Modesty

[BabyPiglet]

Some recent threads have made me think about this.

What are your thoughts on modesty.

Are you modest, big-headed, or somewhere in the middle.

I don't like to get stomped on or walked over, so I'd say I'm in the middle. I'll take credit for the good things I've done, but I won't randomly boast about things.

Discuss.

 

[crazy2beautiful]

I'm in the middle I guess. I don't know. Sometimes I make big deals over accomplishments. Sometimes I hate it when I get recognized for things.

 

[Tinkerbell424]

I think I'm modest.
I guess.
Or maybe sometime's in the middle?
When people praise me and I'm right there I'll start to blush.

Okay anyway,yea modest-middle.

 

[Pearls]

I used to be like, modest to the extreme.
When I was I kid I used to get really upset if someone applauded me or said "I'm proud of you" or even "good job". I much preferred my achivements to be quietly noted
I'm not nearly as bad anymore, but I still lean more towards modest.

 

[meeshheartsdisney217]

well. okay. my grade is weird. i'm classified as one of the nerdy type people. but people still stand to talk to me. i don't really like school, but i'm good at it. so yeah i try to not like sit around and brag about what i got, but i'll give people a hard time about what they got compared to me just cuz thats who i am. and i mean, people get offended about it sometimes, but they really shouldn't. i don't mean anything by it.

like EX. one of my bffs got a D on a quiz and I got a C+. so we were talking and he was like well, you can't call yourself smart anymore cuz you got a C+, and i was liek whoaa. who got the D?? and that made him shut up. so yeah, that's who i am. if people dont like it, then they don't have to talk to me.

 

[BabyPiglet]

But I'm not going to say I don't show off my accomplishments.

I worked hard for them.

But I've recently been changing into a more, upfront, outspoken person.

 

[CastawayJ]

please warn me if i boast

but i also dont tell you about all the volenteer work i do(its a lot)

 

[StephaBabe50]

I think I'm in the middle. I like being reconized for doing something good, but I don't tend to brag about it.

 

[BabyPiglet]

please warn me if i boast

but i also dont tell you about all the volenteer work i do(its a lot)

That's good. I always love a fellow volunteer.

 

[CrazyChik]

i'm pretty modest.
i like to be praised and i'll accpet it
if i get a good grade i'll be like yay that's good i wouldn't go around boasting it.
i'm always afraid that if i boast good gardes in a certain subject i'll get a crap one and everyone will make fun

 

[DisGirlAllie]

I am very quiet and modest. I rarely ever speak and never make a big deal out of an A. But around my friends we are all crazy! We're loud and we're not all that modest, but we know it's a joke. So I guess the middle.

 

[Mickey1122]

I am halfway between "in the middle" and "not modest." My school is very competitive, especially in all of the AP Classes. I accept the praise. What am I supposed to do, tell the people who tell me I am better at Ceramics than our teacher that they are wrong? Umm no. If they think it's true, I have no problem with that. People respect you if they know you are good at something. In Ceramics for example, I am the go to person and everyone looks up to me.

 

[tinkerbelle22]

I'm pretty modest. Yeah, I am. But it's cool when people say postive things about me. Partly because I'm kinda self-concious, so it brightens my day when I hear a compliment. And also because I'm good with grades, but we also have a competitive school, so that's not good enough. And lately my grades have been dropping.
Some of the friends I used to hang around (and I still go to their parties, so this is when this is discussed) get fantastic grades, they're very inteligent. They get all the praise, like, the conversations are always about them and how great they are. So I love it when I get told something good about me being into acting. I get told I'm a great actress and singer by many people, and that makes me sooooo happy, you have no idea. I'm really good with staying modest after shows that I'm in too. If people come up to me, saying great things about me, I keep it very low key. It's a humble, "thank you, but you really don't have to" kind of response. And the person who said it respects me for that

 

[HSMndLKfan92]

I used to scream at people for complimenting me. Now I think I boast too much.

 

[Babyjustrun]

I'm in the middle.
I won't say I did well at something unless I know I did.
To me, most of the stuff I do, I see as medicore, and if I have a comment on my work, that's usually what I say.

 

[tinkerbell12]

I don't brag but I'm faar from modest.

I know I'm bad.
I try to stop.

But my sarcastic side. And my frank side. They're horrible.
The frank side just spits out what I'm thinking when I'm thinking it.
The sarcastic side has gotten me in trouble numerous times.

It's bad.
But nah, I don't brag but I'm not modest. I don't, although, like it when teachers congratulate me in front of the class or one-on-one. I don't like being congratulated on school work. I expect myself to do well, and, well, if I don't do well, I force myself to do well. If I do well, I've met my expectations and I don't want anyone else to congratulate me. sure a "Good job" every once in a while's fine but... it's kinda hard to explain.