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Originally Posted by JGibson
From a physiological perspective many people use kids, grandkids, homes, cars, social status financial status or any other external thing as a way to validate themselves.
Many of these people grew up in a shame and guilt based environment and may have developed low self esteem and insecurities.
So these external things make them whole and gives them some self validation.
Oh course this doesn't apply to everyone who talks about their grandkids but you quickly tell who is using external things to make themselves feel better.
-Dr Drew.
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Dr Drew, grandkids certainly don’t “validate” me. I don’t need anything to do that as I value myself as an individual. When I speak of my kids and my grandkids it is because I am sharing something that brings me joy.There is no “guilt base” or low self esteem, or insecurity. I honestly can’t believe that you wrote this and believe it. When I speak of my family it is simply out of love. And sometimes I talk about the ways they concern me and other times I talk about those things that make me proud. Some people can psychoanalyze just about anything. Geez