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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I commiserate. A coworker did this to me. It was the lawyer in the office across the hall from me, and it got really weird. At first it was glasses; I got glasses for reading and for looking at the computer screen. She got the exact same glasses -- with zero prescription. She always wore ugly loafer type shoes, but then she started wearing high heels that looked just like mine, and she couldn't walk in them to save her life. Then it was my bag, she got the same one. Then she started ordering the same Boden dresses I was wearing. It creeped me the hell out. I never said anything -- what was I going to do? Cry out "You're copying me!" like an 8th grader? No longer at that job.

My sister has done some of this as well. A few years ago at Christmas my niece was holding a bottle of perfume and saying how "We get it for mom every year! It's her signature scent! She's always been known for it!" ... and... it was my signature scent. From about 20 years ago. I love that perfume and I was known for it, not her. I don't wear it anymore, it's very out of date. Super irritating anyway.

To the people who think it is flattery and say people shouldn't be annoyed -- I say it is more like IP theft. It annoys the hell out of me.  [/quote]

In your examples, it's weird and irritating. But a MIL who copies her DIL? Not so much. As others have pointed out, peers copying you, especially in the workplace, can be attempts at undermining, intimidation or general rivalry. It's very negative. But an elderly Grandma who has nothing going on in her life and is so desperate that she copies the younger generation? Let it go already. It's not going to get your fired or draw comments at board meetings, is it?
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Peer copying you at work could be someone trying to figure out what is appropriate wear. Boden dresses are ubiquitous. High heels are common. But, no, the lawyer is copying the admin across the hall. [/quote]

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