THE SQUEAKY WHEEL.

1] "a pattern of painful dependency on compulsive behaviors and on approval from others in an attempt to find safety, self-worth, and identity"

a) hey, you know how eskimos kiss?
you should see how they fuck!!!!!

b) hilarious, right? laugh at my joke!!!!
give me 'A' on paper!!!!
"be moved deeply" by my "poem."
stuff dollar bills in my g string!!!!!!!
great science fair project, right!!!!!!!
knock three times on the ceiling (if you want me)!!!!!
clap harder!!!! vote for me!!!!!!
this is definitely a life that you can dance to, at parties!!!!

c) can i win enough tickets at skeeball
to get your heart out
from behind the counter
and into my hand?

once you win a Prize, it's less of a Prize.
a new car is worth less as soon as you buy it.
i'm already starting to regret paying seven dollars for SHAFT IN AFRICA.
i just want you to love me so i can brag about how you love me, if anyone asks.
there isn't any other reason.
there never is.