Friends or family describing you. What would they say?

My daughters would say good things about me, as would my GC. A long-standing friend once described me as someone who would do anything for anyone - which surprised me cos I couldn't thing of much that I had done!

However, I have had few close friends in adult life, the closest one sadly gone and two others have not spoken to me in several years - telling me "you well know why" when I asked. I still have no idea why. Plus, although I have lots of "contacts", was well-respected with my work colleagues, I don''t really have any close friends any more. It upsets me.

MissInterpreted

I dread to think...

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Yeah, I daren’t ask my lot tho since they’re always here cluttering up the house I can’t be bad.Found DD2 here when I got back from work chatting to DP and making herself cheese on toast🤔 she lives in her own house a ten min walk away.

My eldest granddaughter (13) says that I'm weird...in a good way!!

My family would say I was generous and thoughtful and also a bit of a rebel!

My kids call me their glamourous wee mammy,they know I,d willingly give the shirt off my back to anyone who needs it.I have often let total strangers stay with us for weeks and even bought flats for folk to live in and furnished them to save them ending up in hostels.I ,m not interested in things or money but I like people to be secure and happy my kids both have hearts of gold and that makes me proud and my GC are following in our footsteps.They have all volunteered from a young age as well as being young carers for their chronically ill mother
.Not high flyers in the normal sense but high flyers to me

paddyann54

My kids call me their glamourous wee mammy,they know I,d willingly give the shirt off my back to anyone who needs it.I have often let total strangers stay with us for weeks and even bought flats for folk to live in and furnished them to save them ending up in hostels.I ,m not interested in things or money but I like people to be secure and happy my kids both have hearts of gold and that makes me proud and my GC are following in our footsteps.They have all volunteered from a young age as well as being young carers for their chronically ill mother
.Not high flyers in the normal sense but high flyers to me

^ have often let total strangers stay with us for weeks and even bought flats for folk to live in and furnished them to save them ending up in hostels^ you may claim to not be interested in things or money, but to have disposable income surplus enough to buy flats and furnish them for strangers/other folk surely means you have wealth way beyond most on this site!! I thought I gave quite generously to my favourite charities, and we sponsor a family in Uganda but that pales into insignificance to your contribution.

Houses aren’t at London levels here you can buy a one bedroom flat for 60k

I would like to think people take me as I am and are not judgemental.
We are all many things to many people
Some of the post on this thread sound a bit like the script for the old American beauty contests I wonder what people really think of them
I would say it is important not to gossip about people

Paddyann, you are indeed lucky to have great wealth and a family that looks after you with your chronic bad health.

paddyann54

My kids call me their glamourous wee mammy,they know I,d willingly give the shirt off my back to anyone who needs it.I have often let total strangers stay with us for weeks and even bought flats for folk to live in and furnished them to save them ending up in hostels.I ,m not interested in things or money but I like people to be secure and happy my kids both have hearts of gold and that makes me proud and my GC are following in our footsteps.They have all volunteered from a young age as well as being young carers for their chronically ill mother
.Not high flyers in the normal sense but high flyers to me

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Presumably tho you bought flats you own them and didn’t give away the deeds?
Have you won the lottery 😄

No idea really but I have been called super brainy and very creative. Which I don’t necessarily agree with. I don’t actually care tbh.

I have never asked, I get told I'm loved but I don't think its because I'm special. I do get told I worry too much about people that don't give a fig, so I suppose that makes me irritating at times.

I think all my family would say that I'm supportive, loving and caring, and often put others before myself. But, also, I don't stand for any nonsense from anyone.

My DH used to describe me as shy/quiet, and always said I lacked confidence, but, oh, how things changed over the years! I definitely came out of my shell!Lol He doesn't say that anymore! I have a bit of a streak in me that rears its head occasionally when I'm angry, and I can be over emotional (or maybe that's just the menopause?Lol. Thankfully, even with all my faults, he still loves me, and he's a very patient man!

My true friends, who know me well, would say I'm loyal, a great listener, fun to be around and a great judge of character.

Goodness knows what others say about me, but I've got to the stage in my life when I don't give two hoots about what others think!. It's quite liberating!

Haven't a clue.

According to daughter, a bit of an egghead and weird (affectionately, I think!). But I think also my DH and others might call me a bit bossy and pedantic (true.) I'd also hope loving and honest.

I suspect my sisters and parents would say I can’t organise my way out of a paper bag; have no sense of humour and am rather bookish and pedantic. Not given to compliments…
My friends and acquaintances would say I laugh a lot, am a good cook, good organiser, etc.
Take your pick!
I’m me, although pretty eccentric, I try to stay the same.

My sister once said I was the most ‘damaged’ of my siblings.I never ask what they think of me.

Allsorts

Paddyann, you are indeed lucky to have great wealth and a family that looks after you with your chronic bad health.

Allsorts It is Paddyann's daughter who has chronic illness. The grandchildren of Paddyann care for her.

A significant number of people, feel that everyone has a high opinion of them.

I admire their self-confidence.

I have no idea. My sister once called me a wind-up merchant.

Someone who didn't know me well once called me diva.

I don't really want to know except knowing that they love me despite my faults, as I do them.

What I think of myself is far more important, I think.

My friend’s 7 yo granddaughter (who’s only met me a few times) recently described me as:
“I know Ruth. She has blonde hair, a smiley face and she wears nice clothes”
I’ll take it!!

A panicking control freak 🤣

Paddyann wow to be able to purchase flats for ppl to live in so they don’t end up in hostels is amazing. I don’t know anyone that has that sort of disposable money. Flats aren’t cheap. You are indeed very kind lady I’m caring but I wouldn’t have any strangers stay in our home for weeks 🤣

My children and my close friends say I am patient and easy going which is true but I am not a walk over there is a limit to my patience .

My family say that DH and I have been very supportive to them during various difficult episodes - emotionally and also financially within our means. I am so pleased about this. Also I love to feed people -anyone who comes to our house and stays beyond a brief visit - so I suppose I am known and appreciated for that. I do so enjoy it.