Validation Craver Pillows

Woman standing behind boss with sign saying 'Applause'.

"If it doesn't happen on Facebook, it didn't happen."

"It's just one monkey at one typewriter, but we've given him an infinite need for validation."

"Hello, my name is Karl and I'm addicted to speaking to small groups of strangers."

Convention for People Who Like to Attend Conventions.

Child writes letter to Santa reading 'Sorry Santa, I DO want to go to school'.

"Only 10,000 more years and we'll be together forever, my darling."

'I just have an eerie feeling about this cave.'

Feedback should be sought for genuine reasons, not because you want compliments. . .

"The boss loves the positive feedback he gets every time he says something."

'How are we supposed to think the unthinkable if we have to drink the drinkable?'

'Are these mushrooms edible?'

And if you press that one, somebody will come in and tell you what a great job you're doing.

'I need my lifestyle validated.'

'And I have an overwhelming desire to be needed...'

"Any plaudits for me while I was out, Miss Jenkins?"

Gertie's never been the same since she got the cape

"How can I feel validated without my own security detail?"

Speleologist

'I need my lifestyle validated.'

"May I have your attention? For Christmas, all I want is for everyone to write a note on how smart, charming and social I am. I'm collecting college reference letters before I enter my terrible teens."

"If I've got no messages how do I know I even EXIST!"

'Don't you dare!'

"Coming next to the stage, another fragile soul desperate for attention."

'Yo yo brother, I gotta bounce.'

"I am a failure...nobody comments on my blog."

"Relax, relax. There's plenty more where that came from."

"Sometimes I find myself going to a notary public just for the acknowledgement."

"Can you hold my place in line while I run off to live the life I always wanted?"

'Stop your howling and whining up here - you're spoiling this vacation for everyone!'

"I'd give up all that social media in exchange for continuous applause."

'I love your pad!'