hey kitten,

thanks for responding. i'm glad i could make u happy by spellling correctly!
i'm sorry u too suffer from low self-esteem. it's a terrible thing isn't it? i, too, have come to expect that it will be with me always. i'm working on it in therapy but it's slow going. no, i don't think it would be possible to be happy without it. mine didn't come from bad parenting. my parents were wonderful and still are. i think mine came from failed relationships. hopefully we will come across something to help us overcome this issue. good luck to u!