"They got affirmation that the management would obey the new wage law and pay time and a half for overtime and Sunday work — and a whole raft of small things.
"It feels good to get affirmation," he explains.
Parents look around uncomfortably to get affirmation on this thought.
"When you're on stage," he said, "you're constantly getting this affirmation of, 'You're funny, you're good, we like you.' " But as soon as the laughter ends, he added, "Nobody likes a sad fat person".
That was a very special moment for me -- it was like getting the affirmation that my work is good that I never got as a kid.
After getting some affirmation from his dad, the toddler casts his line and sends it out over the water, letting out an excited "Yes!" when the bait lands in the pond. .
She was constantly getting positive affirmations about how great she looked and urged to keep up the good work.
I got some affirmation from an unexpected source: the television show "Mad Men".
"The fact that I got some affirmation from him was like, OK, this is a valid direction to try".
