Um, well, gee, thanks

Perhaps because I did not receive frequent praise as a child, or maybe due to some generic character flaw attributed to being a woman, I do not take compliments well. So it was with some discomfort that I fielded a few on a much overdue upgrade in my hairdo. More accustomed to self-depricating humor than self-adulation, I responded with sarcasm and wisecracks. S'pose I should train myself to say a simple "thank you."