I wonder what he would have said if you responded : "interesting, I think that's your best work" <with sly grin> ...harsh criticism can be hard to take, I ofte

I wonder what he would have said if you responded : "interesting, I think that's your best work" <with sly grin> ...harsh criticism can be hard to take, I often try (and fail) to inject some humor into the situation to take the edge off.