BONUS! From the Patreon: This Old Thing?!

<p><em>We promised to share some until-now exclusive-to-Patreon content while we're on our little maternity leave, so please enjoy this super extra bonus episode where we detail just a few of the books we've read and loved of late! </em></p><br><p><em>If you'd like to support the podcast, you can do so over on Patreon where it's business (almost) as usual and our patrons are getting a brand spanking new episode each and every Friday for the months of October and November. </em>http://www.patreon.com/notwithoutmysister</p><br><p>How good are you at taking compliments? And, more importantly, how good are you at giving them?</p><br><p>We're talking about the age-old dilemma of how to take a compliment in this week's Patreon-only episode of <strong>Not Without My Sister</strong>, which we hope will leave you feeling confident enough to graciously accept any and all compliments that come your way.</p><br><p>***</p><br><p>Things we mention include:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>the concept of "dressing up for one's husband"</li><li>what kind of compliments qualify as compliments? Is being told your dress is lovely as <em>complimentary </em>as being told you're funny, or smart, or a great hugger?</li><li>Here's a piece from <em>VICE</em> on <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/5949y8/what-it-means-if-you-struggle-to-accept-a-compliment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">what it means if you struggle to take a compliment</a>&nbsp;</li><li>We mention negging, and in case you're not sure what that means… <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/negging#:~:text=Emotional%20manipulation%2C%20or%20%E2%80%9Cnegging%2C,they%20hadn't%20on%20occasion.&amp;text=Over%20time%2C%20negging%20can%20damage,severe%20emotional%20or%20physical%20abuse." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here's Healthline on just that</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Rosemary's <a href="https://tattle.life/threads/rosemary-maccabe.16928/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rave thread on Tattle</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.imdb