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I drove six hours to visit my aging parents last month and within twenty minutes my mother had criticized my weight, my career, and my parenting - and I realized the little girl in me is still waiting for approval that will never come - Silicon Canals

Parental approval significantly impacts adult self-esteem and behavior, often reverting individuals to childhood insecurities regardless of their achievements.

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Breaking the Cycle of "There's Something Wrong with Me" - Tiny Buddha

Childhood experiences of conditional parental approval can create lifelong feelings of being fundamentally flawed and can be unconsciously replicated in parent-child relationships.

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#parental-approval#parental-approval

I drove six hours to visit my aging parents last month and within twenty minutes my mother had criticized my weight, my career, and my parenting - and I realized the little girl in me is still waiting for approval that will never come - Silicon Canals

Breaking the Cycle of "There's Something Wrong with Me" - Tiny Buddha

#parental-approval
#parental-approval