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Old Feb 18, 2013, 04:35 PM
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\Are we born with some biological need to strive our entire lives to seek that desperate approval from those that birthed and raised us? Is it some sick, twisted basic need that evolution has programmed in to us?
As very young children we are entirely dependent on caregivers for our lives. We must have their approval. If they don't approve of us they might kill us, or leave us to die. The need does not have to be overpowering for an entire lifetime, but it is a strong, built-in need. It makes sense.
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