.

Okay sorry! the last part is really irrelevant. But the point I'm driving at is, that now I'm big and stupid, so recently on my 20th birthday: