Re: To praise or not praise?
Mad that is completely different a case anyway. My mom used to be like this. SUPER STRICT and CRITICAL of us. Well thats something else because it was with some other intentions, to shape us into better human beings. But if you are put down on purpose,(only to kill your self esteem and out of malice) thats something else.
But, coming back to the OP, even if someone/people are treating you out of malice or jealousy (yes that does happen too) that shouldnt affect you much. That should rather boost your self esteem because if others (majority, outside the INLAWS family) do appreciate and praise, that means the problem is not yours, its somewhere else, lol.