"Such A Petite Little Lady"

Someone said those exact words to me yesterday, about me.  I was stunned.  I said no one had ever used those words to describe me.  I was focusing on the words 'petite' and 'little' not the word 'lady' since I agree with that one.  

She wondered why not.  She said "Look at you.  You have those short little legs and tiny torso."  I know I'm short.  Not disputing that fact at all.  I didn't dispute it and since I'm trying to learn to be more gracious in accepting compliments, I didn't push it when she finished her sentence, with "You're as cute as you can be."

Of course, I thought about it the rest of the day.  I parsed every single word trying to turn them into something negative.  Like she said I was short.  Yes, she did.  She said short and cute not short and fat.  She never actually used the word short.  She used more pleasant words.

Finally, I decided that I was just going to accept what she said at face value.  I am a 'petite little lady' and happy to be so!