have always felt that way about it since I was a child --- to go get someone else's approval of yourself (someone who may be less intelligent, and less educated) to begin with, to do something you wouldn't otherwise be doing, interacting with a group of people you would not choose to affiliate with, nor who are related to you ... then to have someone (again, who may be less intelligent, and less educated) tell you whether you are doing well or not ... very strange and bizarre to me |