If possible, you don't; the reason it makes sense to scramble hard for a while and haul yourself out of a dependent position is that you won't have to as much as possible. But it depends on how stuck they are, really -- a lot of people who run authority machines are real individuals right under the surface and are glad to communicate as such the minute you look behind the curtain!! :>)

Please pay attention to the little man behind the curtain!!

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