Dear Queenie,
My sister copies my style of clothes and decorating her house and even her hobbies and social activities. It gets awkward when she gets compliments on things she has copied from me and acts as if they were her own idea.
I wouldn’t mind if she admitted she copied my ideas, but she doesn’t and people start to think I am copying her.
Queenie, what’s a good way to handle this?—Plagiarised
Dear Plagiarised,
To begin with, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” and “Don’t sweat the small stuff.”
That said, if someone compliments her in your presence, feel free to say (pleasantly, please!) something like “Yes, I gave her the idea/showed her how to do it/introduced her to the group.”
