Several orthodontists in our town offer a candy buy back the day after Halloween. Our orthodontist says he does it because so many kids break their appliances with sticky, chewy candy. Most parents I know would like to see it gone for a plethora of other reasons, our own waistlines included, but how?
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"Don't worry about what other people think of you; worry about what people you ESTEEM think of you." 
I should tell you that before listening to you I made mistake after mistake. I shacked up with a man who was not only emotionally abusive, but turned out to be an alcoholic and drug addict... 
I am a Muslim woman living in India, I have never been to the U.S. or any western country. I never heard or read about you, until one day... 
Why is it that my teen-aged son can be so well-mannered and liked in school and in the community (and even with my husband and me most of the time), but sneers, snorts, and just seems to think we are really judgmental, ignorant people whenever he disagrees with us? 
"Don't worry about what other people think of you; worry about what people you ESTEEM think of you."