Just an aside: he is the ONLY one I ever feel insecure around, feeling like I can't do anything right or am stupid sometimes, etc. Around most everyone I know, I have a strong air of confidence mixed with humor over my own shortcomings. With him....well, I want to please so badly and I want him to "approve" and said, "good job, hon" on stuff. I don't come across that way but inside, that's how I feel. Instead, I show a hostile or sarcastic or dramatic "take the attention off of me" stance. Doesn't work. So now I just admit he was right, if he is, and tell him how I really feel instead of shouting it. Big baby step for me. :-)
