Acupuncture, We are a product of our culture - I grew up in a poor home and went to school as the only white kid. Not everyone spent their youth disappointing their parents enough to develop an embarrassing need for acceptance and constant attention. This type of childhood produces a man-sized boy constantly expressing himself in the form of braggadocio, attention-gathering or charity events with their name in the title. I would rather have a few tough years early on to learn from, than lots of empty years later in life admiring the smell of my own armpit.