the dominant social culture can create self-doubt, or even self-loathing, among those who do not conform. We feel we don’t fit in. The twenty-year-old virgin is made to feel like he or she has something to hide from friends and peers. The twenty-five-year-old late bloomer working odd jobs while figuring out his or her career path is made to feel like a loser. Our value as a person can be thrown into question when we follow a slower or unconventional path. Today’s media wildly overcelebrate youthful success. It is hard to overstate the influence this exerts on our children, our peers, and
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