My friend told me my dog's dragon costume looked like a flying squirrel, so I changed the wings

Last Halloween I dressed my little terrier mix as a dragon with these big fabric wings I sewed myself. I was pretty proud of it until my friend laughed and said he looked more like a flying squirrel because the wings drooped too much. At first I was annoyed, but then I looked at the photos and she was right. So I cut the wings down by about 4 inches and added some wire to make them stand up. This year I put him in the same costume but with the fix, and people actually asked where I got the dragon suit. Has anyone else had a friend's comment totally change how you do a costume?

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sammurray22d ago

Oh man, that's a great lesson in listening to honest feedback. I bet your friend was actually helping you out even if it stung at first. Good on you for actually fixing it instead of getting defensive.

tara_palmer22d ago

Did you always struggle with taking feedback like that? I used to get super defensive when people pointed out stuff I could improve, but honestly this kinda opened my eyes to how much I was missing out on.