.... just because there's a certain level of validation she "needs", it doesn't mean it's something healthy for her to have. External validation, at the end of the day, is nothing more than a pretty crutch if it's doing for you what you can't do for yourself.
IC -- GOOD IC -- for her is probably essential to break the cycle.
I agree. To give her too much of what DQ is saying she "needs" would only feed the Entitlement/Princess beast, which -- frankly -- needs to, if not be slain, at least reined in a bit.
