As a family or self, we should work towards making the culture of seeking approvals obsolete. Taking / seeking approvals for anything we do, or feel, might seem a very logical process of keeping a check on things happening, but the other way round is proves to be more damaging. Read on as I explain what I meant.... My sister always says this to me - you always just give information about your whereabouts, but never ask for permission to do things from parents. Esp for travel, or the purchases, etc. That's in fact true. When I asked my mom, what keeps her happy, she said, if you are happy, I will be happy. Nothing else matters to me, what you do, where you live, how you live. So I made it a point in my life to keep that as a bottom line, in anything I do, Am I happy, Will I regret doing / not doing this later, What's the worst implication.. So, I never waited for their approval and only sought my happiness. Now, let's understand the other side of things, whe...