Whose good opinion do you value most?
In my case, it's a tie between my youngest sister and my best friend from college. They both think highly of me; in fact, I sometimes fear that they think TOO highly of me. I've frequently been brought back from the brink of doing foolish, immoral, or self-destructive things because I don't want to disappoint them.
Anybody else?
I thought about making this an automated poll, but those tend to discourage posting. Also I couldn't be arsed, what with being lazy.
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It used to be my sister.
Now it's probably Taumpy. Or maybe my parents.
Only my own. That works out about as well as you think it would.
Hell, if I didn't do things just because they made me feel a bit ridiculous, I wouldn't have much of a social life. - Santo Rugger.
My son. If I were to do something that would reduce his good opinion of me, that would be bad.
Rabbit and my brother. There are a lot of people I care about whose opinions might be biased in one way or another, but I can generally count on those two for an objective assessment.
Thanks, buddy.Originally posted by OtakuLoki
Anyway, my answer is pretty much Loki, my nephew, and on most topics, my mother.
In second place, is my really close friend Laura. And the only one above her, is my older brother, who is OneCentStamp on Mellophant. I go to him for every kind of advice, and his advice over the years have affected every facet of my personality and have had more impact on my life than anyone else on the planet.
Hell hath no fury, like a woman's scorn for video games.
I value everyone's good opinion, even people I don't really like.
This is how you can tell that I'm kind of a loon.
If I ever did anything to reduce my sisters' or my husband's opinions of me, I would be pretty devastated.
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My kids, easily. There are a lot of friends and family members whose approval I crave - and artifex and AndrewRyan are certainly at the top of the list - but most people who are close to me are people who love me, flaws and all. I'm a fuckup from way back, and if you've known me longer than a minute, I've probably disappointed you at least once.
But the idea of my children thinking poorly of me makes me feel as if I'm literally about to vomit in the trash can beside my desk.
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Yup. And it works out just fine.
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